Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Ted Lasso this, Ted Lasso that, it doesn’t take much effort to find articles or podcasts on management based on Ted Lasso. Those who read this memo regularly know I pull a lot of my content from the headlines so when I saw the Wall Street Journal’s August 16, 2021 Journal Report on The New Workplace it felt like a cornucopia of content.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Everywhere you look online during the 2023 holiday season, you’ll see three things: A ridiculous amount of ads for products you don’t need or want… but might buy anyway. Delaying hiring or RIFs (reduction in force) means existing staff may be overburdened, which can lead to burnout, decreased productivity, and attrition in the new year.

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Halo Psych

APRIL 17, 2024

A study published in the Journal of Social Behavior and Personality tracked the amount of time spent on various agenda items, with each agenda item differing in difficulty and importance. A study in the Journal of Applied Psychology examined 100 five-person meetings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84 , 277-285. Bluedorn, A.C.,

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Talent management decisions can be viewed as a more subtle nuance to culture change because decisions are influenced by explicitly stated criteria and unstated value priorities. Evidence suggests that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45 (2), 357-376.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 1, 2018

By: Pierre Khawand. :: You may have heard of a productivity method called the Pomodoro Technique , developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. This necessitates a new generation of productivity apps that help us practice mindfulness at work. The technique allows a user to choose a task and focus on it for 25-minute intervals.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. According to the Ivey Business Journal it has two parts: Improving the competitive strategies of operating units by capturing inter-divisional synergies; and. What is corporate strategy?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Studies reveal that a servant leadership style improves employee productivity and creativity. Employees are more likely to provide constructive criticism and engage in productive conflict without fear of exclusion or retaliation. Journal of Leadership Studies , 7(3), 18-40. Productivity, wages, and intrinsic motivations.

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Leadership Journal Pharmaceuticals Study 68

Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

When auditing a sales report, the CRM manager notices the report omits contact information for many company accounts. The sales manager states that he doesn’t trust the other salespeople to not “steal his contacts,” so he does not report contact information, communications, or other data pertaining to his deals. Why allow stinginess?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 17, 2021

When I attended consulting career workshops, recruiters from the Big 4 and management consulting firms frequently stressed the importance of being yourself in order to show why you are a good fit for the role. Journaling. Journaling involves writing down your thoughts, sentiments and goals in a notebook or word document.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 16, 2023

Seeking advice from external experts is often a faster and more reliable way to learn what you need to know than reading newspapers, academic journals, or trade publications. A common way to test a new product idea is to create a pilot version, which is produced at small-scale.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2023

CEOs and top management teams are expected to be visionary change catalysts in a fast-paced digital marketplace. The good news is that you can rebuild trust after it is broken, but only if you manage what you say and do well. When trust is present, organizations navigate and manage change with improved outcomes. Kanfer, R., &

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Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

They think it’s yet another short-term management fad. But when you look at many of the tools and concepts from the lean playbook, they’re really just good management that any leader would want to embrace. The Wall Street Journal recently wrote about Larry Culp’s efforts to turn around faltering General Electric.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Selfless love enhances organizational commitment, productivity, job performance, and emotional well-being. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29 (7), 923-947. The Journal of Management Development, 23 (4), 321-338. The International Journal of Servant-Leadership, 12 (1), 337-370. & Crawford, J. Mulinge, P.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 10, 2017

In mid-2016 the Wall Street Journal published an article titled, “Demand Swells for Chickens That Grow More Slowly.” ” The gist of the article is companies (Whole Foods, Starbucks, and others) believe customers will pay more for products from birds that grow slower (than those full of hormones and other additives).

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Operational Bottlenecks : Inefficient processes affecting productivity and seamless operations. Operational Efficiency : Analyzing and streamlining processes to enhance productivity and effectiveness. Strategic Ambiguity : A lack of cohesive strategies leading to unclear objectives and uncertain market navigation.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Empty stadiums at the 2020 Olympics provide a fascinating glimpse into the profound impact of others' presence on workplace performance, productivity, and profitability. Frontline leaders and senior management should establish strategies to be present and check in with employees. Journal of Applied Social Psychology 36(5), 1087-1109.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Reflection facilitates learning, provides perspective on self-limiting beliefs when used purposefully, and improves productivity. Evidence suggests spending 15 minutes a day improves productivity by as much as 23% more than those without reflection time. International Journal of Educational Management, 15(3), 119-124.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2023

Academic research suggests that the benefits of shared identity include: Productive conflict. Enhanced knowledge management. In conversations, we tend to find communication more comfortable and productive with those we consider “us” versus “them.” Academy of Management Review, Vol. Inclusion and belonging. References.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

reduced productivity. The app will send you a simple daily prompt asking you about what you are grateful for, and it stores your responses in a private online journal. I find the reminders the app sends of what I was grateful for from my journal very reinforcing and encouraging, and it also serves as a way for me to track my progress.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

To do this, they should possess a keen understanding of the client’s target market and existing customer base, as well as the ability to recommend clear and actionable strategies to increase sales, expand the customer base, and develop new product offerings that will appeal to customers.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

Evidence from a global study by Gallup revealed that 49% of leaders and 42% of non-managers struggle with anxiety at work. Role ambiguity increases non-productive conflict and employee burnout even when a team has good working relationships. International Journal of Law and Management, 61(2), 434-454. link] McCormak, N.

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Clarity Consultants

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Many human resources experts say that they are searching for leaders rather than managers these days. Aren’t leaders and managers basically the same thing? So what separates a leader from a manager? Here are seven key differences between managers and leaders and why they matter: 1. Managers react; leaders plan.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 22, 2023

Leadership Coaching helps you grow your confidence and competence regardless of whether you are an emerging leader, frontline leader, mid-level manager, executive, or business owner. The executive manager is not doing their job, and the organization is looking to outsource the executive manager role. Goldsmith, M., Lyons, L., &

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 4, 2022

As we began to work together, it became clear they didn't have the time management challenge they initially believed. The complications stemming from a lack of stress resilience and capacity include increased turnover, decreased productivity, decreased customer satisfaction, and decreased performance at an organizational level.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Talent management decisions can be viewed as a more subtle nuance to culture change because decisions are influenced by explicitly stated criteria and unstated value priorities. The Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30 (4), 763-781. Journal of Business Research, 62 (7), 673-679. References: Büschgens, T.,

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Alan Weiss

MARCH 8, 2020

The Wall Street Journal actually ran a piece recently on how to judge and improve employee happiness. She was bringing in $20 million of billable time and contingency fees a year, more than the managing partner, and the rest of the staff combined was doing about $9 million.

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Consultant Ninja

JUNE 4, 2009

Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. The Secrecy of Management Consulting. Perhaps the work of management consultants is a lot more empirical, and too contextual to a specific (client) situation.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

A study of 100 executives and middle management leaders in manufacturing and service organizations demonstrated that effective leadership improves follower performance, promotes higher business levels, follower job satisfaction, and follower organizational commitment. Journal of Management, 14(3), 453-464. Collins, J.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 15, 2023

Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. Leadership character is shown to align the leader-follower relationship, increasing both leader and follower productivity, effectiveness, and creativity. References: Badaracco, J.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 24, 2023

The proven benefits of innovation include: increased competitive advantage improved operational productivity reduced costs and increased revenue improved commercial value enhanced problem-solving One modern innovation that is impressive to watch is SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 (watch the video below). Çokpekin, Ö., & & Knudsen, M.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 6, 2022

In an environment of perpetual change, the enemy of great change leadership is good change management. Good change management involves minimizing disruptions, avoiding costly mistakes, and control. My goal was to review the past year's outcomes and make a pitch for future talent management investments. Journaling.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

AUGUST 15, 2022

Studies have linked higher levels of organizational commitment with: Increased employee productivity. Studies have demonstrated that satisfied employees are more productive, have higher retention rates increase company revenue, and lower costs. Coaching with a development focus leads to improved morale and overall productivity.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 4, 2018

Fair managers can reap big dividends. In a recent paper , published at the Academy of Management Journal, we propose that one explanation is that many managers are, simply put, too busy to be fair. We also sought to understand what organizations could do to help overworked managers act more fairly.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

Talent management decisions can be viewed as a more subtle nuance to culture change because decisions are influenced by explicitly stated criteria and unstated value priorities. Journal of Organization Design (Aarhus), 3 (1), 20-25. Management Science, 60 (6), 1452-1469. Management Science, 60 (6), 1452-1469. Indeed.com.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2022

This will help you practice being a consultant and improve your time management skills before graduation. In industry, you exchange your time to build and sell products and services. Budget more time next week for journal articles. Time Commitments in Graduate School. Time Commitments in Consulting.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

Lots of comments on this The Wall Street Journal story about the decline in sales of Bud Light , tying the sales decline to a “boycott” I’m skeptical of that line of reasoning. If you aren’t managing your brand associations, someone else can steal the brand associations of your brand and you’ll be screwed.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Product returns are a costly problem for retailers. customers return a hefty $264 billion worth of products annually—almost 9% of total sales. In online retailing, most products are returned because customers aren’t satisfied with what they get—but this isn’t necessarily due to product defects.

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