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Why Business Leaders Need to Read More Science Fiction

Harvard Business

If 19th-century urban planners had had access to big data, machine learning techniques, and modern management theory, these tools would not have helped them. Rising sea levels flood Manhattan in Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 , prompting hedge fund managers and real estate investors to create a new intertidal market index.

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To Grow Your Business Abroad, Partner with Local Influencers

Harvard Business

The most common ways of doing this are to send executives to build personal relationships with international business partners and to hire local distribution partners — or independent, third-party intermediaries — to represent their products or services overseas.

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What One Company Learned from Forcing Employees to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

A white paper published by the Workforce Institute and produced by Circadian, a workforce solutions company, calls absenteeism a bottom-line killer that costs employers $3,600 per hourly employee and $2,650 per salaried employee per year. Yes, that’s right — an entirely new approach to managing vacation.

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Inside the Minds of Your Prospects: 37 Critical Digital Marketing Statistics for Consultants

Tsavo Neal

81% of management consulting firms list attracting & developing new business as their #1 challenge. They come for the content or the service, like booking air travel. 96% of B2B small business websites don’t offer guides, white papers, or similar reports on their home pages. Your expertise is no different.

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64 Proven Ways Consultants Can Generate Leads Online (Consulting Lead Generation)

Tsavo Neal

Publishing a white paper. Selling productized consulting. Publishing a White Paper. A white paper is a report given on a topic in your industry. White Papers are a great lead magnet because they position you as a trusted advisor to your prospect. Writing for a trade publication.