Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

Most meeting advice focuses on how to make meetings more effective or how to cut down on the number of meetings you have altogether. But what about how to schedule your meetings alongside other work tasks to best manage your productivity?

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 15, 2024

Effective collaboration ensures a holistic approach to design, drawing on diverse perspectives to create a well-rounded product that not only meets user needs but also aligns with broader business objectives. The post Software Design: Strategies for Sustained Excellence first appeared on Tom Spencer.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Taking the time and effort to invest in upward relationships, such as those with skip-level managers, requires strategy, humility, and diligence. In this article, the author offers practical tips for holding a successful skip-level meeting.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

JANUARY 20, 2021

With more and more office work moving to the virtual realm, strategic planning is as important as ever (if not more so). If done right, virtual strategic planning can be as valuable, collaborative and engaging as in-person sessions.

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Asamby Consulting

MAY 4, 2022

Reform your team’s meeting habits to boost productivity and business impact as a CEO (a post-pandemic approach). If you work at a small business or growing company, you'll eventually face the problem of too many meetings. A scenario like this leaves people feeling their time is being wasted in meetings, which makes them disengaged.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This delay can mean missing out on top candidates who may accept other offers and can also impact the company’s ability to meet business objectives that depend on timely hiring. Slower Hiring Process: The lack of resources and expertise in recruitment can lead to a slower hiring process. References Allen, D., & Vardaman, J.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 25, 2023

Feeling undermined, unappreciated, or unsupported by a colleague when you’re both in the same meeting can lead to loss of trust, along with feelings of self-doubt and lack of confidence. In this article, the author offers strategies to try when a coworker doesn’t have your back.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 2, 2023

years in management consulting, I transitioned to a Fortune 50 US company in an internal strategy role. Before outlining the benefits of internal strategy, I want to highlight a few things: I generally enjoyed my time as a consultant and view the firm I left with high regard. Internal strategy isn’t for everyone.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

At some point all consultants will be on the hook to lead a senior team meeting. Meetings get such a bad rap now and are perceived as a waste of time either because they lack purpose, focus or exceptional facilitator who is able to draw together and synthesize disparate perspectives. Why is this meeting taking place?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

But, unlocking the full potential of what is possible requires a talent strategy tightly aligned with your company's data analytics strategy. To avoid falling behind and making costly mistakes, here are two essential talent strategy steps you need to take now. The table below shows the expected employee skills from 2015 to 2030.

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The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2020

They consistently meet with others individually. They set up meetings over coffee, talk on the phone, or have Zoom conversations. Doesn’t it make sense that if you upped the number of meetings you had with business associates, past clients, and other centers-of-influence, that more opportunities for new business would appear?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Digital tools and meetings may be the only way some team members can keep in touch. On a hybrid project, communication and coordination become both more critical and more challenging.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

I initially started out my career in management consulting, exited to an internal strategy team in industry, and pivoted back to consulting. 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.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

When it comes to strategic planning, every organization will go about scheduling their meetings in a different way. Regardless, having scheduled strategy progress and project management meetings will remain essential to fulfill your organizational goals and objectives.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Let’s delve into the intricacies of constructing an effective sales strategy that makes sense to your people, your customers, and your business as a whole.

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Chad Barr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Please provide me with three distinct [topic of interest] strategies. Each strategy should have a unique approach and please name each of the strategies. Would you please provide me now with the pros and cons of each of the strategies taking into consideration all that you know about [topic of interest field]?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Here are six practical culture change strategies that will move your company closer toward your goal. If you are looking for a good discussion topic at an upcoming meeting, take some time to ask those attending how they would describe the organization's culture. What is Organizational Culture? How can Organizational Culture be Changed?

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Asamby Consulting

JULY 25, 2022

What does a good strategy execution require If you have the right strategy and execute it well, your business will thrive. But given your strategy is smart, what's required to execute well on your strategy? This article outlines a simple framework to execute your strategy. It's that simple.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

To turn those dreams into workplace realities, leaders set strategies. Evidence suggests only 5% of employees understand their company's strategy. This is alarming, given evidence a direct positive correlation exists between employee commitment to strategy and employee involvement in strategy development. Development.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2022

This article continues on from Part 1 , in which I shared some of my experiences of working with an internal strategy team at a large financial institution, and some of the main projects and activities I undertook. In this article, we will explore the 7 main differences between internal strategy and management consulting. Flexibility.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Do You Need to Implement Strategies for Executive Teams to Stay Aligned? That is why strategies for executive teams to stay aligned are paramount. What Happens to Strategies When Executive Teams Do Not Stay Aligned Successfully designing and executing a company strategy is not easy.

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PM Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

Whether it’s how your group comes together to collaborate on project budget development or the systems you use to maintain stakeholder engagement, a willingness to blend new and old methods gives you wider access to options that can lead to the perfect strategy for your unique situation. Consider your communications strategy.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Henry DeVries

MARCH 10, 2022

Brand image judgements and impressions happen fast, often in the first 30 to 60 seconds of a meeting. Cindy Skalicky from On Point Communications offers advice on how to run better meetings, whether virtual or hybrid.

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The Fearless Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2020

The purpose of B2B marketing is to get meetings with prospective clients. And you do that by meeting more people and getting to know them. When I got my first clients in San Francisco, where I started my business, I sent out letters to members of the SF Chamber of Commerce and then followed up by phone for meetings.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

62% increase in strategic clarity 75% increase in strategic alignment and commitment 29% increase in executive team norms and role acceptance This global and growing Digital Marketing Firm wanted to create senior team alignment to meet aggressive growth, EBIT, and hiring targets. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

By changing how we approach meetings and how we run meetings, we can connect and communicate without furthering meeting fatigue. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of meetings per person has increased by 12.9%, and the number of attendees per meeting has increased by 13.5%. Back to the Basics.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 27, 2023

More than that, they typically do not have the resources to conduct effective talent […] The post Recruiters You Should Meet to Staff for Success appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. However, without a data strategy , the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes is greatly diminished.

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Consultants' Consultant

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Consultants Consultant: My favourite tools for strategy days include these ones which I have made into. The post Strategy tools appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2023

The highly customized solution selling training program module called Engage, was a First Sales Meeting Workshop for sales reps that focused on: How to Get Access to the Buyer The amount of information buyers receive daily is staggering. Buyers want to meet with people who will add value. your unique value proposition ).

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 12, 2021

You have information the team needs, and you want to meet. You see the need for these meetings: Standups. Except, the team thinks you want to meet too often. Instead of calling every gathering a “meeting,” use the meeting's purpose to guide your decisions. If so, that might be a meeting.

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Henry DeVries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

For the most part, video meetings are the closest thing we get to in-person interactions, so we need to make the most of them. Here are some tips on the best ways to handle this way of connecting with prospects.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And beware of the meeting trap. increase in the number of meetings per person since the start of the pandemic. What’s more, we have seen the number of attendees per meetings increase by 12.5%, our time spent in meetings increase by 5%, and fragmented time (blocks of time to work shorter than two hours) increase by 23%.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Ultimately - even if you're trying to meet urgent needs - you also still need confidence in your value proposition - because all of your immediate efforts will be focused on finding the people who you can help and who genuinely need you. Here's a sample script you can use when meeting someone at a networking event : Make Personal Contact.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A guide to setting a strategy-centric agenda for board meetings.

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