Sat.Jan 21, 2017 - Fri.Jan 27, 2017

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Walk the Dog Backwards: Accomplish Far More With Less Effort

David A Fields

I’m not a huge fan of “shoulds,” but they’re pretty common. In independent consulting they sound like, “I should reach out to more prospects regularly,” and “I should author more thought leadership,” and “I should contribute pithy comments at the end of David’s articles.” Stuff like that.

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Job Hub: TOMS Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at TOMS. TOMS is a popular shoe manufacturer known for combining philanthropy with a profitable business model. Whether someone is out shopping for apparel or looking to better our world, TOMS gives an opportunity for both. If you see a need, through the purchase of their merchandise you are able to address it.

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How Batteries and Solar Power Are Disrupting Electricity Markets

BCG

Focus Thursday, January 26, 2017. The battery pack may be the least glamorous component in the electricity delivery network, but it is on the verge of transforming electricity markets worldwide. Solar power produces plenty of electricity on sunny days, but not during peak usage in the evening or when the sky is cloudy. Storage systems such as lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, combined with photovoltaic (PV) generation, can address the intermittency of renewables without the expense of expanding th

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How To Gain The Benefit Of The Doubt In A Crisis

Melissa Agnes

When crisis strikes, you have mere moments to begin to gain (a semblance of) control over the narrative of the story. But what if, in those mere moments, your key stakeholders gave you the advantage of having the benefit of the doubt? Wouldn’t that be an ideal opportunity to help you reach the hearts and minds of those who matter most to your company?

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Discard & Delegate! How to Defeat Your Business Paralysis

Chad Barr

We’ve all been there before: The emails, voicemails, and to-do lists keep piling up, but nothing seems to be getting done. “Business paralysis” is a common issue for entrepreneurs everywhere, who love the excitement of new ideas, and constantly seek out fresh insights. But the only way to fix paralysis at your business is to focus on one small thing at a time—and make sure your big initiatives are crystal clear.

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Saying No is a power…

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: “I think power is having the freedom to say no to something you don’t want to do. Feeling like you can say without any negative repercussions is an important kind of power” Tiny Fey *Hear Tiny Fey in full here (skip to 20:21). Find out about my Make a No Sound like a Yes Program. Click here. The post Saying No is a power… appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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The 10 commandments of the graduate CV

freshminds

There are a plethora of templates out there that promise the perfect CV structure. But despite this, sadly the résumé holy grail has mostly been lost to the overwhelmingly creative. With thousands of graduates entering the market each year, you want to stand out from the crowd, but you should do this in the right way. Let your experience and achievements show your skills, not an overkill of buzz words and questionable formatting.

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Amazon Enters Trillion Dollar Ocean Freight Business: How Many Jobs Will Vanish?

MishTalk

Amazon has begun shipping products from Chinese merchant partners to its U.S. warehouses via its own ocean freighters. Amazon used to outsource exclusively. Question: How long will it be before Amazon has minimal to no staff on self-guided transports? (more…).

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Why the Right Mix of Products, Customers, and Markets Is an Overlooked Profits Lever

Strategy+Business

In this economic climate, executives are finding that the growth levers that have traditionally served them well -- boosting volume, pushing up prices, cutting costs, and investing in growth opportunities -- have grown less effective. One overlooked growth lever, however, offers a path toward sustainable, profitable growth: Improving the mix of the products and services a company sells, the customers to whom it sells them, and the geographic markets in which it operates.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Make Learning a Lifelong Habit

Harvard Business

I recently worked my way through Edmund Morris’s first two Teddy Roosevelt biographies, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex. Roosevelt wasn’t without flaws, but he was by nearly all accounts fascinating and intellectually voracious. He published his first book, The Naval War of 1812 , at 23 and continued to write on everything from conservation to politics and biography.

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Influencing people you don’t pay

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: If you’re not their boss but you still want them to play along with you, here are some ideas on getting people to collaborate when you don’t control their salary. Twin it with this interesting take on how acting like a magician (i.e. preparing a LOT and aiming to WOW!) can make you more politically […]. The post Influencing people you don’t pay appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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What’s Behind the Collapse in Global Exports in the US, Japan, EU, Emerging Markets?

MishTalk

Global export of goods (priced in US dollars) has collapsed in Japan, the EU, and emerging markets, since their recovery highs following the great recession. The US is the best of the lot, but US exports of goods are down substantially as well. What’s behind the move? Is it protectionism? Currency related? Take a guess before reading further. The answer is coming up.

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Peter Diamandis's Excellent Adventure

Strategy+Business

In his new book, journalist Julian Guthrie tells the story of Peter Diamandis and of SpaceShipOne -- the privately developed, piloted craft that won the US$10 million AnsariX Prize in 2004.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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A 3-Step Plan for Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

Harvard Business

Yan Wang, the former CFO of VitalSmarts, didn’t survive Mao’s China by taking outlandish risks such as questioning those in positions of authority. As our CFO, she did impeccable work with the highest ethical standards. But challenging the status quo was deeply unsettling to her — especially if it meant critiquing the actions of one of our company owners.

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Good Marketing happens by design

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: Here’s one of the biggest AHAHs for the new consultants I coach. Now you’re in business for yourself. Your job is getting new work, not just doing the work. You will spend almost as much time LOOKING for work (marketing) as you will DOING it. To save yourself time it’s smart to create systems for marketing. You […].

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Erdogan Seeks Powers to Stay in Office Until 2029: Expect Perpetual State of Emergency

MishTalk

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s carefully planned move to become legal dictator of Turkey is in its final stages. In the wake of a foiled coup, Erdogan removed or imprisoned every judge not on his side, shut down all opposition newspapers, and jailed all of his political opponents. After his hand-picked court approved the changes Erdogan wanted, all that remains is a Public Referendum which Erdogan will win simply because he gets to count the votes.

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When Your Values Mean Nothing

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

What do you do when your organization’s values mean nothing? Or, worse yet, they’re viewed by your employees with disdain? If you’re smart, you realize it’s time to do some of the hardest work you’ve ever had to do as a leader. If you’re not as bright as you believe you are, you’re not concerned because you’re making money and that’s what matters. Right?

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TOOLS and METHODOLOGIES for developing DECISION SUPPORT PACKAGES

This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Hoarding doesn't work

Seth Godin Blog

There's a contradiction built into our instinct to hoard: the more we do it, the less we get. An idea shared is worth more than one kept hidden. Opportunities passed from one to another create connections which lead to more opportunities. Opened doors lead to forward motion. Winning doesn't usually involve demolishing the opposition. Instead, for most of us, it's about weaving.

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How to Prioritize Your Work When Your Manager Doesn’t

Harvard Business

Prioritizing work can be frustrating, especially if you work for a hands-off manager or a company that doesn’t give you clear goals. Most of us face this reality each and every day. The frequently cited research of Robert Kaplan and David Norton shows that more than 90% of employees don’t fully understand their company’s strategy or know what’s expected of them to help achieve company goals.

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Expect Yelling From China, Mexico, Europe, Importers

MishTalk

An Import Levy is on its way according to US tax policy chief Kevin Brady. I firmly believe such tariffs will destroy jobs in the US and Globally, but my opinion does not matter. Others will soon be yelling as well. “I do expect China and Europe and Mexico to yell about this,” says Kevin Brady. (more…).

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Success Story: A New Factory, a New Training Methodology, a New Beginning

Clarity Consultants

Our story begins in 2013, when a major global pharmaceutical firm launched a technology transfer project from one of its US factories to a new factory being constructed in Europe. For years the US factory had been the sole producer of the company’s successful drug to combat a persistent blood disease that, at best was a lifelong nuisance and, at worst was potentially fatal.

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Why You Need to Use Case Studies in Sales and Marketing (and How to Start Now)

Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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Long-term strategy: Don't be a jerk

Seth Godin Blog

In the moment, when you have power, no matter how momentarily, how will you choose to act? Jerk comes from the idea of pulling hard on the reins, suddenly and without care. Horses don't like it and neither, it turns out, do people. More than just about anything else, what you do when you have the chance is what people say about you and remember about you.

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What's Your Digital ROI?

Strategy+Business

Companies need a clear and complete view of how their digital transformations are progressing.

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French First Round Socialist Primary Winner Proposes Tax on Robots, Universal Income, Right of Foreigners to Vote

MishTalk

France24 reports Benoît Hamon and Manuel Valls take top spots in first round of left-wing primary in a field of seven candidates. Let’s take a look at other reports, then we will look at Hamon’s amazing platform. (more…).

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Change Management Series: What Are Some of the Top Conflict Resolution Skills?

Clarity Consultants

Conflict resolution is an important set of skills to help employees and management perform at their best when working with other individuals. Nobody works in a vacuum, and we often depend on our interactions with others to get our jobs done. And with varying personalities and different needs and objectives constantly at play, inevitably conflict can arise.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.