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Is Stress Killing Productivity? Here's How Leaders Improve Efficiency & Wellbeing

Organizational Talent Consulting

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. The following short NPR video discusses how emotions are contagious. Stress is an emotional contagion.

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Consulting Tip #6: Use Your Intellectual Property to Build Political Capital

Johanna Rothman

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. Your videos on your video channel.

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Objectives For Creating Videos

Chad Barr

This week’s reflection point: Videos are a powerful tool to communicate your ideas and messages to your current and future clients. I see videos as one of the critical paths to achieve and rule your thought leadership space. For example, why not have a short 2 minute video on your executive coaching page? © Chad Barr 2014.

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Is Behavioral Economics Used in Business?

Steve Shu Consulting

This can include wanting to do holistic innovation that touches on service, products, and applications. Mercer UK – Personalised Pension Videos. As an additional reference, you might also be interested in checking out the book by one of my colleagues, The Smarter Screen.

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8 Marketing Insights for Your Growth

Chad Barr

It’s most likely your mindset that prevents you from reaching new people, creating new products, and reaching new heights. Their input will become the goldmine to shape your future direction and impact the products and services you create. The magic evolution of the creation of one video: Post it on YouTube.

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Harnessing the Power of Testimonials and Referrals to Grow Your Business

Chad Barr

There’s an undeniable thrill that accompanies gaining a new client or when a loyal customer decides to further invest in our products and services. The optimal moment to request a testimonial arises when a client expresses their satisfaction with your products or services.

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*thwacks the ‘easy referral’ button*

Kai Davis

In my worldview, you start by thinking about two primary elements: First, you need to get really, exceptionally specific on who you want your referral sources to refer to you Second, you need to build the resources, assets, etc., Thus, the first step for you is to clarify who you want your referral sources to refer to you. Hint: yup).