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8 Tips for Running a Productive Virtual Meeting

Tom Spencer

As a former consultant, attending and facilitating meetings was probably where I spent most of my time. With the lack of physical human interaction, scheduling meetings was the mutually agreed way to even have a simple conversation. Like many of you, I get frustrated by unproductive meetings.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. This two part article series will provide valuable perspective for those who are considering internal strategy teams as their next career option as I unveil my personal thoughts and experiences.

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Internal Strategy: Lessons Learned (2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. In this article, we will explore the 7 main differences between internal strategy and management consulting.

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Planning and Running a Strategy Offsite

Tom Spencer

As part of a consulting engagement or broader enterprise strategy alignment, you can expect to plan and run an offsite at one point of your career. So whether you are running a small executive team offsite, or one for a larger group, here are five tips I’ve used to plan a successful strategy offsite.

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Transformational Leadership: Changing Culture to Fuel Financial Success

Organizational Talent Consulting

An Examination of the Importance of Leadership Behaviors and Attributes on Shaping Culture Executive Summary Organizational culture is a critical factor in financially successful companies. Examples could include speaking up in meetings, holding a door for someone, smiling, or greeting someone by name when walking down the hall.

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Fool-Proof Note Taking: The Verbatim Approach

Tom Spencer

As consultants, we are required and recommended to take notes for the meetings we attend. Meetings in a ‘professional setting’ on the other hand, can be complex – they can be long and very detail-oriented. It works for all kinds of meetings, but it is most useful for long or very detail-oriented meetings.

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LSA Global Delivers First Sales Meeting Workshop for High Tech Company

LSA Global

The highly customized solution selling training program module called Engage, was a First Sales Meeting Workshop for sales reps that focused on: How to Get Access to the Buyer The amount of information buyers receive daily is staggering. Buyers want to meet with people who will add value. your unique value proposition ).

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