Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. Manufacturing organizations like General Motors report spending more on healthcare than they do on raw materials for their products. For example, someone on your team who is feeling down enters a meeting. Stress is an emotional contagion.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Product managers have a dynamic role within companies, sitting at the intersection between business leaders, customers, engineers, and designers. They help to organize the development process so that products meet customer needs and business goals. What is a Product? Managing the Product Lifecycle.

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Grappling with complex topics, meeting demanding deadlines, and working long hours are all part and parcel of life as a consultant. 3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity. For example, I often listen to master classes, podcasts, and business news while doing the manual work of sorting seashells. Stay Focused.

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PM Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

Showcasing your organization’s commitment to innovation and collaboration gets a boost when you add in the career growth and development opportunities associated with in-person mentoring, access to resources that are more difficult to digitize—textile and raw material samples, first-hand exposure to the production area, etc.—and

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 23, 2011

These are companies that are essentially independent from product vendors. However, there are a number of companies that provide consulting or professional services as part of product companies (e.g., Improper tone for sales meetings – Product companies are often used to marketing-push type sales strategies (e.g.,

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 11, 2019

That intent might be an entire product. That cross-functional team is a product team or a feature team. I tend to call them feature teams because they might move from feature set to feature set when they work as part of a program or over time as the product evolves. Change Team Organization to Focus on Product or Features.

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The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 20, 2020

I’ve been writing a lot about the importance of setting up meetings with prospective clients and those who can lead you to prospective clients. How to Get 100 Meetings. More Meetings = More Clients. But what do you actually say in such a meeting that will move things forward and lead to more valuable connections?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

For example, it can be hard to create the same dynamic during an online meeting since the majority of the meaning in our communication is conveyed via body language. This increases communication effectiveness but can reduce productivity due to a split focus on work and interaction. Final thoughts.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

These systems can suggest relevant products that customers are likely to enjoy. For example, Alibaba, a leading Chinese e-commerce company, could conduct sentiment analysis of customer reviews of individual products and services, and use these insights to modify existing products and develop new ones.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 10, 2010

One technique that I tend to use a lot in management meetings and consulting engagements involves the use of two slide types. The meeting lead must work hard to apply their best facilitation skills on this slide – when to use open-ended questioning, when to analyze, and when to steer to closure require good judgment calls.

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Tsavo Neal

MAY 20, 2019

Fields in Productize Yourself, Chapter 1: Why Your Consulting Website Matters. There’s a reason why you dress nicely when you meet with a prospective client. If you’re dressed well when you meet with a client but your website is an incoherent mess, it creates incongruency. EXAMPLE CONSULTING WEBSITE: David C.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

research) while others may get involved with bringing insights and designs to product development (e.g., For example, some may leverage pre-existing research. A/B testing) and work with product and service teams to directly measure how designs affect behavior and outcomes. applied research). as well as partnerships (e.g.,

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings. Owl Labs date says they are 47% more productive. hours a week.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate more effectively – and reduce stress and fatigue. One week, the study volunteers participated in four half-hour meetings that were scheduled back-to-back.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Meetings are notoriously one of organizational life’s most insufferable realities. In a meticulous inventory, we calculated the hours spent in meetings by directors and above across the enterprise (a population of about 500). They collectively spent more than 57,000 hours per year in recurring meetings.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2014

Morieux gives an example of a car manufacturer that threatened to move its production engineers to the after-sales warranty department after a car went into production. The car manufacturer tried to do this by moving its production engineers to the warranty department.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 15, 2020

I provide the Zoom meeting link, but we each bring our own drink. Here’s an example of what I sent to prospective clients last week. Have a virtual cocktail or cup of tea Face-to-face conversations are the best way to strengthen relationships. The calls aren’t about selling anything, they’re about strengthening the relationship.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Strategy and Product Feedback Loops About 20 years ago, I taught a project management workshop to IT people. Their products and services did not ship outside the building—their products and services enabled the organization to make money. Adam, a product leader, has changed his meetings and workshops.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2023

The traditional methods of governance, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, delayed decision-making, and limited stakeholder engagement, no longer meet the demands of the modern era. For example, project management platforms like Trello and Asana can allow teams to create virtual boards, assign tasks, and track progress in real-time.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 7, 2023

This can include finding new markets to expand into, developing new products or services, or identifying new partnerships or collaborations. This involves understanding the target market, their needs and wants, and what they are looking for in a product or service. Another key aspect of business development is building relationships.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In 2008, I was designing advertising products at Google. For the first time in my young career, I was going to lots of meetings, and my job had become as much about convincing, cajoling, and coordinating as it was about designing. We were product managers, designers, and leaders. But these products don’t always deliver.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 8, 2018

How do we move from a project-based organization towards a product organization? I’ve noticed these challenges in companies who want to move to a more product-oriented approach: The reward system rewards resource efficiency, not flow efficiency. Work Toward the Product Organization with Team Behaviors. We like to learn.).

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Business Consulting Agency

MAY 9, 2023

Localization involves adapting products, websites, and marketing efforts to suit the specific needs and preferences of the target market. By localizing products, companies show an understanding and respect for the culture of the target market. Localization is a critical factor for companies entering the US market.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

As one example , Headspace, a digital provider of meditation and mindfulness services, has grown to a value of $250 million in just seven short years. Intrigued by the possibility of a way out of the burnout cycle, a coworker (Colin) and I started meeting every other week to discuss productivity. Define a metric.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

For example, a dozen eggs cost around $1.00 For example, the Federal Reserve aims to achieve 2% inflation as an ideal benchmark to avoid its counterpart, deflation. Businesses also need to pay more for inputs, like raw materials and labour, leading them to scale back production or further increase prices.

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Rod Burkert

OCTOBER 30, 2019

They meet spec. If they all meet spec, is it any wonder our pricing is collapsing. You have just further commoditized your product. As an example, think of what we deliver in tax purpose, ESOP, and fair value valuations. If we both meet spec, what is going to make my report stand out against yours? Congratulations!

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Epicflow

JUNE 12, 2023

A phase-gate process (also known as a stage-gate process) is an approach to managing projects and developing products, which breaks the whole procedure down into phases separated by gates. Currently, the approach is used to manage R&D, product or software development projects or other large and complex initiatives. 1] Ideation.

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Rick Conlow

APRIL 6, 2021

Therefore, if you are not meeting with employees regularly, in groups and one-on-one, you are missing a key opportunity to positively influence them. Furthermore, you miss the time that will increase their productivity and improve their results. For example, one business we worked with highlighted this dilemma.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

For example, Steve Jobs connected what he had learned from dropping in on calligraphy classes in college with his understanding of user interface when designing the first MacIntosh computer. For example, you might decide to try watercolor painting or learn to cook French cuisine.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In a few words, the industry is going to evolve in three major areas: implementing recent technological advancements (Industry 4.0), finding ways to address post-pandemic challenges, and meeting sustainability requirements. Here are some of the examples. AI-driven applications).

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 31, 2022

Unengaged employees are less productive and lose companies billions of dollars in lost sales, poor customer service and inferior quality. These kinds of actions produce employee experience that increases productivity and trust. 5 Lead by Example to Improve Retention: You go first! did more genuine leadership coaching?

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LSA Global

MAY 3, 2018

Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions Matter. Because sales reps who prepare by knowing the answers to critical pre-call sales planning meeting questions are more likely to add value, handle objections and secure the next steps required to move the sale forward. The Top 7 Pre-Call Sales Planning Meeting Questions.

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Markovitz Consulting

JULY 30, 2020

The reorgs didn’t address the real problems with our products and pricing. For example, a company that wants to cut costs might choose to reduce maintenance on their machines. But over the long run, machines begin to break down more frequently, product quality declines, and total costs eventually increase. (A

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Instead, employees participate at times that are convenient to them, ensuring organizational productivity. For example, it can identify productivity bottlenecks, skill gaps, and similar issues that are prime targets for improvement. Continuing productivity gains often occur long after training is complete.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2022

Take the example of a biotech company. Members of the leadership team expressed the same, but were also concerned about declining productivity and engagement. Finally, we worked with the organization to go back to the basics of meetings and emails. Does this need to be a meeting? Do I need to attend this meeting?

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Consulting Success

JUNE 26, 2017

I was meeting one of my first business mentors. I had a few hours before meeting my friend so took some time to stroll the streets. The store specializes in and sells products made from oranges – especially juices. The company developed a solid product and charged a premium for it. The flight was short. Raising the Bar.

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