Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Cable TV shifted that (a bit) because niche networks could find plenty of viewers to make a profit, and suddenly, the smallest viable audience was a useful new way to build a media asset. It’s about embracing the idea that there’s an infinite number of channels. That a scarcity of spectrum isn’t normal or useful.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Being wrong tends to occur far more often when you’re doing something new. It happens when you engage in professional development and try new skills you’ve never adopted before. It happens when you’re working on your personal relationships and trying to improve them by using new skills, perhaps awkwardly and imperfectly at first.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 29, 2023

In speaking with frontline to c-suite leaders across various industries, one common theme is that the new normal is crisis-driven. The stories in the series remind us of what has been done for our country and what is possible when leaders embrace selfless love. Rates of stress, anxiety, sadness, and anger are trending up.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 6, 2016

Consultants normally receive regular performance feedback and so have frequent opportunities to gauge whether they are making satisfactory progress. If a consultant is falling short, they will normally have opportunities to talk to their manager about areas for improvement and benchmarks to measure progress.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 27, 2020

Normalize any and all feelings you might have. The only thing you can do to transcend these uncomfortable feelings is to embrace, comfort and give voice to them. As a business mentor to aspiring consulting and coaching business owners, I deal with people who have been laid off all the time. Certainly you were worth saving, right?

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Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

Focusing on a specific group of people, understanding their beliefs, engaging with empathy, creating new social norms and then, peer-to-peer, spreading the new normal. A new paper detailing groundbreaking research on Parkinson’s disease , for example, can persuade 100 of the right doctors and funders of a paradigm shift.

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The Fearless Marketer

MARCH 29, 2021

I don’t think I’ve seen a tougher environment for attracting new clients than in the past year. Well, I really believe that you should embrace proactive marketing more than ever. In many cases, their client load has dried up completely and many haven’t had any new clients in months. But normal may take a lot longer than we hope.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

We think of change friction as the normal and expected resistance from those affected by change when attempting to alter the status quo within an organization. New strategies and changes must go through your culture and your people to be successfully implemented. When things are farther away from us (e.g.,

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

JULY 3, 2017

We all remember starting a new job. There’s an orientation program, a period of time to get to know your new role and new colleagues; an expectation that you’ll take the time to learn everything you can about the core business. Essentially you get a bit of leeway to warm up to the new position. Absolutely. Definitely.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 9, 2020

You understand the business rationale and the economic conditions that led your company make this decision that is completely changing your life. But your heart.that's a whole different story. Unproductive questions about what you could have done differently and fears about the unknown are keeping you at up at night. your own terms.

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1 to 1

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It’s impossible to know what 2023 will bring but, as we head into the new year, some clear challenges (and opportunities) are emerging and businesses have clear priorities when it comes to elevating customer and employee experience. What does it take to draw top talent in this new normal? Double-down on employee experience.

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The Management Centre

JUNE 29, 2022

We saw our colleagues in new ways, and the line between work and home got a bit blurry. We also needed to keep learning as new things were thrown at us. That is a challenge for leaders – we may want to promise stability and say this is it now, this the new normal. We last had a chat about leadership topics in 2019.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 8, 2020

One way to blaze a new trail is to push beyond your comfort zone. Another opportunity is presented by the normalization of remote work, which is enabling knowledge workers to pursue projects that involve working with anyone anywhere in the world. Embrace roles that develop your leadership capabilities.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2020

You're “working” from home. The kids are home, and you're supposed to lead their schooling. Your spouse is home. And, you're not supposed to go anywhere. Yeah, COVID-19 reality stinks. You CANNOT work the same way you did before. Expecting people to “ just ” pick up where they left off? Unreasonable expectations.

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Nash Consulting

APRIL 29, 2021

The Four Stages of Development When we develop a new skill or behavior, we go through four stages of growth: Let’s take this model and use someone we’ll call, say, Jessi, as an example. "Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others." sounds, and several other signs of annoyance.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Some roles will be completely eliminated and new ones will be created. In the roles that survive, some skills will become redundant and new ones required. Ignoring, silently observing, or trying to oppose new technology is akin to swimming against the tide. Reading Time: 5 minutes. Like it or not automation is coming .

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The Management Centre

JULY 30, 2020

You are going to need an ambitious fundraising strategy to match, an on-point marketing strategy, some matrix or multi-disciplinary teamwork to create new ways of working, innovation and clear goals at every level, delegated authority and brilliant project governance. All important stuff of course. Otherwise you will not do it.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming how we work – and live. More than ever, it is important that we come together to help and to support each other. Here are articles you may find helpful when leading and through crisis and uncertain times. Leadership. Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response? Leading through COVID-19.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 11, 2022

A year ago, still in the throes of the pandemic, many turned hopeful eyes to 2021 expecting the world—and the customer experience landscape—to largely return to “normal.” Vaccine hesitancy and the formation of new variants like Delta have kept COVID at the forefront of many conversations and business decisions.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2022

But that can change. Several clients have been surprised to learn that I hated reading and writing at the beginning of my strategic leadership doctorate. I remember being elated when I received my acceptance letter from the university. I battled self-limiting beliefs, which required every ounce of determination and perseverance to keep at it.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2020

A new survey puts that number at 27%. It is also important to consider that those providing training and support for the new hire will also be less productive during this period. Last week, a senior executive shared with me that her company has been “absolutely incredible and beyond supportive” since day one of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1 to 1

MAY 13, 2020

On Shep Hyken’s Amazing Business Radio podcast, he recently spoke with Jonathan Lerner , president of TTEC Digital, about what it means to move beyond the new normal. On Shep Hyken’s Amazing Business Radio podcast, he recently spoke with Jonathan Lerner , president of TTEC Digital, about what it means to move beyond the new normal.

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1 to 1

JULY 20, 2020

The report said they were exceptionally suited to the ‘new normal’ brought on by the pandemic because of their ability to: Consistently meet customer’s needs. A key factor in the ‘new normal,’ these brands are have performed enough good acts to their customers that there is room for error as they reshape themselves post-COVID-19.

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Claris Consulting

AUGUST 17, 2020

In nine days, he wrote a highly personal book that has sold over ten million copies, has been translated into 24 languages and is considered by the Library of Congress as one of the 100 most influential books in the United States. The author's name was Viktor Frankl, and his book was "Man's Search for Meaning."

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are at an infection point; our future and the future of work will not be a return to the status quo. September 11, 2001 is an inflection point – there was life before the terrorist attacks and there is life after them. We are at another inflection point. There was life before the COVID-19 pandemic and there will be life after the pandemic.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 4, 2021

In a digital remote world everyone is in the same predicament, so there’s opportunity to find common ground and explore how to make the new-normal extraordinary. Takeaway #3: Embrace the tangible. Cheers (again)! Takeaway #1: Champion the champions. A memorable customer experience starts with employees who feel valued.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

They adapt quickly and predict trends by continuously curating and analyzing data and developing insights that drive new value. IT has long played a critical role in helping organizations deliver better products and services, improve operations, better manage risks, and develop new business models to stay relevant.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 24, 2016

We’ve embraced design thinking, but we’ve failed to design our thinking. We normally aren’t conscious of our mental models. Once we see the mental models that already exist, we can begin to design new ones. We need new models that are more continuous, multi-dimensional, and peer-to-peer.

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1 to 1

JANUARY 3, 2022

At the same time, a workforce that was unaccustomed to remote work had to quickly learn how to navigate this new environment and manage volume surges while working from home. As global economic uncertainty began to spread with COVID-19, customers flooded banks with questions about their finances. The right technology is key.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Most teams (55 teams comprised of 700+ senior executives) also responded to items focused on organization performance —comparing themselves to industry peers — and included dimensions such as Sales and Revenue Growth, New Product Development, and Market Share. Most team leaders try to build cohesion on their teams. Team processes.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In an age of such tremendous technological innovation, health care must step up and change outdated processes to help save lives by integrating and embracing all patient data to identify deterioration sooner. A study of surgical patients , across 168 hospitals, showed that 23% of patients experience a major complication during their stay.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 9, 2020

The forerunner of today’s monetary system was the Bretton Woods System , which was forged at the end of World War II by 44 allied nations in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in July 1944. At different points in history, different things have been used for this purpose: salt , rum , cigarettes , precious metals , and fiat currency.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 9, 2020

You understand the business rationale and the economic conditions that led your company make this decision that is completely changing your life. But your heart.that's a whole different story. Unproductive questions about what you could have done differently and fears about the unknown are keeping you at up at night. your own terms.

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Cheryl Cran

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

So I am more of a ‘realistic-optimist’ someone who knows and gets that the reality of change is that it often means more work, it often means a new focus and discipline to adopt the change and that it often means I will be uncomfortable and even vulnerable. Do you know what is NOT energizing?

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Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2018

To get there, Musk needs not only the normal sort of investor confidence, but also for investors to buy into his radical vision for the company. Tesla is not exciting for investors purely as a normal car company; it’s exciting because it could be one of the world’s most valuable companies in a low-carbon future.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Innovation demands new behaviors from leaders and employees that are often antithetical to corporate cultures, which are historically focused on operational excellence and efficiency. Culture is like the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. When it is blowing in your direction, it makes for smooth sailing.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 31, 2017

Let go of the idea that all conflict is destructive, and embrace the idea that productive conflict creates value. I find that three specific techniques help people embrace productive conflict. Collaboration is crumpling under the weight of our expectations. As a team, you’re “all in the same boat.” Collaboration.

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