Claris Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Early in my career, my purpose was rather shallow and self-centered. It was to become as secure as possible financially, as soon as possible. That’s it. There was nothing embedded in my purpose about making a positive difference in the world. But that changed in 1998 when I lost a close family member who was in a drunk driving accident. In the blink of an eye, it became crystal clear that life was a fragile gift worthy of savoring.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Your consulting firm consists of smart, capable consultants, and you have excellent models and processes. So, why don’t your consulting firm’s projects always run as smoothly as a dogsled on packed snow? For your consulting projects to proceed apace and deliver outstanding results, your clients typically have to participate. They’re responsible for delivering data, forwarding … Continued.

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The Source

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Here’s a scenario. Your boiler has just exploded. A geyser is spurting from the top, instantly soaking the ceiling and walls in rust-coloured boiling water. On the threshold of your utility room, your toddler looks in, eyes as wide as saucers. You can already start to feel the chill as radiator after radiator starts to cool. You take a deep breath, and phone a plumber.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In the space of two weeks, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both ran articles on the productivity benefits of reduced work hours. The WSJ introduced us to the workers at Rheingans Digital Enabler in Germany, who only put in five-hour days, for a workweek of 25 hours. The same is true of employees at Tower Paddle Boards (at least during the summer months) and Collins SBA , a financial advisory firm in Australia.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

You have just sat down for the evening in your study at home to write an important article. Your friend calls you on the phone, “Tom, what are you doing right now? Come for dinner!” The article is not due tomorrow, and discussion with your friend is always lively and entertaining. You instinctively close your laptop, put on your jacket, and head out to meet your friend.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

For anybody thinking of selling their business down the road, they want to see check deposits, copies of checks, copies of invoices, and make sure that everything matches up. HR expert Lori Kleiman joins host Michael Zipursky in this episode to talk about selling your consulting business and starting over. Lori walks us through her. Selling Your Consulting Business And Starting Over With Lori Kleiman: Podcast #115 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

One of the first lessons every first-year at McKinsey is taught is the difference between a fact and an opinion. The worst thing you could do at McKinsey was present an opinion as if it were fact. If you did this in front of a partner, the partner would never want you on another project. If you did this in front of a client, there would be closed-door conversations as to whether you should be fired or not, and it was nearly a foregone conclusion that you would not be promoted at the next promoti

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Have you ever notice how people don’t smile very much?s. At a recent happy event, a wedding, I noticed many of the guests had frowns or deadpan looks on their faces. My wife mentioned the same thing, quoting her mother’s description of “a look like seven rainy days” and “that one hasn’t smiled since first grade” Over the next week, I watched people in the airport.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Picture this in your mind: You're a senior leader, and you just finished developing your strategic plan with your leadership team. You've reached alignment on your organization's vision and mission, and you're clear on your strategic priorities, goals and action items. Now, what do you do?

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Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Today, the learning landscape is changing. Companies are increasingly realizing that training relevancy is critical if you want to drive real results. If you want to learn more about the impact of training relevancy, here’s what you need to know. The post Training Relevancy is Driving Real Results appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In school, if you get 95 out of 100 questions correct, you get a 95% score. Much of childhood education grading is done on an objective basis. However once you enter the workforce, this changes. You get promoted on the basis of how others perceive your abilities, as opposed to any objective measure of your abilities. You get business plans funded on the basis of how investors perceive the return on investment opportunity you’re offering.

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Chad Barr

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Many Americans and perhaps others around the world, have spent at least a few minutes watching the live testimony of the impeachment inquiry this week. While researching a topic for this newsletter, I discovered that on this day, November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg address on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Henry DeVries

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

“Marketing is storytelling, and great storytelling transcends languages and cultures.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In this episode of our Strategy & Leadership Podcast , we were joined by Justin Miller, Co-Founder & CEO of CARE for AIDS.

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The Management Centre

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Leadership in fundraising organisations. Leadership. It’s a big word and covers so many things. And it feels like the very notion of leadership is changing, morphing and growing. Being a charity leader means much more than simply being the boss, holding a senior position in an organisation, and calling all the shots. And there are some very specific challenges when working in mission based, or fundraising organisations.

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On the Brink Podcast

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Learn how to navigate tough conversations with emotional resilience. Susan Steinbrecher has developed an approach that you should know more about. Focused on helping people better understand how to talk to each other, develop stronger relationships and overcome their differences, Susan is an expert in helping businesses and other organizations build strong teams.

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Henry DeVries

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Hitching your wagon to a worthy cause lets you give back to the community that supports you. Giving also can attract high-paying clients.

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

This is a little different than our regular memos, but I feel it’s an important subject for Washington business owners. I recently sent past and present clients a fantastic summary of Washington State’s new non-compete law, taking effect January 1, 2020, which I received from Jeanette Adams Gorman with Socius Law Group in Seattle. I received a lot of “thank you” and “interesting” comments but the best was, “Wow!

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Alan Weiss

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Here’s some heresy: At executive level in larger companies buyers are not trolling web sites to choose advisors. (They may assign their assistants to find venders.) They choose advisors based on peer-to-peer referral, no different from you asking someone you trust for the name of a good doctor or designer. (Do you choose doctors by searching the internet?

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Rod Burkert

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In case you missed last week: Are you outsourcing? If not, should you be looking into it? I believe the answer is yes … especially if you are in a small firm that has not built a protective moat (Warren Buffet speak) around a specific practice area or industry niche. On to this week: For years, we’ve all had our relatively staid, predictable practices.

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Gina Abudi

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Too often we promote individual contributors into roles where we now want them to manage people without providing them what they need to be successful. Simply because someone is good technically – doing the tasks associated with their role – doesn’t mean they will be good leading people. Leading people requires different skillsets. To [.]. The post Helping New Managers Success appeared first on Gina Abudi.

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Consultant Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Sometimes, even for the most successful entrepreneurs, life comes up out of nowhere and gives you a hard dose of reality. It can be hard to pick up yourself, your family and your business. Most supports for people in crisis look at counseling or mental health. And, often, the supports available to entrepreneurs involve large-scale projects, like business continuity planning, crisis communications or revamping a business plan.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Pauline Brown, former chairman of North America for the luxury goods company LVMH, argues that in additional to traditional and emotional intelligence, great leaders also need to develop what she calls aesthetic intelligence. This means knowing what good taste is and thinking about how your services and products stimulate all five senses to create delight. […].

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

HR’s View of Workplace Culture Needs to Change. Can you honestly say that your workplace culture supports your business goals? If not, it’s time to take a second and thoughtful look at your culture and treat it as a business challenge. In our opinion, HR should view workplace culture as a strategic imperative to improve business performance. Unfortunately, many HR executives continue to take too narrow of a view of culture.

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Every golf scorecard has a map of the course on the back. Moving the hole placement is a big deal, accompanied by meetings and oversight. A big shift is whether or not it rained last week. On the other hand, every wave is the first and last of its kind. It has never happened before and will never happen again. Golf is an endless asymptotic journey toward elusive perfection.

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