Sat.May 02, 2020 - Fri.May 08, 2020

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Tackling the Challenges of Remote Consulting

Tom Spencer

Consulting is a complicated job that requires a deep understanding of the problem at hand, processing large volumes of data, producing a solution and communicating clear action-oriented recommendations to the people in charge. When you have to work from a distance, conducting these steps can be an issue. Due to the latest situation created by COVID-19, distance and the use of online tools have become the new standard in consulting and many other jobs.

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Surviving A Crisis: Trends Emerging Out Of COVID-19

Simon Associates

At Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC), we help organizations innovate and change. And as Blue Ocean Strategists ®, it is critical that we understand where the world is today and where it is trending for tomorrow. We know that the rate of change is accelerating year after year. Coupled with this is the wrinkle of COVID-19 and how we deal with this pandemic.

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Don’t Panic, Don’t Change. 5 Constants Your Consulting Firm Can Rely On

David A Fields

What world greeted you this morning? Birds chirping? Blossoms fluttering? Here in New England the sun’s been shining. Not just shining; it’s ushered in a breathtaking, clients?-what-clients?-go-for-a-walk kind of day. Hold on. What’s up with all the sun-drenched cheeriness and good will? Doesn’t the universe know that millions of people are suffering, and practically the … Continued.

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4 Things That Are Required Right Now

The Fearless Marketer

In last week’s Webinar on Going Radically Virtual, I did a poll to measure what the participants were doing in their marketing during the pandemic. The results were telling: 1. Are you reaching out each week and getting meetings with past clients and business associates? Yes – 62%. No – 38%. 2. Are you sending out email newsletters or other information by email to those on your list?

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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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How To Find & Win Freelance Consulting Jobs With Justin Nassiri: Podcast #137

Consulting Success

Among the many types of consulting jobs out there, freelance jobs are among the most coveted because they offer you a certain measure of freedom and independence in the way you go about things. However, these spots, coveted as they are, can also be difficult to come by because many enterprises prefer to keep consultants. How To Find & Win Freelance Consulting Jobs With Justin Nassiri: Podcast #137 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Chief Ecosystem Officer – Taking Customer Centricity to the Next Level

Kates Kesler

Many of our clients are asking how to utilize organization design mechanisms to take customer centricity to the next level. Customer centricity is defined here as creating unique product value propositions and strategies to deliver against unmet customer needs. Specifically, how can we ensure that we are appropriately looking ahead, curating market opportunities, and defining holistic responses to address the specific needs of our customers?

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Rework Online Training Part 1: What Training Is

Johanna Rothman

I bet you've been in a class or a workshop over the past few weeks. You were a “participant” in a class that ranged from 20-2000 people. You didn't find the class organization helpful. First, the trainer/leader lectured at you for an hour or more. Then, you got broken into working groups with too many people and not enough time to discuss a specific topic.

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Case Interviews via Video Conference

CaseInterview.com

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how to handle case interviews via video conference. At the time of writing this article, many firms are not meeting candidates face-to-face due to COVID-19. While video conference case interviews weren’t unheard of before, they are much more common right now. Today, I’d like to cover some of the things about the case interview process itself that you will want to handle differently when it is done via video conference.

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Consulting – Where Learning Never Stops

Tom Spencer

During the recruiting process, it was interesting to hear consultants talk about how much of their job is about conducting learning activities. By learning activities, I am not speaking about on-the-job-training. I am specifically talking about structured formal learning events such as classroom learning (including online), instructor led workshops, and interactive lectures.

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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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197: Sarah Wilson—See How Great PR Can Build A Better Story For YOU

Simon Associates

Learn how to maximize your identity and your brand. When I launched my book in 2017, I was privileged to work with Sarah Wilson on the publicity. She is a very talented PR advisor and together we had great success in promoting the book, me, and the work that we do at Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC). While I no longer work with Sarah, as she and her communications organization have expanded in scope and the world of PR has changed, it seemed timely to bring her onto our podcast.

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196: Andy and Andi Simon—Innovation Games® Are What You Need To Imagine Your Future

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how to use this time of crisis to re-think, re-create and soar. During the economic disruption tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are indeed living in chaotic times. But chaos is also an opportunity to work in new ways, re-creating our companies and ourselves for the future. Tomorrow is going to be very different from yesterday. The challenge for us all, however, is that we are uncomfortable with uncertainty.

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How to Have Effective and Enjoyable Workplace Meetings

Nash Consulting

How to Have Effective and Enjoyable Workplace Meetings This meeting started 10 minutes late. Jerry has his head down on the conference room table. Glenn, our “note taker,” is writing a long political piece on Facebook while my manager tries to rein in people who are having side conversations about the drama in this year’s Oscars. Can we just get this meeting started already?

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We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt

Chad Barr

“We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt.” Remember that song we used to sing to our kids? For me, that song represent the innovative mindset that helps craft life and business extraordinary adventures and experiences. I love creating and experiencing adventures in my life and business. Some of my best memories, remarkable experiences and successes stem from such adventures.

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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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How to Help Your Team Avoid Learning Overload

Clarity Consultants

Absorbing new information requires time, dedication, and energy. They have to integrate the incoming details with their pre-existing knowledge. Plus, they have to figure out how to use the new information in a real-world way, and that can be challenging. As the learner moves through the training, they can easily experience learning overload. When this happens, they have trouble retaining.

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Should you be scared of…recruitment agencies?

The Source

Today’s clients are faced with a dizzying variety of options when it comes to buying professional services. While the industry is still dominated by a handful of big firms, they are no longer the default option they once were. This is the fourth in a series of blogs that explores some of the newer businesses and platforms seeking to turn the industry on its head—and whether your firm needs to worry about the new competition.

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Fostering Healthy Meeting Behaviors

Nash Consulting

The only thing worse than a poorly run meeting is a poorly run meeting filled with people who are behaving poorly. So how do you get people to bring their best selves to meetings? Here are a few tips: 1. Run a great meeting. Easier said than done, of course, but people will absolutely be more likely to be engaged and positive if their experience at the meeting is engaging and positive.

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Are You Chasing Money or Is Money Chasing you?

Claris Consulting

I had an epiphany ten years ago. I realized after a business reversal that I was chasing money. For a variety of reasons, I believed financial security resulted from a singular focus on that which I needed the most and thought to be necessary. At the time, that was the simple five-letter word money. But, I had my priorities wrong. I was putting my focus on the wrong five letter word.

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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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Want to Buy A Used Crystal Ball?

Alan Weiss

I’ve been advocating for a long time shorter strategy formulation sessions, quicker implementation of the plans, and more frequent adjustments. Strategy is not holy writ, it’s simply the best thinking at the moment. Well, we’ve seen how radically that moment can change. Not one strategy, be it that of Microsoft or a chain of car dealerships, can remain intact at this point.

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The minimum viable business

The Source

We’re all accustomed to an environment in which the core objective of a business is to grow. Now we need to adjust to a world in which the core objective is to survive. To do that, we need to be clear about what makes a “minimum viable business”—the essential economic activity it needs to keep in place, so that when the time comes, it can grow again.

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How to Manage (Remotely) with Mind & Heart

Nash Consulting

Some of us have been managing remote teams for years, but for many this is a brand new (and slightly anxiety-producing) experience. Our 3-hour virtual workshop Managing REMOTELY with Mind and Heart (a spinoff of our popular 5-day leadership development workshop, Managing with Mind and Heart ) provides new and experienced managers with ready-to-use skills for maintaining employee morale and engagement, communicating effectively, reinforcing team commitments and values, and managing productivity.

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A heap of inspiring speeches

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: A fabulous list of inspiring speeches. The post A heap of inspiring speeches appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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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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The Hybrid Organization

Alan Weiss

There will inevitably be new, “hybrid” offices evolving. There will be (in US terms) W2 (full time) employees, 1099 (part time) employees, people working from home full time, people working in an office full time, people alternating between both locations, and consultants and subcontractors who come and go by the project. Many people will have their own “benefits package” independent of the organization.

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Budgeting for Bequests

The Nonprofit Consultant

One thing about shelter-in-place; I’ve been going through notes and files and finding half-written ideas for blog posts that never made it here. One such germ of a post began with a question from another website (I’ve lost the link, not sure where the conversation started), “Do Bequest gifts to your organization at least total seven to nine percent of all charitable gift dollars each year?

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Running Remote Meetings That Work

Nash Consulting

Meetings can’t just stop because work teams are now distributed. Work still needs to get done and managers still need to connect with their teams. Duh , right? Many of us are now participating in a massive work-from-home experiment. As we learn to adjust to the new working conditions that the COVID-19 pandemic has created, it’s important that leadership teams upgrade their toolbelts, including the skills needed to run effective and enjoyable remote meetings.

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How to create digital business transformation for an SME?

Consulthon

Hi - I was wondering about how to efficiently and productively create the digital business transformation strategy for a professional service company that provides consulting services. Here I am no.

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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.