Rod Burkert
JULY 4, 2018
Yes, it is the 4 th of July holiday. And I am in your inbox as usual. Would you expect anything less of me? We are at Custer State Park … a magical place if you’ve never been. My birthday is on Saturday … and this is normally a low-key week for me. And so I thought I would change things up with a shorter, harder hitting post. If you’re new to the blog, welcome aboard.
David A Fields
JULY 3, 2018
On July 4th, Americans celebrate throwing. Throwing off the yoke of British rule, throwing baseballs, throwing barbecues and throwing back beers. Not throwing trees—that’s more of a European thing. In the spirit of independence, celebration, and throwing. Let’s throw a party for independent consulting and toss out a few reasons why it rocks.
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Confessions of a Consultant
JULY 1, 2018
‘How not to’ allocate business! This blog format is relatively straightforward. Grab attention. Make the point. Move on. But every now and again, a slightly more difficult topic is worth exploring. Indulge me this week as you take a 5-minute executive break! Avoiding Decoys: In the bad old days of consulting, the focus was on avoiding decoys.
Management Consulted
JULY 1, 2018
We have the honor today to present an interview Jenny Rae did with Carly Bigi, an alum of Vanderbilt University and Columbia Business School and formerly of Deloitte Human Capital. She is now busy “lighting the world on fire” – … Continued. The post Interview with Entrepreneur and ex-Deloitte consultant Carly Bigi appeared first on Management Consulted.
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Steve Shu Consulting
JULY 1, 2018
Here are some firms and practice groups in the behavioral science and economics space: Behavioral Insights Team – Home – Behavioural Insights Team. BEworks – Home – BEworks. BeSmart at Boston Consulting Group. BVA: BVA : BVA Nudge Unit. The Decision Lab – The Decision Lab – Behavioral Science, Applied. (Disclosure: I am formally an advisor there).
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Markovitz Consulting
JULY 2, 2018
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Japan Executive Development Mission to Japan from October 7-13, 2018 as guest faculty and facilitator. Having been part of different Japan study trips in the past, I can tell you that learning about lean at the source is a unique experience. The closer you get to the origin, the clearer you can see and understand the original purpose for each technique.
Tom Spencer
JUNE 30, 2018
We’re flooded with information on a daily basis. As consultants (or those recruiting to be consultants), we’re asked to handle and analyze vast amounts of information. However, while recruiting, how many of us actually pursue a data-driven approach to getting an interview? I know I didn’t. Despite all of the rumors, pieces of advice, and tactics floating around during recruiting, no one seems to know what actually works.
Henry DeVries
JULY 6, 2018
Attracting and serving high-paying clients may sound like a solitary career, but it is really a team sport. Even solo entrepreneurs need vendors, suppliers, freelancers, coaches, and joint venture partners. The first person you need to lead on the team is yourself.
Melissa Agnes
JULY 3, 2018
Thanks to high-profile crises, viral issues, and fun television series like Scandal , crisis management is being seen more and more as a “sexy” and thrilling profession or service offering. While the allure is understandable—from the outside, I realize it can look like a fast-paced, exciting career filled with adventure and heroism—what I’m seeing more and more is that this image and allure is presenting a high-risk scenario to many organizations.
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Steve Tobak
JULY 5, 2018
Hope ya’ll are having a fun summer and successfully celebrated the 4th without blowing up any body parts. I’m sort of taking the week off; thought I’d fill you in on what’s going on around here. No vaca or anything (wife’s consumed with a new job), just chilling in the[.] Read On. The post Even Workaholics Gotta Take a Break Sometime appeared first on Steve Tobak.
Tom Spencer
JUNE 30, 2018
As a startup, the pressure is always on for getting new clients, hitting sales goals, and building trust in a new market. The same holds true when it comes to mobile app development. Whether you’re building apps for clients, releasing them in the competitive app stores, or using them internally, here are 5 key tips to designing apps that your startup can be proud of. 1.
Henry DeVries
JULY 2, 2018
For the independent business person, every day is independent’s day. For independents to attract high-paying clients, a book is the number one marketing tool and speaking is the number one strategy.
Consultants' Consultant
JULY 4, 2018
Consultants Consultant: Old-fashioned note taking makes information easier to retrieve in your head. Pencil and paper notes are a better synthesised set of ideas than typed notes. Here’s Dan Pink’s 99 second video summary of the research. Here’s the original research paper. The post Why you should take notes by hand appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
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Actionable
JULY 4, 2018
I have observed that for some managers, Employee Appreciation Day is the beginning, middle, and end of their employee appreciation strategy. The post The Perils of Employee Appreciation Day appeared first on Actionable.co.
Chad Barr
JULY 4, 2018
Photo by: Chad Barr. This has been a banner year. A Star-Spangled Banner year, for sure. So much controversy, conversation and discussion into how Old Glory is a part of the fabric of this country and how Americans see it as a symbol of freedom as well as a symbol for struggle or legal protest by its burning that was approved by the Supreme Court in 1989.
Clarity Consultants
JULY 5, 2018
Here are 3 ways to make sure you are providing your learners with the experiences they can best learn from as part of your corporate learning and development strategy. The post Squeezing the Value Out of Experienced-Focused Learning appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.
Consultants' Consultant
JULY 4, 2018
Consultants Consultant: people don’t somehow understand the link between asking questions and becoming more likable This podcast from Harvard Business Review has some interesting ideas. If you’d rather read than listen, then follow that same link and you’ll find a transcript. Here are the ideas I liked from the podcast: if you ask a question that presupposes the […].
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Actionable
JULY 4, 2018
I have observed that for some managers, Employee Appreciation Day is the beginning, middle, and end of their employee appreciation strategy. The post The Perils of Employee Appreciation Day appeared first on Actionable.co.
Harvard Business
JULY 4, 2018
yagi studio/Getty Images. Chun Hin is a senior manager at a Hong Kong investment bank. Every morning, he listens to Bloomberg radio on his way to work and used to read each issue of the Economist from cover to cover in an effort to continuously improve his English. As a Hong Kong native who grew up speaking Cantonese and Mandarin, Chun Hin has worked hard to become fluent in English.
People Business Psychology
JULY 4, 2018
Leadership assessment and development Situation A UK-based fire and rescue service consisting of some 1000 members of staff wanted to develop the leadership skills of a group of its Area Managers, part of the Service’s senior operational and strategic management level. Approach In order for the participants to increase their personal insight into how their personalities influence how they shape their leadership approach, we used the NEO Primary Colours Leadership questionnaire.
Consultants' Consultant
JULY 4, 2018
Consultants Consultant: I love to improvise. I really do believe it keeps my brain young, it asks me to pay attention in ways that nothing else does. I use it with clients to warm them up to me and to each other, to create metaphorical (and real) connections to how they are communicating (or not), listening (or […]. The post Improv: Noisy Group Mindfulness appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
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Seth Godin Blog
JULY 4, 2018
Often mis-characterized as a day of independence. What actually matters is what you’re going to do with it. It turns out that if you have the power to make rules, the rules are your responsibility. If you have the freedom to make choices, the choices are your responsibility. And if you have the ability to change the culture, to connect with others, to make a ruckus, then yes, what you do with that is your responsibility as well.
Harvard Business
JULY 3, 2018
Bich Tran/pexels. Do you get to the end of the day and feel that you’ve met your most pressing deadlines but haven’t accomplished anything that’s fundamentally important? You’re hardly alone. In a series of studies recently published in the Journal of Consumer Research , people typically chose to complete tasks that had very short deadlines attached to them, even in situations in which tasks with less pressing deadlines were just as easy and promised a bigger reward.
LSA Global
JULY 6, 2018
Putting Talent Front and Center. If you know how to create a talent-centric culture, does a talent-centric culture create higher performance? Companies are being held to consistently higher performance standards and the risks of not measuring up are increasing. Leaders tell us this means bigger goals, increased complexity and tighter budgets. Employees tell us this means higher expectations, an increased pace of change and the need to do more with less.
Consultants' Consultant
JULY 4, 2018
Consultants Consultant: I love these tips on how to deal with gatekeepers, keep them on side but also get past them. The post Gatekeepers and such appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
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