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Finding Cause, Eliminating the Problem, Getting Paid

Alan Weiss

Be more effective and much quicker by trying to find the cause of problems and not simply slapping band aids on the symptoms, or jumping to vast, unverified conclusions. If an organization has involuntary turnover of talent, find the patterns of departures and see which managers are responsible for most of it.

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Deep Dive into Hypothesis-based Problem Solving

Tom Spencer

The hypothesis-based problem solving (HBPS) approach is a method employed by consultants to develop actionable recommendations for clients using a structured, evidence-based process. Define the problem Goal : Create a problem statement. Clients often come to consultants with problems that aren’t well defined.

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Harvard Business

Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’s research , using the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that allies need three traits in order to create institutional changes to support gender diversity. Emma Innocenti/Getty Images. How does something like this happen?

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The Right Way for Companies to Publicize Their Social Responsibility Efforts

Harvard Business

“Why don’t we get credit for all the good things we do?” And Pepsi caused an outrage a few months earlier when its attempt to appear politically aware in an ad with Kendall Jenner seemed to exploit the Black Lives Matter movement. Let’s consider what it takes to get some love from each of them.

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The CURE for Burnout

Consulting Matters

But then I was coaching a client about finding the courage to own their story and use it to help others. So, let's get started with the CURE method for burnout recovery. Today, we’re talking again about burnout and the CURE. I had a fantastic conversation with burnout expert Rachelle Stone and Lori Smith a few weeks back.

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Emanuel Fiddles While Chicago Burns; Public Schools Over the Edge; 9% Cloud Tax on Data Streaming; Emanuel Eyes Property Tax Hikes

MishTalk

But instead of addressing the enormous problems Chicago faces, Mayor Rahm Emanuel opts to nickel and dime residents and businesses to death, scaring away companies away in the process. Make sure you get to the details of how Chicago " funded " its pension plan this year. There is plenty to fix. There's much more in this article.

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Readers Question Free Trade; Does Nonreciprocal Free Trade Cost Jobs? Paul Krugman "Was" Right!

MishTalk

While most do see Obama''s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) as a fiasco, many question my alternative proposal: An excellent free trade agreement would consist of precisely one line of text: All tariffs and all government subsidies on all goods and services will be eliminated effective June 1, 2015". Standards of living have soared.