Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'We’ve been busy. Not only have we spent the last several weeks gallivanting all across the East Coast speaking at schools like Harvard, Penn, Columbia, McGill, and Cornell, but we’ve also been busy creating a YouTube series. At the start of the new year, we promised our subscribers a YouTube video every week on a topic relating to consulting, and we’ve delivered.
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'For those of you planning to be in the UK in March, we would like to share with you details of an exciting event being hosted at Oxford’s Said Business School. Oxford Inspires is an entrepreneurial conference taking place on the 8th and 9th of March this year. The event is hosted by Oxford Entrepreneurs , the largest student-run entrepreneurship body in the world, and brings together leading entrepreneurs to educate and inspire budding entrepreneurs based in Oxford, London, and beyond.
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Women in Consulting
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'By: Amy Smith While most people celebrate MLK Day by volunteering in their communities or just enjoying a day off, I honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy year by climbing Mount Diablo. One of the things I love most about the Bay Area is exploring the seemingly endless number of parks and hiking trails, but the combination of a nauseating drive up the mountain, trekking uphill, and having to face my fear of heights left me feeling unenthused about this particular adventure.
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'Is Portugal about ready to implode? That''s what one hedge fund manager believes. For now, interest rate action suggests otherwise. We will explore the case for implosion but first consider this chart of 10-year sovereign bonds. Portugal 10-Year Sovereign Debt Yield One certainly could have made a fortune plowing into 10-year Portuguese bonds. Does that mean Portugal is out of the woods?
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Chad Barr
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
This week’s reflection point: One of the key challenges my clients face is how to create effective copy and content for their web site pages. They all have terrific and valuable ideas but struggle how to properly word them. Some end up writing the copy themselves, others outsource to professionals, and the rest agonize and hope for the best. Effective web copy will intrigue your audience to read, listen or watch.
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Women in Consulting
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'By: Deborah Siegle Continuing from my prior posts on Bobbie LaPorte’s talk about how to balance your work and personal life, one of Bobbie’s Keys to Success is EXERCISE. And, it’s never too late to start. Really! First, Bobbie defined exercise in this context as planned, structured, repetitive, purposeful exercise. Research shows that execs feel better and are more productive when they purposefully and physically exercise.
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Via translation from Libre Mercado, the city council of Barcelona, Spain proposes €100,000 Fine on Owners of Empty Homes. The City Council will fine owners of empty homes up to 100,000 euros. The proposal by the City Council commits the government to detect unused homes, starting with the banks. The statement also reflects the Council''s commitment to initiate disciplinary proceedings which could end up with three fines "of up to 100,000 euros" if homes remain empty.
Kates Kesler
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'A five minute animated overview of the two core models in organization design: Galbraith’s Star Model and Kates Kesler’s Five Milestone Design Process. A perfect introduction to answer the question, “what is organization design?
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'The author of Startup Rising and technology entrepreneur discusses innovation in the Middle East and why you should pay attention to the mobile-powered masses--now.
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Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'There are two ways people think about this: We love our customers because they pay us money. (Inherent here is customers = money = love.). We love our customers, and sometimes there''s a transaction. The second is very different indeed from the first. In the first case, customers are the means to an end, profit. In the second, the organization exists to serve customers, and profit is both an enabler and a possible side effect.
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'Emerging markets continue to crumble, and the spillover on major economies is obvious. Problems always start somewhere, usually at the periphery. Via translation from Lanacion , please consider Credit Is More Expensive. Following the peso devaluation and sharp hike in interest rates by the central bank, interest rates on loans increased as much as 11 percentage points.
1 to 1
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'Sunday''s Super Bowl XLVII had its fair share of memorable commercials, tugging at heartstrings and creating lasting impressions of the different brands. There’s more… To read the rest of this blog posting click here or visit www.1to1Media.com/weblog.
Henry DeVries
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
There is more to marketing than companies, causes, and careers. Even whole regions need to market themselves. Visionary goals and risk-taking must be foremost for any large American city to prosper, according to the authors of “Invention & Re-Invention: The Evolution of San Diego’s Innovation Economy,” a new book that traces [.
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Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'Here''s a common fantasy: Your team wins the pennant. It goes on to the World Series. It wins! And you''re there for it, all along, the bat boy, helping out the sluggers, doing your job, proximity to greatness. The line to get a job at Disney and Google and Pixar is long indeed. Countless people eager to get picked to join a winning team. Not as the person who is going to have to step up and cause success, no, the opportunity sought is to be on the team, to bask without being asked for heroics
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'There will be no goods at all on shelves of any stores in Venezuela if the president follows through with his latest warning. Via translation from El Economista , please consider Maduro Threatens to Expropriate Businesses for Violation of Fair Prices Act. The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has threatened to expropriate businesses that do not comply with the new Fair Prices Act.
Chad Barr
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
I was chatting the other day with The Sales Leader, the amazing Colleen Francis, when she challenged me that my previous article 7 Steps to 7 Figures should have focused on 8 Steps to 8 Figures. I accepted the challenge as we quickly decided to write a new article, have some fun with it, and not use any of my previous points. So thank you Colleen for the challenge and taking the initiative.
Martinka Consulting
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'We recently had the “pleasure” of going mattress shopping. For the last few years we’ve said that when it became time to get a new bed our top choice would be the Westin Heavenly Bed because every time we stayed at a Westin we just loved the bed. However, we felt we needed to do some comparison-shopping so we started by heading off to Sleep Country USA, the major mattress chain in Seattle.
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Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'One way the tribe identifies is through the observance of a holiday, of a group custom, of the thing we all do together that proves we are in sync. People thrive on mass celebration, but as our culture has fragmented, these universal observances are harder to find. We used to watch the same TV shows at the same time, eat the same foods, drive the same car.
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'The inevitable shape-of-things-to-come has finally arrived in a major California city. I am pleased to report Voters in bankrupt San Bernardino sweep old guard from power. Residents of bankrupt San Bernardino, California on Tuesday voted to complete a rout of the city''s pro-union old guard, electing business-friendly pragmatists who have pledged to try to reduce pension costs and take on vested interests.
Gina Abudi
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'Diversity within the organization enables for a variety of benefits, including creativity and innovation in: Solving problems of the business New products and services for customers Additionally, diversity enables for better meeting the needs of customers – who are often diverse themselves. One method to support diversity within the organization is through encouraging and supporting [.].
1 to 1
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'Though I typically avoid the BuzzFeed click bait that clutters Facebook and Twitter, every now and then a post will stand out, building enough intrigue to make me bite. Just the other day, my friend linked to one such post entitled LEGO Just Got Told Off By A 7-Year-Old Girl. (I tend to gravitate toward stories about today''s youth as I am often mistaken for one.
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Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'"Actually, I read his book when it was in galleys. I bought it when it came out in paperback. I have it but never actually read it. I read a few blog posts he wrote about it. I scanned the reviews, did you see the one that really excoriated him? I followed a link on Facebook. I read a tweet about it.Who?". What level of exposure counts as actually knowing ?
MishTalk
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'Here is an interesting video regarding the effects of Obamacare on all the employees at at Simonetta''s auto repair shop in Pennsylvania. The video was made by a local TV station. A couple premiums dropped, but most went up, some by huge amounts. In every case deductibles soared. Every person involved is worse off than before. Link if video does not play: Employees in Pennsylvania Company Learn of Increased Health Costs Due to Obamacare Partial Transcript Jeff and Dave used to have a $1,250 ded
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'The country''s economic future seems to hinge on the answer, but innovation might not be the best objective right now.
Gina Abudi
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'A mini case study Anna works in customer service in her organization. Customer service reps do not have individual offices and are in an open area. This enables them to collaborate to better support customers. The group consists of five customer service personnel, four of whom have been with the company for 5+ years. Nearly [.].
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