David A Fields
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'If you’ve been running your consulting business for fewer than seven years, you’ll want to pay attention to the story of Meredith Starr. Meredith, who is in her mid-thirties, has been building a reasonably successful practice in northern Virginia, making rain of roughly $300k/year for herself and her full-time assistant. Not exactly the stuff of legends, but better financials than her neighbors working at the White House.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'The Consulting Industry is Ripe for Disruption. (Source: Flickr ). ACCORDING to the Harvard Business Review , the consulting industry is one of the most resistant to change. Even though consultants are brought in by corporations to innovate and shake things up, the consulting industry itself has been slow to innovate. At its core, the consulting industry has remained the same for more than 100 years.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'By Whitney C. Gibson. Last month’s post discussed five considerations for businesses when dealing with negative online reviews. These five considerations were: Directly responding to reviews; The so-called “carrot and stick” approach; Lawsuits; Identifying anonymous posters; and. Weighing various factors to reach the best solution. As stated, there is no one-size-fits all approach for dealing with negative online reviews.
Women in Consulting
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'By: Lisa Strand. As of last year, 93% of senior marketing professionals use video for online marketing, sales or communications. Most (84%) used this content on their own website; and more than 60% also using it as a part of their social media and email marketing campaigns. Which should make us consultants think: if the vast majority of marketing professionals are using video for online marketing, shouldn’t we be doing the same for our businesses ?
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David A Fields
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'A question I was asked: What are the warning signs that you are a Chameleon? If I expand what I do within a client, am I becoming a Chameleon? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? What do you think the warning signs are for Chameleon consultant, and what does that mean about expanding your offering? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 21, 2014
'Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult. So what are today’s crisis realities and what do they mean to your organization?
Chad Barr
OCTOBER 22, 2014
This week’s reflection point: I am here in Palm Beach, Florida, participating in Alan Weiss’s Thought Leadership Symposium. Surrounded by 28 global thought leaders from 7 countries, one of the many topics we discussed today was identifying the traits of thought leaders. Here is what we quickly came up with. They: Are prolific publishers of great content.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'A question I was asked: I have a commercially published book and I know i should use it to promote myself, but should I give the book away too? What would your suggestion be to this consultant? If you have a book, have you given copies away? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'On October 6, I noted German Factory Orders Slump 5.7%, Most Since January 2009. The previous month was up 4.9%, so I averaged the two months noting " The average result is a decline of 0.4% per month, for the last two months. That process also means four consecutive months of decline. " German numbers were particularly volatile allegedly due to timing of school holidays, but there is no way to smooth out four consecutive months of decline as anything other than overall weakness.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 19, 2014
'Welcome to episode #020 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast, with Melissa Agnes and Bill Boyd. As the Ebola crisis continues to make waves in the United States and around the world, the CDC, government, hospitals and countless others are being looked to to lead the public through this epidemic. With this responsibility comes the need for effective, credible and authoritative crisis leadership.
Strategy+Business
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'Historical and fictional accounts of King Henry V show how powerful the two disciplines can be when used together.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'A question I was asked: When you are following up after a speech, is there any specific wording you use to elicit feedback or do you simply say, ‘What did you think of the speech?’ or ‘What resonated with you?’ What would your suggestion be to this consultant? How do you ask for feedback after you give a speech? Post your suggestion by using the ‘Leave a Comment’ box below.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'Inquiring minds are tuned into the Saxo Bank''s 4th Trading Debate on Volatility and Performance. Another "Shock Drop" in Markets Saxo Bank CIO Steen Jakobsen says Another ''Shock Drop'' is Coming and it''s Coming Soon Steen takes the view that central bank policy is creating a ''fantasy land'' for investors and he points out that the recent ''day dive'' in markets was a closer reflection of reality.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'As Twitter has its emergency alert system , and Google offers a crisis response resource , Facebook has recently launched an emergency check-in tool, called Safety Check. Safety Check provides a “a simple and easy way to say you’re safe and check on others” on Facebook in a natural disaster. Facebook launched this new tool saying that: “In times of disaster or crisis, people turn to Facebook to check on loved ones and get updates.
Strategy+Business
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'In this HBR IdeaCast, the authors of " How Google Works " reveal their personal approaches to recruiting top-notch talent.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
OCTOBER 21, 2014
I feel bad for a few of my clients. They're at that point in our leadership training and coaching projects where they're actually doing what they should have been doing for years. And it's not easy. Changing behaviors and implementing new policies, new personnel actions, and new initiatives is difficult. The post When You Raise The Bar, Your Team Will Trip Over It appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'The Markit Flash Eurozone PMI shows the steepest fall in output prices since global crisis and renewed job losses, in spite of an otherwise stable PMI. The Eurozone saw a marginal upturn in growth of business activity in October, according to the flash PMI results. The headline Markit PMI ™ rose from September’s ten-month low of 52.0 to 52.2, signalling the first upturn in the pace of expansion for three months.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 22, 2014
'Some of the most important and rewarding work I do is in helping the public service sector, be it police agencies, fire departments, cities and municipalities, hospitals, emergency management departments and others, better plan and prepare for a crisis or emergency situation. That said, I am pleased to, not only announce an amazing initiative by Tim Burrows for law enforcement, but to also announce that I will be the first Keynote Speaker at this important and ground-breaking event!
Strategy+Business
OCTOBER 19, 2014
'Nicholas Carr introduces a lesson in generating deeper insights from The Organized Mind , by Daniel J. Levitin.
1 to 1
OCTOBER 24, 2014
'In my latest report for Forrester, How Customer Experience Champions Transform Culture, I take a closer look at how companies are using these programs to drive customer obsession. In 2014, a number of companies have launched their own versions of these programs, so we thought it was time to take a closer look. These programs work as extensions of core customer experience teams which tend to be quite small.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 19, 2014
'Huky Guru posted a couple of interesting charts on his blog today about shrinking credit but rising percentage of nonperforming Spanish bank loans: NPLs of banks rebounded to 16.59%. Seven points higher than in the 1994 crisis. Spanish Bank Shrinking Credit Nonperforming Loans The "real" numbers are normalized to account for a change in methodology.
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Melissa Agnes
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'I’m always on the look out for new ways to leverage social media and mobile technology for crisis management. Not only does it help me better do my job , but it allows me to provide you with helpful insights to better do your job. That said, it’s the first time that I’ve seen WhatsApp – which is the most commonly used “chat app” in Africa, the middle east and beyond – used as a means for crisis communication and it’s BBC that has taken the initiat
Gina Abudi
OCTOBER 23, 2014
'Granting Authority Challenging for a number of managers is giving up a bit of authority when delegating work to employees. They may be “control freaks,” but more than likely they are just afraid something will go wrong. However, if you are going to delegate work to employees, you need to enable them authority to get [.]. The post Increasing Your Comfort Level in Delegating to Employees appeared first on Gina Abudi.
Seth Godin Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'Just one more level on this game, she says. Once I get to level 68, I''ll be done. Just one more tweak to the car, they beg. Once we bump up the mileage, we''ll be done. Just one more lotion, she asks. Once I put that on, my skin will be perfect and I''ll be done. Of course, the result isn''t the point. The mileage or the ranking or slightly more alabaster or ebony isn''t the point.
MishTalk
OCTOBER 20, 2014
'In yet another potential market topping sign, M&A Deals Fail At Highest Rate Since 2008 The value of deals that fail to complete has reached its highest level since 2008, in the latest sign that the best year for mergers and acquisitions since the financial crisis will also feature a number of high-profile failures. Three large deals collapsed last week, adding to the list of wrecked deals and coinciding with a sharp jump in equity market volatility that sapped confidence in stocks and put
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