David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Sambar “Sam” Whitetail, CEO of Ungulate Chocolates asks your consulting firm to facilitate a one-day work session. Wonderful. You generally don’t fawn over executives who offer small engagements; however, Sam’s well connected and Ungulate’s owned by a PE company with a herd of prospective clients. After conducting the Context Discussion, you suspect Ungulate could use … Continued.
Consulting Success
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Why is the visual side more compelling? In this episode, Simon Bowen, Creator of The Models Method, joins Michael Zipursky as they talk about improving sales and helping businesses communicate a winning strategy by using visual thinking and models. From a career in electronics to developing models, Simon shares his journey to becoming the Models. How To Win Consulting Sales Using Visual Models with Simon Bowen: Podcast #153 is a post from: Consulting Success.
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Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
Reading Time: 5 minutes. What are Mental Models? Becoming a better thinker requires you to understand the way you think, how you view the world, and developing a way of approaching problems that allows you to see things through multiple lenses. We refer to these lenses as ‘mental models’. Mental models are tools for the mind that are built on the foundations of physics, biology, math, psychology, as well as history and economics.
Tsavo Neal
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
What should I put on my personal website? What you put on your personal website depends on what you want to get out of your personal website — it’s purpose. That said, I think there are a few universal pages that every personal website should have (and the purpose of each page) : Home: Introduce yourself, demonstrate your value, & prompt people to click further into your website.
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Johanna Rothman
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
One of my colleagues, Al, private-messaged me. “I'm so much more effective now that we're remote. I get a ton more work done. I'm so much happier. I love where the product is going. How can I do more of this?” Al feels productive and engaged. Why does he feel this way? When I spoke with him, his managers had eliminated the busy-work he'd previously done.
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CaseInterview.com
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
One of the ways to have power and influence in an organization is to become a trusted advisor to someone in a position of power. This usually involves providing immense value to your client, members of your professional network, your boss, your peers, or peers in other departments that are one or two levels above you. This is how you develop the gravitas needed to be a trusted advisor.
On the Brink Podcast
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Learn how to overcome challenges and hurdle over obstacles! Tracy Higginbotham is an amazing woman who is dedicated to inspiring women to excel in business, sports and life. She is the founder and president of Women TIES (Women Together Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success), which I fell in love with as I learned how hard Tracy and her members were all working to help women succeed.
The Source
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
I know next to nothing about cars. Talk to me about engine sizes, horsepower, or miles to the gallon and I’ll glaze over in boredom. Suggest watching an episode of Top Gear and I’ll run a mile. There are too many models, with too many features that change too regularly, and I’m just not interested enough to keep up. But if you asked a question about cars I could answer, like name a fast car?
Jerry Fletcher
SEPTEMBER 5, 2020
Lindsay joined the local chapter. I welcomed her by e-mail. She is a newbie in multiple ways: A new college graduate A new MBA A new member of IMC (Institute of Management Consultants) A wannabe consultant. We’ll be Zooming next week because she has that innate need to find out how this business works and what it takes to be successful. She already operates on one of the basic principles she will need to be successful: Trust but Verify.
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Clarity Consultants
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Saying that COVID-19 fundamentally altered the business landscape is an understatement. Many companies had to completely re-envision their operations, including their training programs. Even as much of the world continues with reopening procedures, and many areas are well over the curve, the situation remains fluid. As a result, many companies want to ensure that their training initiatives can work in.
Brimstone Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate without furthering meeting fatigue. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of meetings per person has increased by 12.9%, and the number of attendees per meeting has increased by 13.5%. Our time spent in meetings has increased by 5% , and fragmented time (blocks of time to work shorter than two hours) has increased by 23%.
The Source
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
In the field of philosophy, there’s a famous puzzle known as the Gettier problem—named for the philosopher Edmund Gettier who first described it in 1963. In its simplest form, the problem invites us to consider a person—let’s call her Kate—who wants to know what time it is. Glancing down at her watch, she confidently declares that it’s four o’clock on the hour.
Management and IT Consulting
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
You're invited! We’re excited to announce that the 2020 Deltek Insight event is virtual, open to anyone in the Consulting Industry, and complimentary! This event will deliver literally hundreds of engaging sessions, unique networking opportunities and of course, some fun - all accessible from the comfort of your home or office. Read on for the 10 "must see" sessions for consulting firms.
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Strategic Planning and Management Insights
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
Bill Bice is the Executive Chairman of Boomtime Word of Mouth Marketing and the Co-CEO of nQ Zebraworks. Having started or invested in over 25 different businesses over the course of his career, Bill brings some valuable marketing and business-building experience to the Strategy & Leadership Podcast. On this episode, Bill breaks down his approach to building businesses, understanding & re-connecting with customers, the impact of marketing and much more.
Claris Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Good morning, everyone. Hugh’s Words of Wisdom for Wednesday. Today I want to talk to you about one word, purpose. In the midst of everything that is going on in our society and in our politics, in our economy and all across society, we are looking for something that's going to help us become more successful and more satisfied during all of the tumult that we're experiencing.
Nash Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
“Employees tend to be promoted until they reach their level of incompetence.” - Laurence J. Peter Laurence Peter and his writing partner Raymond Hull coined what’s become known as “The Peter Principle” in their book by the same name. Over 50 years later, we still see this play out over and over again in organizations big and small. “You’re an excellent engineer/IT professional/accountant/[choose your own adventure]…we’re going to reward you by promoting you to a management role.
Chad Barr
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Last year, I shared with you The Hacker story that managed to hijack one of our client’s email account and fraudulently transfer money to that hacker’s offshore bank account. Luckily this story ended well for our client. Unfortunately, I keep hearing more and more stories of email accounts being compromised or highjacked and the consequences can be devastating.
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Strategic Planning and Management Insights
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Effective management is what brings a company together and ensures ceaseless smooth-sailing through daily operations. Leadership that works is a crucial element to the success of any business, which is why having a robust managerial team is essential. No matter what industry you’re in, competent management is an integral piece to any company’s bigger picture puzzle.
Johanna Rothman
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
I had a blast talking about the agile mindset with Elise Stevens. See Podcast #179: Future-Proof Your Career – Johanna Rothman – Embracing the agile mindset. We discussed a variety of agile topics: What an agile mindset is. Why “agile” is more than sprints. How we can use attraction to change. And more. I hope you listen. The link again: Podcast #179: Future-Proof Your Career – Johanna Rothman – Embracing the agile mindset.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
A conversation with Harvard Business School professor Willy Shih on the risks of global, just-in-time manufacturing and how to create stronger systems.
Peter Stark
SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
If you are a procrastinator, then working from home with the ‘shelter in place’ order has not been your friend. Now, you have even more reasons to procrastinate. I’ll do it when: “I have two screens again”; “I can print it out”; “When the kids go outside to play.” There are even more reasons than before to put off that task. Some of the more traditional reasons are: “It’s not due yet”; “I work better under pressure”; “The task is boring.” .
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Seth Godin Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Why do educated people too often fall for foolish scams and conspiracy theories? The problem is that no one taught us to understand. Instead, we are pushed to simply to memorize. To be educated enough to do well on the test, and then to forget what we were taught, because we never actually learned it. Understanding opens the door to insight and to comfort with the data.
Martinka Consulting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
It happened again. It shouldn’t surprise me, but it always does. Maybe I’m too optimistic about successful people knowing what they’re doing. A burned-out business owner hired a general manager so he could step back and clip coupons. Of course, the manager didn’t have a “feel” for the business, made changes, and proved it’s rare when a non-owner manager can do as well as someone with a vested interest, i.e. the owner’s money (at risk).
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Public-private partnerships are more common in infrastructure, but they offer potential for global health.
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Choose An Effective Learning Leader. Unfortunately, the learning function in too many companies has either become a revolving door of well-intentioned leaders who lack clear support and direction from the business or is led by someone better suited to run human resources. Learning Should Directly Improve People and Business Performance. There is a clear and compelling business case for companies to become learning organizations and to enhance their capabilities to adapt, grow, and thrive (or jus
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