David A Fields

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Jo Uppalnite, CEO of Cocoa Roasters, calls you in search of advice because she’s mired in a challenge. Jo’s smart to call you because: 1) your consulting firm specializes in Jo’s issue; 2) you’ve spent your consulting career developing skills in this area; and, 3) she’s too amped up on roasted cocoa to make decisions … Continued. The post When Your Consulting Firm Should Give Free Advice appeared first on David A.

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Consultants' Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Consultants Consultant: Office Politics. You want to think that it doesn’t exist but it does. When. The post Seven things your CEO won’t tell you about office politics appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Photo credit: ID 8861152 © Paul Jantz | Dreamstime.com. One of the benefits of being self-employed is paying less tax than you would if you were paid like an employee on a W-2 tax basis. If you’re smart, you’re getting paid on 1099 tax basis, deducting your business expenses, and contributing to your own retirement plan to lower your tax bill. (This two-minute video explains how this works.

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The Fearless Marketer

DECEMBER 16, 2019

What’s something you want in your business right now? It could be a number of things: You want to make more money, you want to attract more clients, you want to improve your website, you want to get your LinkedIn marketing on track, you want to give more talks, or you want less spam in your inbox. Of course, all of these are fine things to want in your business.

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Simon Associates

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Performance outcomes are directly a result of a sound (or unsound) strategic plan. I recently read an article (third in a series) in the November 22, 2019 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “ Admin 101: Tips on Carrying Out Your Strategic Plan.” The author, David D. Perlmutter, a professor and dean of the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University, readily admits that “one of the great paradoxes of higher-education leadership is that most of us who find ourse

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

When it comes to strategic planning, every organization will go about scheduling their meetings in a different way. Regardless, having scheduled strategy progress and project management meetings will remain essential to fulfill your organizational goals and objectives. For more on how to structure your meeting schedule following a strategic planning session: How to Improve Strategy Implementation with a Regular Meeting Schedule.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Companies are changing the way they operate by leveraging internet and cloud services. Conventionally, businesses stored hardware, software and data on their own computers and databases. With cloud computing, they have access to their programs and data outside of their computing environment. They can use a cloud computing service on demand via the Internet.

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Henry DeVries

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Here are some predictions for the future of digital marketing in the year 2020 and beyond from some thought leaders I polled, plus a few of my own prognostications.

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Good managers are different from other bosses. If you have had one lately you probably noticed they have high standards, are upbeat, knowledgeable and straight talkers. You will get the feedback you need to succeed. If you are lucky enough to have one you will want to excel, because you believe in yourself a little more when you are around them. A key attribute about good managers is that they talk differently than their colleagues, and that adds to our sense of empowerment. 10 Phrases from Good

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In this episode of our Strategy & Leadership Podcast , we're joined by Catherine Sherlock, the founder of Higher Mindfulness. Catherine developed Higher Mindfulness to help people take their awareness deeper in order to expand their self-expression, leadership skills and potential. This is important for business leaders because emotional awareness is a positive skill that helps leaders with clarity and decision making, which can help with conflict management, team engagement and other situat

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I wrote about how I felt about milestones after achieving a significant milestone last week ( How Do You Feel When You Achieve a Significant Milestone? ) I specifically wrote about my feelings. During a discussion on LinkedIn, a reader suggested I start with the last sentence I wanted to leave my readers with. Then build back up from there. That's a great idea.

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Henry DeVries

DECEMBER 16, 2019

“People do steal your content; they rob your goldmine,” says copyright expert Barbara Ingrassia who teaches it is important to plan how you can minimize that risk.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 18, 2019

By offering training, you can bring back that sense of excitement, bolstering morale and job satisfaction. If you are wondering how learning and development (L&D) opportunities can accomplish that, here’s what you need to know. The post Why Does (The Right) Training Increase Job Satisfaction? appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As I am getting ready to wrap up another year and get ready to launch the next year, I like reflecting on some of my key learning: January: Reflect often on where you’ve been, where are you going and what action must you take. Identify the exciting and valuable projects you are working on and pinpoint their critical path from ideation to fruition.

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 20, 2019

I'm conducting a Hudson Bay Start for a new offering: Advise, Influence, and Serve Clients for Mutual Profit: (Re)Start Your Consulting Practice. What do I mean? Several people have asked me for help in creating or sustaining their consulting practices. Since I've done that for 25 years, I know what works for me. I know the strategies behind how I work.

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Rod Burkert

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In case you missed last week: Got a minute … I would like to pick your brain about something. Being an expert can lead to unsolicited requests for a “quick” call or meeting to pick our brain on a topic someone believes we know a lot about. What can we do? On to this week: I don’t want you to do any more heavy lifting than you are already doing to close out 2019.

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Alan Weiss

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Here’s the deal: If someone tells me they need help, and I give them advice that I know works and will work for them, and they are still unsuccessful and tell me, “I’m already doing what you told me to do and it’s not working,” I reply, “That’s because you’re not doing it WELL enough!” If most or all buyers aren’t calling you back, aren’t accepting your proposals, won’t provide referrals, then the issue is you, not them.

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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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Martinka Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2019

I was recently talking to a business buyer about what he was looking for in a business. What he said all made sense; a B2B business, logical size range, wide geographic area, etc. Then he said he needed a business on which he could pay off the debt (SBA, 10-year term loan) in half the time. That’s 25% annual growth, from day one. And yes, 25% can be achieved.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Stepping into a leadership role doesn’t always require permission — but it can require some soul-searching. We speak with leadership development experts on how to be seen as a leader by others and feel like one yourself. Guests: Muriel Wilkins and Amy Su. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 17, 2019

What Matters Most – Does Your Culture Prioritize Profits over Values? When push comes to shove and you or your business is struggling, which operating principle wins out – profits or values? Business leaders spend a great deal of time crafting corporate values for leaders to model and employees to follow such as integrity, accountability, teamwork, diversity, excellence, etc.

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On the Brink Podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Learn how to lead and succeed, no matter your gender!

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Seth Godin Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

What if today, just for today, we didn’t settle? What if we saw precisely the change we sought to make and sacrificed to make that change? What if we set aside urgencies and focused simply on what’s important instead? What if we did the work that matters?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Wayne Baker, professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, has spent much of his career researching the best way to effectively ask for help at work. Whether you’re soliciting support on a tricky assignment or more resources for your team, it can feel uncomfortable to approach bosses and colleagues with hat in hand. But we rarely get what we need or want without asking for it.

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Henman Performance Executive

DECEMBER 16, 2019

When conducting research for his bestselling book, Factfulness, Dr. Hans Rosling asked simple questions about global trends and systematically received wrong answers-so wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random would have consistently outguessed teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Why? Because our instincts and risk-aversion conspire to make us perceive the world as […].

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Leadership Vision Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about. The post Working With Leadership Vision – A Client Perspective (podcast) appeared first on Leadership Vision.

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