David A Fields
MAY 20, 2015
Should you always try to reach the CEO? Will building relationships with managers win you business? The 1.5-minute video below shows you the three criteria that determine your target. (Plus there’s a worksheet you can download using the button below the video.) Was this helpful? Share your thoughts by posting below. Text and images are © 2015 David A.
Management Consulted
MAY 21, 2015
Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at T-Mobile. T-Mobile, an American operating entity of a German company, is the smallest big player in U.S. Telecom. T-Mobile has been ranked by J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing-information-services firm, as the highest in retail store satisfaction amongst its competitors consecutively for the the past four years and also the highest for customer care two years consecutively.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 20, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). This is the fourth instalment of my conversation with Nigel Lake , CEO of Pottinger , a global corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. Nigel is the author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow , a must have book “for any manager, leader or Minister.” The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW. Tom: Do you think that public companies are disadvantaged in being able to take a longer term view because they’re driven by the quarterly earnings cycle?
MishTalk
MAY 22, 2015
The CPI came in exactly in line with the Bloomberg Consensus option today. It's the details, not the overall number that is worrying. Medical care and rents have been rising rapidly. The Fed likes to ignore food and energy costs. They have their chance to prove it. From Bloomberg. Pull forward that rate hike is what some of the hawks are thinking after reading today's consumer price report where a benign looking headline, up only 0.1 percent in April, masks rising pressure through many component
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David A Fields
MAY 18, 2015
A consultant asked me the following question: Since everybody is pushing out articles, why would I think Google (or a prospect) is going to find my article or blog? What am I supposed to do so my writing actually is read? What is your advice to this consultant? Is it even worth publishing blogs and articles in today’s cacophonous environment? Please share your thoughts below.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 21, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). This is the fifth instalment of my conversation with Nigel Lake , CEO of Pottinger , a global corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. Nigel is the author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow , a must have book “for any manager, leader or Minister.” The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW. Nigel Lake: If you watch what happened with the iPhone.
MishTalk
MAY 17, 2015
A recently released government study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on " Credit Invisibles " has some interesting facts on people with and without credit histories. Approximately 188.6 million Americans have credit records at one of the NCRAs that can be scored by the commercially-available model. This represents over 80 percent of the adult population.
Melissa Agnes
MAY 16, 2015
Welcome to episode #049 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes, Karen Freberg and Kristin Saling. Karen Freberg and Kristin Saling are more than sisters, they’re research colleagues. They recently conducted a research study to determine the characteristics and attributes that make a good crisis communication message on social media.
Strategy+Business
MAY 18, 2015
The Berkeley professor and his coauthor say companies can no longer afford to treat failure like a dirty secret they have to hide.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 19, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). This is the third instalment of my conversation with Nigel Lake , CEO of Pottinger , a global corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. Nigel is the author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow , a must have book “for any manager, leader or Minister.” The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW. Tom: The problem for decision making is partly about short term thinking, but it seems like the problem might also partly be a result of the principle-agent problem.
MishTalk
MAY 20, 2015
Want Lobster bisque? Morley, the robot master chef can cook that up for you in about 30 minutes. Please consider Robot Master Chef Cooks 2,000 Recipes, Cleans Up, Does the Dishes. A California company, Morley Robotics, has teamed with the UK’s Shadow Robot Company, to develop a smartphone-controlled robot master chef capable of cooking world-class fare just as Chef Watson.
Melissa Agnes
MAY 20, 2015
*See bottom of post for updates. Earlier this week, an oil pipeline burst on the coast of Santa Barbara, California, resulting in more than 20,000 gallons of crude oil spilling across 9 miles of shoreline. The pipeline belongs to Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., and I have to say that I’m pretty astonished at their lack of crisis communications since the oil spill occurred.
Chad Barr
MAY 20, 2015
This week’s reflection point: Effective cyber strategies can help Reduce Your Labor Intensity. Yes, you heard it right. Here are some examples I implemented in my own business that have had significant positive impact. Create models. In the past, when helping my clients create their marketing blueprint, I found myself involved in lengthy conversations to help develop such.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 18, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). This is the second instalment of my conversation with Nigel Lake , CEO of Pottinger , a global corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. Nigel is the author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow , a must have book “for any manager, leader or Minister.” The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW. Tom: Do you think that short term financial metrics are part of the problem in developing long term strategy?
MishTalk
MAY 19, 2015
Those in medical school pondering career specialties need consider which fields may soon vanish to robots. Anesthesiology is one field in the robotic spotlight. Please consider this Washington Post headline quote: "We are Convinced the Machine can do Better than Human Anesthesiologists". I wrote recently about Sedasys , a machine that automates anesthesia.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
MAY 19, 2015
We've all heard of helicopter parents. They're those annoying parents that constantly hover and prevent their children from learning to deal with life's challenges for themselves. Then, these children grow into young adults who are woefully ill-prepared to cope with the realities of an adult working environment. However annoying, though real, helicopter parents are, helicopter managers are equally, if not more annoying.
Strategy+Business
MAY 21, 2015
Courting investors with expertise in foreign markets can provide companies with a crucial, but often overlooked, advantage in pulling off successful international M&A deals.
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Tom Spencer
MAY 17, 2015
(Source: Flickr ). This is the first instalment of my conversation with Nigel Lake , CEO of Pottinger , a global corporate advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia. Nigel is the author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow , a must have book “for any manager, leader or Minister.” The Hon Mike Baird MP, Premier of NSW. Tom: Nigel, I had intended to ask you questions about Pottinger and your recruitment process but I was reading up on what you’ve been doing and I’d be interested to instead
MishTalk
MAY 18, 2015
Economists have bought into the transitory soft patch thesis of the Fed, hook line and sinker. Please consider Economists’ Forecast: Here We Grow Again. Forecasters in the latest Wall Street Journal survey estimated the U.S. economy contracted at a 0.3% pace in the first quarter because of hits from winter weather and the West Coast port slowdown. But the panel, on average, sees annualized economic growth of 2.8% in the second quarter, supported by stronger job gains and wage growth.
Gina Abudi
MAY 20, 2015
Help new employees get up to speed in the organization on a limited budget While the idea of an elaborate, fancy onboarding program is exciting (look at the programs some of the larger companies have in place – amazing!), it’s not always possible. The organization may be too small, management may not want to participate, [.]. The post Onboarding on a Shoestring appeared first on Gina Abudi.
Seth Godin Blog
MAY 21, 2015
I was talking to someone dedicating his career to working in newspapers. I asked him what he thought of the work of Jeff Jarvis. He had no idea what I was talking about. I met a musician the other day, and asked her how her work without a label was going, and referenced something by Bob Lefsetz. She didn't know who I meant. The last time I was at an event for librarians, I mentioned Maria Popova.
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freshminds
MAY 20, 2015
You wouldn't think that there would be blogs out there purely dedicated to giving you a daily dose of Excel fun. but there are. Probably more useful for the advanced users who are looking for answers to common problems - beginner's would get far too lost in the Excel geekiness here.! Andrew Engwirda is a self-proclaimed 'incurable Excel addict' so a crazy amount of blog posts here on common Excel issues.
MishTalk
MAY 22, 2015
Inquiring minds are reading Fed Chair Janet Yellen's Outlook for the Economy speech, delivered today at the Providence, Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. Here are a few snips from what I believe to believe is a way over-optimistic assessment. I provide rebuttals following each statement. Yellen : The U.S. economy seems well positioned for continued growth.
1 to 1
MAY 19, 2015
Digital and mobile technologies allow employees to remain connected no matter their physical location. Thus, the traditional office no longer exists in its original form, for workers have the ability to operate remotely. But, as the future of the average workplace shifts to accommodate these evolving standards, leaders must also realign their mindset to provide these employees with all they need to conduct business like their in-office counterparts.
Gina Abudi
MAY 19, 2015
Changing the Minds of Employees in Finance Read Part I of the case study. The second meeting with the group was well attended, everyone made time on their calendar and attended the meeting. This was a good sign! We knew we still had a few resisters, but we also knew that they were interested enough [.]. The post Case Study: Moving Resisters of Change to Change Champions – Part 2 appeared first on Gina Abudi.
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