Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

You can read that version, with more links to related articles, here.) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). I would argue that most productivity improvements belong there as well.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. Manufacturing organizations like General Motors report spending more on healthcare than they do on raw materials for their products. It begins by getting quiet, looking through our senses, and then taking the opportunity presented.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This presents a complicated challenge for company leaders: Full flexibility means employee well-being might be in jeopardy. But if you’re going to require employees to be in the office full-time, you may need to mitigate lower engagement and lower productivity.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Product-Oriented versus Customer-Oriented Experienced sales managers know that their team’s sales presentations should orient their messages toward the customer rather than the product. Yet research shows that salespeople regularly stumble headlong into a product-oriented approach when making sales presentations.

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Comatch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

3 Reasons Hobbies Drive Productivity. Independent consultants are multi-role players, having to master every aspect of their consulting product. They must develop their unique branding, prepare reports and presentations, and conduct client follow-ups. . Stay Focused. Drive Neuroplasticity .

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2022

Here's where I stand with my WIP: I completed one presentation, so I have 4 remaining. The four presentations range in duration from 15 to 90 minutes. My normal cycle time for presentations is roughly three times the duration of the presentation. As I said in my Day 1 post, my WIP is too high. Also the novella.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 7, 2022

One of the things I admired the most is his use of powerful words and adjectives to describe the products and services of Apple. This video condenses the most powerful words from the presentation and reduces the keynote from several hours to 90 seconds. The post What Amazing Words Describe Your Products and Services?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

First, my WIP status: 4 presentations still (no change from yesterday). I don't have just one product for my business. And I'm not a team working on just one feature set or a product. They need team (including the product leader) agreements, and management agreements, and support agreements. What happened?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 29, 2022

This week, I want to finish these things: 5 presentations, one of which I need to finish today. A book is much larger than a presentation. I suspect at least one of the presentations will take more time than the novella. When that occurs, I don't use a backlog or create iterations. Instead, I use continuous flow. I work in flow.

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Prudent Pedal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

There is a clear delineation between effective and ineffective presenters and business-development winners and losers. If you want to be an exceptional marketer or salesperson, you have to know how to present your ideas and recommendations to executives. . Salespeople blame marketing and product deficiencies.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

While the leader has little to no control over the external competitive environment, they have astonishing influence over the internal performance environment, including employee engagement, morale, and productivity. The author presents four practical strategies to help you engage employees under the most unforgiving of circumstances.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

This was a rare opportunity to present directly in front of the CEO, so Divya and her teammates worked hard to research their assigned topic, frame the specific challenge, and debate different ideas and solutions. Instead of hanging out at the bar after dinner, they worked far into the night finalizing their presentation.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Strategies for a polished, unified final product.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

As a busy professional, you know that sometimes you need to prep for important presentations on the fly. Having a bullet list of the most important notes to hit during your presentation will help you make sure you accomplish your goals to the best of your ability. Think of this as the cliff notes version of your presentation.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

There’s a growing movement to track employee productivity through increasingly sophisticated technology, such as desktop surveillance, biometric smart badges, location tracking, or desk heat sensors. New research suggests that when information obtained through monitoring is used for control purposes (e.g.,

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

We were exchanging ideas about definitive references for management consultants related to the visual aspect of presentations. One could add ink to a presentation slide while increasing insight dramatically. What about this complicated feature in the product? How might this work? How can we maximize Impact:Text?

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%. At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Goals What is the apparent priority in terms of product versus service sales? Goals Products appear to be the priority, although some space is given to services. For example, products appear as the first item in the menu bar (primacy effect). Reduce choice overload by changing the presentation method (e.g.,

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Tom Spencer

JULY 23, 2022

These materials serve multiple purposes including as a visual presentation aid, material that can be shared with executives, and training material for team members. A standout slide deck can be shared without presentation, easily transfers information to its reader, and is concise yet comprehensive. Accumulate Information.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We know that creativity can lead to better products or services. This may only work in situations where psychological safety is present, however, as unsafe environments can lead to negative group outcomes and perceptions. But can it also help us get along with each other at work?

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 25, 2023

Employee productivity being assessed by work completed not hours worked Professional services organizations have traditionally measured productivity by the number of billable hours worked rather than by the work produced during those hours. Ambitious young professionals value workplaces that recognize and reward productivity.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In China, content-based platforms are generating a growing proportion of e-commerce, presenting a growing threat to established platforms like Alibaba and JD.com. In this model, consumers buy products during their engagement with the content provider.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

productivity has waned since the introduction of the smartphone. I’m going to suggest a classic, underappreciated solution: presentations. We learned all about problem solving, architecture, and, of course, IBM’s products. His training sessions were master classes in the art of presenting.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Instead of incurring the time and cost when you bring everyone together, consider the Product Value Team. (In In past writing and presentations, I’ve called this the Product Owner Value Team. I am trying to change my term to the Product Value Team.). The product value team is a different kind of a team.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 26, 2023

Remember, as a solopreneur you are the product so how you present yourself is critical. It’s easy, affordable, fun, and quite interesting. Just be sure you’re using the “business” scale and not the “social” one which rates if you’re attractive. Put your best self forward!

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Chad Barr

OCTOBER 29, 2014

I am looking forward to presenting to the great consultants of the Pittsburgh Consulting Community. Presented by Chad Barr, President of the Chad Barr Group Inc. Produce products to generate revenue. The post Presenting For The Pittsburgh Consulting Community appeared first on The Chad Barr Group. 1717 Babcock Boulevard.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Products fueled by data and machine learning can be a powerful way to solve users’ needs. Classic examples include Google search and Amazon product recommendations, both of which improve as more users engage. Data products are a team sport. Develop the data-savvy of product and business groups.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

To ensure such acceptance and belonging, humans have developed a desire to present the best version of themselves to others. In professional settings, presenting information in the ‘right way’ can also hold the key to success when pitching a start-up, advising a client, or giving a product demonstration.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 5, 2018

Smaller packaging gives customers a relatively low-risk way to sample a product — without making a full investment in money, time or calories. Regardless, most presenters ignore this growing trend and continue to push long stretches of content on inattentive customers. Think Snack Size Presentations.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Being a student at university is a great time to build products that serve as a solution to problems the world may face. Depending on the problem you aim to solve, the product could even become a business. Unfortunately, although many of the products or startups were promising, the initiatives ultimately died out upon graduation.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2018

When a company needs a supervisor for a team, senior leaders often anoint the team’s most productive performer. In another article, we explained the seven behaviors of the most productive people, based on an analysis of 7,000 workers. andy sacks/Getty Images. Everyone loses. Why, then, do some fail while others succeed?

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 4, 2017

I wrote the following post in response to someone on Quora who asked me about innovative methods that management consultants use to pitch clients instead of using PowerPoint presentations. Surprisingly, one can go a long way with Powerpoint presentations. I brought perspectives on starting up new business initiatives.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 26, 2024

The skincare industry is flourishing, driven by a growing consumer demand for innovative and effective products. For entrepreneurs and investors venturing into this dynamic market, launching a skincare product line holds significant potential. Align your product offerings with consumer needs and preferences.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In my two years working as a TedX producer, and my 27 years working in film, television, theater, and events production, I have worked with hundreds of speakers, and with actors including Kate Winslet, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon, and the late James Gandolfini. 6 Ways to Look More Confident During a Presentation. Kasia Wezowski.

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Peter Stark

MARCH 7, 2023

Be present. This will increase engagement and productivity on your team. Yes, these meetings will take time, but when your team is moving forward, learning, growing, and taking on more responsibility… productivity will increase and you will gain more time in your day to work on more strategic tasks.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2018

Robert Sutton, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University, looked at the research on group size and concluded that the most productive meetings contain only five to eight people. From there, ask yourself: Who must be present for the discussion to yield results? Start with this core group.

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LSA Global

MAY 21, 2018

Product Training Versus Sales Training – Which Matters Most? Many of our clients who are moving from selling products to selling more complex solutions struggle with the concept of product training versus sales training. Product training versus Sales Training? Two Main Types of Sales Product Training.

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