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What Is A Brand And Why Do You Need One?

Consulting Matters

Branding, to me, isn't some marketing exercise. Related Blog, Video, or Podcast Episode: Architect Your Business Joy with Jodee Peevor. Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell. In this episode, you'll hear: What a brand is and what it's not.

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(Value Stream) Map Your Way to a Better Post-Covid Future

Markovitz Consulting

But if you want to thrive in the post-COVID world, you’ve got to start working on operational improvements now. When the VSM made the non-value-added wait time shockingly clear, the leadership team integrated video into the process to eliminate shipping. COVID travel restrictions made those customer visits impossible.

Sales 147
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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

Only operating in the short term or taking too much risk and gambling on one specific future are frequent traps leaders fall into when facing economic uncertainty. Implementation typically involves experimentation, analyzing the existing strategies, and creative experiential learning exercises.

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5 Recommended Courses To Develop Business Understanding for Consulting

Management Consulted

There are other options - including our “Consultant for a Day” exercise or the MC Consulting Bootcamps. An Introduction to Operations Management. Check out this video to hear Karl Ulrich, Vice Dean of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School talk more in depth about the free courses that they offer.

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Impact-Based Corporate Training Design

LSA Global

The closer the case studies, simulations, exercises, and role plays are to the learner’s actual work environment and challenges, the more learners will improve their confidence and competence on the job. This exercise alone will help integrate the learning into their job habits and behaviors.

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10 Must Read Books for a Business Consultant

ConsultX

By business owners, for business owners, Conquer the Chaos enables you to reevaluate your approach, revitalize your operations, and realize the freedom and success your hard work deserves. YouTube Video Summary: 3. YouTube Video Summary: 4. YouTube Video Summary: 6. Step by step, Crush It! E-Myth Mastery - Michael E.

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Top Power Skills Every Organizational Consultant Needs

Consulting Matters

I typically am not a fan of values exercises with executives because what they come up with is often what they think makes them sound better but doesn't reflect their true values. The VP of Operations kept downplaying my findings' significance and pressing me for more and more examples. This is where your systems thinking comes in.