Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Gartner research has found that managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can effectively manage — and they’re starting to buckle under the pressure: 54% are suffering from work-induced stress and fatigue, and 44% are struggling to provide personalized support to their direct reports.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Explicitly marketing yourself with the term “professional independent consultant” can increase the price you can command, and it can help you to be paid on a 1099 tax basis rather than on a W-2 basis. Friends don’t let friends W-2! Consultants give strategic advice and often lead complex projects.

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Consulting Accenture Hotels Nonprofit 195

Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Does the person embrace and do their very best to live your company’s core values? If the answer is “No,” then let the person go. Does the person “GWC” their seat? The GWC tool from the Entrepreneurial Operating System ® (EOS®) has three parts: Does the person Get It? Does the person Want It? Do you know?

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Need personalized help with all this? It’s the difference we want to make for the people we feel drawn to serve. We know in our hearts the value that our offers can create for our clients. But when it comes to putting that value in words for our website pages and proposals, we get stuck. You can snag it here.

Sales 156

Sales Consulting Video Resources 156

Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

My 60 seconds of WIP for November 2, 2023 The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for November 2, 2023, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. The cruise company thought a passenger—or a crew person—was hypnotizing people. After all, she was in space.

Consulting 88

Consulting Company Management 88

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In spite of recent efforts to beef up cybersecurity, data breaches — in which hackers steal personal data — continue to increase year-on-year: there was a 20% increase in data breaches from 2022 to 2023.

Data 63

Data System Management 63

Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And, I assure you, these behaviors made the meeting a homerun for each person around the table. 5 behaviors for a home run meeting Listening to understand The first outstanding behavior every person demonstrated was listening to understand. And, I assure you, these behaviors made the meeting a homerun for each person around the table.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

One of the biggest lies we all believe in is that "It's nothing personal - it's just business." The truth is that when it comes to organizational change - everything is personal. Ask anyone whose job was eliminated as a consequence of organizational change - and they will tell you how personal it felt!

Efficiency 211

Efficiency Video Resources Productivity 211

Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are three immediate challenges for companies that want to train fine-tuned AI models: 1) they require extensive, high-quality data — a scarce resource for many enterprises, 2) third-party AI models can include problematic biases, and 3) training fine-tuned models with users’ personal data may result in privacy violations.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

The sheer intensity of the industry is a big reason why many consultants end up burning out within 2 years, opting to exit into more relaxed roles such as head of strategy at a startup, or venture capital. Much is expected of consultants in terms of hours of work, quality of output, and responsiveness to client requests.

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Consulting Management Industry Exercises 78

Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

To fully understand and appreciate that the differences between the two approaches to power isn't about style or personality. Stage 2: Authoritarian Leadership. Leaders in stages 1 and 2 use the "Power Over" approach, leaders in stages 3 and 4 use the "Power With and Within" approach. Stage 1: Alliance Leadership.

Leadership 177

Leadership Consulting Video Course 177

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 19, 2022

One may assume that the etiquette that applies to in-person meetings would also apply to virtual meetings. Other people’s movements can distract you from focusing on the person speaking. Since most people place their laptop on the desk in front of them, they tend to find themselves looking down at the person on the screen.

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

Next, identify what these people have in common regarding demographics, personality, and problems. Through her company and her content, she is on a mission to empower accomplished professionals to make the shift from success to significance and achieve their full potential in their careers and in their personal lives.

Methodologies 156

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Your team does not pass the Allen Curve test of each person being within 8-16 meters of all the other people. Instead, encourage the person who wants to hold this meeting to write down in prose the information they need. The person who wants that meeting needs to spend the time writing the information down instead.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Rather than imposing a uniform corporate mission, businesses should foster environments where both personal and organizational purposes harmoniously coexist. 2) Promote “purpose sharing” to enhance collaboration and find mutual goals. 2) Promote “purpose sharing” to enhance collaboration and find mutual goals.

Company 61

Company Recruiting Recruitment Productivity 61

Nash Consulting

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Step 2: Person A - Express Your Opinion The first person, Person A, gets up to five minutes (could be more) to state their opinions and feelings, and present their case. Step 3: Paraphrasing Once Person A finishes, the other participant, Person B, paraphrases what they understood from the speaker's perspective.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 20, 2021

Jeffrey, Squirrel, and I continued our conversation on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, with Part 2. I say yes, but I'm just one person.). The post More Fun on the Troubleshooting Agile Podcast, Part 2 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. We addressed more of the Modern Management Made Easy principles.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2024

Today’s workers must navigate complicated benefits packages and make critical decisions about their personal finances with limited or no guidance from their employers.

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Halo Psych

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Syndrome suggests something wrong with the individual, almost as if it’s a disease or something seriously wrong with a person. For example, undiagnosed neurodivergence that might be leading to the person feeling ‘less than’? What is the work environment like that the person is in? You can complete the assessment here [link] 2.

Journal 69

Journal Study Research Examples 69

Consulting Success

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The revision reflects my due diligence as a curator within the T1D sphere, in which person-first language is the golden rule. The rationale for person-first language is that it places emphasis on the person, rather than the disease. Why, then, does person-first language persist as the rule of the land?

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Journal Culture 189

Buzzsprout

MARCH 4, 2024

Personality driven podcasts Some of the most popular podcasts are personality-driven shows. Consider using a picture of the podcast host in your podcast cover artwork if the show is hosted by a celebrity or well-known person. 12 tips to create excellent podcast cover art 1. Tip: If you use Photoshop, keep your image at 72 dpi.

How To 98

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

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. In Part 2, I will highlight 7 key differences between internal strategy and management consulting. Experience in Internal Strategy.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 97

The Fearless Marketer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And because we take it personally when someone doesn’t respond to our message favorably, it seems as if we are a failure. If you are stuck in Stage 1, and want to get to Stage 3, you need to go through the reality check of Stage 2. Stage 2 is called coaching. The first message of the book became clear quite quickly.

Marketing 118

Marketing Meeting 118

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

In contrast, Team 2 started “this” project back in 2018, almost four years ago. Why has Team 5 has completed just 2 projects in the last 4 years? Their project WIP was only 2, but their throughput was zero. Joanie, a new VP Engineering, joined the company a couple of weeks ago. Are you still working on this project?

Development 121

Development Productivity How To Efficiency 121

Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2023

When practicing active listening, you are available to the other person. The goal of active listening is to hear the other person. But it is best to share your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and suggestions after you believe you have heard the other person. Being truly heard is rare in the workplace.

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Tools Leadership Development Survey 77

Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Cognitive skills, personality traits, work habits, and social and environmental variables affect innovation and creativity. Are you looking to level up innovation and creativity in your business to produce a competitive advantage? It's the debate of nature versus nurture. Yet, only 22% are in c-suite positions.

How To 87

How To Development Journal Culture 87

Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

link] Talent Strategy Step #2: Align your analytical organization An organization's culture and having enough of the right talent with the right skills in the right places is essential. Culture Lever #2 : How leaders react to critical incidents. Culture Lever #2 : How leaders react to critical incidents.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

You need a senior person at a meeting. The meeting is supposed to start at 2 pm. The leader strolls in at 2:15. When I've asked why the person is late, they often say, “I had another meeting that ran long.” Note: Before you judge a person's intent, you might want to ask why someone is late to your meeting.

Meeting 85

Meeting Leadership Management Consulting 85

Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 6, 2020

I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. Before you write the message, ask yourself: How do I know this person, and why am I reaching out to him or her?

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Recruiting Recruitment Resumes Conference 139

CaseInterview.com

JULY 29, 2021

This person also had a mindset of “my identity = my performance.” In this person’s mind, 20 years of work to get into college and to get the job was just too much. In this person’s mind, 20 years of work to get into college and to get the job was just too much. The person genuinely and sincerely could not answer.

Analysis 98

Analysis Case Interview Interviews Policies 98

Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Any time we mess with people's money, status, or ability to work, we create emotions—for ourselves and the other person. And if we feel very bad, we might placate the other person and apologize. And if we feel very bad, we might placate the other person and apologize. I had a script from HR, as in Part 2.

Efficiency 90

Efficiency Management Guidelines Exercises 90

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Customer development is often carried out through discovery calls, made over the phone or by video call, or it can be done in person. Customer development is often carried out through discovery calls, made over the phone or by video call, or it can be done in person. Instead of asking “do you like this logo?

Marketing 166

Marketing Development Productivity Research 166

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 18, 2024

Then, in Part 2, I suggested you mine your experience to move to a line job, so your value is obvious. These are generalities and we all know how bad generalities are at describing the skills of any one person. That part discusses why managers see agile coaches and Scrum Masters as staff positions, not line jobs. If not, read it now.

Agile 81

Agile How To Metrics Productivity 81

Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 26, 2023

Like in-person coaching, there is a general lack of consensus on its meaning. Virtual coaching is a technology-facilitated partnership between a coach and client to maximize the clients' personal and professional potential. In reality, in-person and virtual coaching have pros and cons.

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Research Handbook Media Journal 85

Action Plan

APRIL 8, 2024

Yesterday I went to see Dune Part 2. Let’s say you learned that this person you want to connect with has a collection of rare jazz albums. Now, a person you want to connect with might have any number of interests. Fantastic movie and better than Part 1. I said something rather innocuous, “Wow, that was some movie!” No kidding?

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The Management Centre

JUNE 2, 2023

Sometimes it can feel like saying no to the wrong person at the wrong time will put your position on the line. This is about shifting the interruption to a time that works for you rather than the time the other person is choosing to interrupt you. It also allows the other person to go away and think about what it is they actually need.

Training 98

Training Training Course Energy 98

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

Cutting overhead is definitely not personal—it’s all about how managers perceive an employee’s value. Your previous managers and potential managers don’t see the value of someone in your position. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. Industry expertise.

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