Sat.Oct 24, 2015 - Fri.Oct 30, 2015

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Update on Inside Nudging and Other Behavioral Science (e.g., Behavioral Economics) Efforts

Steve Shu Consulting

I am in the process of publishing an update to Inside Nudging: The Excerpts (as a free release in Apple iBook format and in paperback form for talks, workshops, and academic inquiries). The update includes: Chapter 2: Organizations Can Package Behavioral Science for Good – This chapter describes a case of using behavioral finance in the retirement plan design space.

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Partnering With Another Consultant? Read This First

David A Fields

There you are, cruising around the bay on your one-sailed Sunfish, Hobie-cat or multi-sheeted catamaran, fishing for consulting projects. A fellow sailor hails from his small craft, “Would you like to join forces? I’m sure we could catch more together.” What do you think? Will adding more sailboats to your armada result in a better haul? Take a moment to look at the reality and rules of partnering.

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Management Consulted East Coast Tour – Fall 2015

Management Consulted

When Willie Nelson wrote “On the Road Again,” we’re pretty sure he was talking about us! We kicked off our busy travel season with our annual East Coast Fall Tour to host events with consulting clubs from the University of Virginia, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Harvard Business School. Plus – we took a bonus trip to Arizona State University.

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Types of Capital

Tom Spencer

(Source: Flickr ). There are different kinds of capital that individuals and organisations use to pursue their goals and deliver value. Employees usually trade human capital (their individual time, talent and efforts) and intellectual capital (their thoughts and ideas) in exchange for financial capital (money). Effort, ideas and money are not, however, the only forms of capital that exist.

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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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Behavioral Economics and Innovation Workshops

Steve Shu Consulting

I am co-hosting Behavioral Economics and Innovation Workshops in conjunction with one of my colleagues and partners, Namika Sagara at Sagara Consulting. The goals of these workshops are twofold. First, the workshops teach and demonstrate key behavioral economics (BE) concepts to participants. Second, the workshops provide an introduction to how companies can implement BE initiatives.

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An Interview With Deb Siegle

Women in Consulting

By: Deborah Siegle. Deb Siegle, WIC’s president, was recently interviewed (by email) regarding women consultants and business owners for possible inclusion in an article for one of the Boston College blogs. Here are excerpts from that interview. In February of 2015, the Cass Business School At City University London hosted an event called Women In Consulting – Challenges And Opportunities.

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EU Rules Bitcoin is a Currency, US Says Bitcoin is a Commodity; Which Side is Correct? What About Gold and BitGold?

MishTalk

European Court of Justice Rules Bitcoin is a Currency Last week, the European Court of Justice ruled Bitcoin is a Currency and Exchanges are VAT-exempt. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions "are exempt from VAT under the provision concerning transactions relating to currency, bank notes and coins used as legal tender.

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13 Questions To Transform Your Business

Chad Barr

This week’s reflection point: I love asking my clients and myself the kind of provocative questions that would then fuel the next level of growth and transformation. Here are the latest 13 I have come up with. Have you: Identified your unique abilities and your gifts? Articulated your purpose for existence? Surrounded yourself with people who challenge you and also pull you up?

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Leading in an Increasingly VUCA World

Strategy+Business

The world is getting more dynamic and complex, not less, so leaders must learn how to surmount new challenges.

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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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Resolving a Team Conflict: Take These Steps – A Mini Case Study

Gina Abudi

About 2 months ago a client asked me to come in to their office to help a 5-person project team resolve a conflict they were having on the team. She had tried to resolve it herself but was having difficulty getting the team to agree on a solution and felt an independent party may be [.]. The post Resolving a Team Conflict: Take These Steps – A Mini Case Study appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Chicago's Sheep Dogs Approve Mayor's Tax on Sheep; Quote of the Day "It's Not a Piece of Art"

MishTalk

"It's Not a Piece of Art" Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago's master shepherd, along with his pack of aldermatic sheep dogs, successfully rounded up, then slaughtered the very Chicago taxpayers they were supposed to watch over. After slaughtering Chicago's sheep with the largest tax hike in history, Emanuel commented " It's Not a Piece of Art ". Amen to that.

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Entitlement vs. worthiness

Seth Godin Blog

Entitlement is the joy killer. Halloween is hardly what it could be. Any other day of the year, hand a kid a chocolate bar and he'll be thrilled. Do it on Halloween and it's worth almost nothing. When you receive something you feel entitled to, something expected, that you believe you've earned, it's not worth much. And when you don't receive it, you're furious.

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Innovation's New World Order

Strategy+Business

The Global Innovation 1000 study has shown that it's not how much you spend on R&D, but how you spend it, that determines your success. However, it also matters where you spend it-- and our 2015 study shows that decisions about R&D location look very different today than they did less than a decade ago. Asia is now the top regional destination for R&D spending, followed by North America and Europe.

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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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Providing Good Feedback

Gina Abudi

The ability to provide good feedback is essential for every leader. Whether the feedback is positive or negative, it is essential that you follow a number of best practices to ensure that the feedback is constructive for the individual receiving the feedback. While it is easier to provide positive feedback certainly, plan for positive feedback [.]. The post Providing Good Feedback appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Sales, Earning Estimates Contract First Time Since 2009; US Back in Recession?

MishTalk

US Back in Recession? Large US corporations posted their first decline in both earnings and sales since the great recession. Are we back in recession? That depends on who you ask. Let's kick of the debate with the Wall Street Journal article U.S. Companies Warn of Slowing Economy. Quarterly profits and revenue at big American companies are poised to decline for the first time since the recession, as some industrial firms warn of a pullback in spending.

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Are you interesting?

Seth Godin Blog

More interesting than you realize. An interesting person is interesting to us because she combines two things: Truth and surprise. The truth : Not necessarily a law of physics, not necessarily a measurable truth in nature, but merely the truth of experience. "I believe this," or "I see that.". And surprise. Note that surprise is always local. Surprising to me, the audience.

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Merging across Borders

Strategy+Business

Given the growing number of international mergers, managers must overcome cultural differences with foreign colleagues to avoid the type of friction that can devalue a deal.

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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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Have a Conflict – Keep it in Neutral

Gina Abudi

When talking about a conflict that needs to be resolved, keep the issue neutral and talk in objective terms. It is essential not to place blame, criticize the other party or imply the fault is all theirs. The conflict will never be resolved in this way. Talk about the conflict from the perspective of a [.]. The post Have a Conflict – Keep it in Neutral appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Chinese Malls Hit With Low Traffic, Rising Vacancies, Plunging Rent, Massive Overcapacity

MishTalk

Judging from mall traffic, sinking rent, and rising vacancies, the effort by China to hand off growth from fixed investment to consumer consumption is not going well. Reuters asks Why are Chinese Malls Closing if Consumption is Rising? Rising vacancy rates and plummeting rents are increasingly common in Chinese malls and department stores, despite official data showing a sharp rebound in retail sales that helped the world's second-largest economy beat expectations in the third quarter.

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Bravery is for other people

Seth Godin Blog

Bravery is for the people who have no choice, people like Chesley Sullenberger and Audie Murphy. Bravery is for the people who are gifted, people like Ralph Abernathy, Sarah Kay and Miles Davis. Bravery is for the people who are called, people like Abraham Lincoln,  Rosa Parks and Mother Theresa. Bravery is for other people. When you see it that way, it's so clearly and patently absurd that it's pretty clear that bravery is merely a choice.

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s+b Trend Watch: Make Way for the Connected Car

Strategy+Business

Automakers could see a 204 percent uptick in revenue from digitally enabled features between 2016 and 2021, pushed largely by the ever-increasing popularity of autonomous driving and parking systems and safety options such as automatic braking and blind-spot monitoring.

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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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How to Attract Clients with Amazon Book Reviews

Henry DeVries

Amazon.com reviews are in the news. Are you missing out on the power of Amazon book reviews as a client-attracting strategy? The time has come to get real about Amazon book reviews. From a marketing strategy, you should be concerned with giving and getting reviews. This is a client-generating strategy [.

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Cracks in the Economy Widen as Durable Goods Orders Sink

MishTalk

The word of the day is "awful". That's the best description of today's durable goods report. Durable goods orders came in at -1.2% lower than the Bloomberg Consensus Estimate of 1.0%. And last month's numbers were revised lower across the board. There is no way put lipstick on that pig. Durable Goods Lowlights The factory sector is showing cracks with orders contracting slightly more than expected, down 1.2 percent in September with August's contraction revised lower to minus 3.0 percent.

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First, interact

Seth Godin Blog

The best way to tell if your speech is going to go well is to give your speech.  The best way to find out if your new product has market appeal is to try to sell it. The best way to become a teacher is to teach. There's a huge need for study, refinement and revision. No question about it. None of it means anything, though, if you are hiding from the market.

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My Tunes

Strategy+Business

In his new book, Stephen Witt offers a compelling tale of how music industry executives, technologists, and pirates upended the business of selling recorded music.

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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.