David A Fields
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Each Friday I pause to consider everything I have to be grateful for. Family, friends, a thriving business, homemade banana-chocolate cream pie. Some wise folks do this exercise every day. Others limit their gratitude to a day here or there such as Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) or when they exchange gifts. Terrific. Warm and fluffy as rabbit fur. But how does gratitude help consultants’ businesses?
Management Consulted
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
If you’re new to consulting, it won’t take you long to discover that MBB firms are insanely competitive. There are only so many positions they can fill every cycle. There is no shame in trying and coming up a little bit short. But what do you do next if you underprepared, or just had bad luck, and received the dreaded rejection from (horror of horrors) the complete MBB tier?
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Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
This is a guest post from Sarah Smith. Overview. The competitive nature of business today is stronger than it has ever been, and so it is important for companies to use all of the tools at their disposal. There are many new innovations that allow companies to finance purchases creatively in order to meet their goals over the long term. Here are four (4) examples of financial innovations that can make your business easier to run. 1.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
In the wake of Turkey shooting down a Russian aircraft over Syria, the immediate impact will be to make negotiations on the removal of Assad all the more difficult. First let's analyze the flight path of the downed aircraft courtesy of Stratfor. Map of Flight Path of Downed Russian Aircraft Deadly Few Seconds The short distances involved and the speed at which fighter jets fly does support the view made by a US official: " They were in Turkish airspace only 2 to 3 seconds ".
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David A Fields
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
A consultant emailed me the following question: I want to get help developing a marketing plan for the assessment tool I developed, so I am posting an ad on Elance (now Upwork). But they’re asking me for a my budget. I’m leery of giving a number since I don’t want to discourage someone who is really good with a low number, but I don’t want people to inflate their fees based on my budget.
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Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
In their new book, Nobel Prize-winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller argue that free markets can allow unethical business practices to thrive.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
In the wake of conflicting flight path information with Russian and Turkey differing on the flight path of the Russian aircraft that Turkey downed over Syria, comes the incredulous claim that Turkey did not recognize the aircraft as Russian when it shot the aircraft down. This unbelievable statement comes as Hollande and Putin Seek Common Ground but Remain at Odds Over Syrian Targets.
Gina Abudi
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
There are many barriers to implementing change – both for the organization and the individual. Examples of barriers to implementing change are: Organizational barriers Individual barriers. Past change initiatives that went poorly or failed Lack of engaging of employees Lack of sufficient communications/ failure to communicate effectively Lack of executive support for change Too [.].
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
Black Friday, of course, is a con. But it's also a symptom of a terrible trap we've set for ourselves. Consider the joy a little kid has the first time he spends his own money to buy an ice cream cone. This isn't something he does every day, it's not something he has to do, it's not something he's trying to get over with. Instead, the entire process unrolls in slow motion.
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Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Excess liquidity in the global financial markets turned a predictable plummet into a worldwide crash.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Theater of Absurd The tangled web of friend-foe relationships in the Mideast has reached a new high point of circular absurdity. The US and Turkey are fighting ISIS (allegedly), as is Russia and Iran. Turkey just shot down a Russian plane on the Syrian-Turkey border. Turkey freely buys oil from ISIS which gives ISIS the money needed buy weapons. The US and France are working with Russia to fight ISIS.
Gina Abudi
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
As a leader, we want to be sure that we are not the sole decision making for our group; but rather that we involved employees in the decision-making process. This enables for a number of benefits, including: Input from the individuals who are likely closest to the problem Improved buy-in to the final decision since [.]. The post Get the Right Employees Involved in Decision Making appeared first on Gina Abudi.
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
Thank you as in: I couldn't do it without you. As in: I don't want to do this alone. As in: I was afraid. And mostly: I would miss you if you were gone. Thank you brings us closer together. Thank you is a limb worth going out on.
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Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Women executives often get taken to task unfairly for making personal and career choices.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
With every bounce in the price of oil, US producers used enhanced techniques to get more and more oil out of existing wells. So even as rig counts collapsed, production is barely off the highs, at a price that isn't even profitable. Oil Flirts with $40 Again Prices are once again flirting with $40. Crude has not hand a monthly close below $40 since mid-2004.
Martinka Consulting
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The post Skepticism is Rampant in Business Buy-Sell appeared first on Martinka Consulting.
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
It's absurd to think of going to a book group meeting and opining about a book you didn't even read. More rude: Going to a PhD seminar and participating in the discussion without reading the book first. And of course, no one wants a surgeon operating on them if she hasn't read the latest journal article on this particular procedure. It makes no sense to me to vote for a candidate who doesn't care enough to have read (and understood) the history of those that came before.
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Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Illustrations aren't just ornaments for smart articles. They convey meaning.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Black and Blue Friday will follow, putting U.S. Consumers and Stores in Face Off Over Discounts. A Reuters/Ipsos survey found more people planned to cut holiday spending than increase in every category surveyed: clothing, jewelry, electronics, food and toys, and that 46 percent felt they could wait longer in the season to buy because of faster shipping.
1 to 1
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
"Imagine a world where the only thing you have to wrestle for on Thanksgiving is the last piece of pumpkin pie." That voice-over to the opening of the new TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods commercial promoting the stores' closure on Thursday. The spot asks viewers to hearken back to a time when Thanksgiving meant eating too much and falling asleep on the couch with your family rather than fighting shoppers in crowded stores for a 40-inch smart TV that's on sale.
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2015
No one complains of having spent an entire day doing 'productive work'. Busywork, on the other hand, is mindnumbing. It's possible that if you have a job where your tasks (your busy-ness) is programmed by someone else, that being busy is your job. For everyone else, though, busy might be precisely the opposite of productive. Maybe the best exhortation isn't to, "get busy.".
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Cheryl Cran
NOVEMBER 26, 2015
A few days ago I was the keynote speaker on the 2nd day of a large project manager conference – when my keynote on evolutionary leadership was over the MC asked me, “what is a dinosaur of a leadership process that has to be changed for the future of work?” My answer? Performance reviews – my answer got an unanimous cheer from the audience.
MishTalk
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
Officials in Belgium have "precise information" that Brussels faces a "Paris-Style" Attack. In response Brussels Enters Lockdown. Brussels faces an imminent threat of a Paris-style Islamic State terrorist attack, authorities warned, as the city shut down its metro system and shopping malls, canceled sporting and cultural events and told people to avoid gathering in large groups. “ We have precise information that outlines the risk of an attack similar to the one that unfolded in Paris ,” Belgian
1 to 1
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
One of the conveniences that consumers look for heading into the holiday shopping season is the ability to order products online and then pick them up at a store. In fact, nearly one-third of U.S. shoppers say they plan to purchase gifts online and pick these items up in-store, according to a recent Shopatron study. That's great news for retailers, since 40 percent of consumers make additional purchases when they come to a store to pick up a purchase.
Seth Godin Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
Each of us understands that different people are swayed by different sorts of arguments, based on different ways of viewing the world. That seems sort of obvious. A toddler might want an orange juice because it's sweet, not because she's trying to avoid scurvy, which might be the argument that moves an intellectual but vitamin-starved sailor to take action.
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