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The Magic of Warm Outreach

The Fearless Marketer

Many, many years ago, I cracked the code on this and have been teaching variations on this approach ever since. My thinking went something like this: “As members of the Chamber of Commerce, we are all interested in building our businesses. And one way to do that is to get to know other Chamber members. What have I got to lose?”.

Meeting 118
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The Secret Sauce of Highly Successful Teams

Makarios Consulting

Several years ago, trust and respect were not the signature characteristics of the leadership team. The owners of the company made up their mind to change that dynamic and brought us in to implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®). One of our clients has demonstrated both ends of this spectrum. But not in this case.

Meeting 77
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Choosing Management Consulting as a Career

Tom Spencer

I had done extensive research into the consulting industry and was a member of the consulting club at my university. Almost three years into the profession, there are new graduates who are struggling. Consulting could open up interesting options in other career areas further down the line” , Target Jobs.

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See Something, Say Something: 3 Three-Word Tips

Successful Independent Consulting

Frequently, however, the advice is harder to deliver because it’s more personal, like when a business leader needs to change a behavior or a team member is acting inappropriately. Over the years I’ve discovered three, three-word tricks to make delivering difficult observations and advice easier — and more effective.

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Women in Business

CaseInterview.com

My first encounter with this subject came from one of my sociology classes at Stanford, which focused on status hierarchy dynamics. It was my first (and only) observational class. A decade later, when I had children, I decided to give my girls female-sounding legal first names and male-sounding nicknames. What was your quota?”

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Make your team meetings fun again!

The Management Centre

Over the last year, we have heard from lots of people working remotely, that the physical distance is making it harder for their teams to feel as connected, or to welcome in new members of the team or to feel energised. You may have people in your team who are always willing to speak up and try something new in front of others.

Meeting 98
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Why You Need Proactive Marketing

The Fearless Marketer

I don’t think I’ve seen a tougher environment for attracting new clients than in the past year. In many cases, their client load has dried up completely and many haven’t had any new clients in months. Your first goal is to get a conversation, then a meeting, and then the opportunity to present your services or programs.