Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 10, 2024

.” When I ask people what's happening, they say: We're doing an agile death march because someone else already told us what we have to do and the date it's due. The managers worry that the teams can't finish “anything on time.” Often, the longer the cycle time and the lower the throughput. That's not all.

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Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Seems like a good excuse to raise your rates, and now is the perfect time. The easiest time to raise your rate is on the cusp of something new — a new year, a new project, a new client. With the new year just around the corner, now is the time to inform your clients that your rates will be going up next year. Jot it down.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Every marching season, a new organization begins with a series of teams (instrumental sections, including brass, woodwinds, guard, and — my favorite — percussion). Then, after marching season, dramatic changes occur with the development of concert bands, jazz band, and other indoor ensembles.

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This means that if you work 100 hours in January and bill for it on January 31st, you probably won’t see any cash until the middle of March. You need to be able to pay your bills in good times and bad. Taxes – Being self-employed means making estimated tax payments four times a year. Corresponding worksheet here. )

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 26, 2023

Every book takes the time it takes. January 2020-March 2021 I started the first consulting cohort in January 2020. At the time, I thought I had the right user journey for the workshop and the eventual book—because I used my journey as a consultant. People often ask me how long it takes me to write a book. See Manage It!

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2024

However, there is often a time lag between increasing the money supply and rising inflation. trillion in Treasury securities between March and June 2020, spending on non-essential items like travel and entertainment continued to decline due to the government imposed lockdowns and resulting economic uncertainty. Federal Reserve.

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Kraft Kennedy

MARCH 27, 2023

Workspace App for Mac – Known Issue – March 23rd 2023 Issue Users may experience the following issues due to expiration of a code signing certificate used by Citrix Workspace App for Mac: 1. The server might be invalid or may be unavailable at this time. Unable to communicate with Authentication Manager service.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If we take a big enough dataset… Add to it machine learning and autotune and the race to fit in and reach the masses… We end up with a relentless march toward mediocrity. Better to spend our time to make a remarkable original. Mediocre is another word for average. Just about all bestsellers are surprise bestsellers.

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2020

To me, it looks like a death march project. Consider these ideas that might help: Stop estimating anything and calculate cycle time. Stop Estimating and Use Cycle Time. ” Clare decided to use the value stream map in Measure Cycle Time, Not Velocity. She measured their work time. They missed their wait times.

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Markovitz Consulting

APRIL 22, 2020

There’s not a company around—not even the ones doing well during this time, like Netflix or Zoom—that isn’t wrestling with the new reality of Covid-19. But it’s these times of crisis that reveal a company’s true commitment to its stated values. Toyota does. Two of Toyota’s values are “respect for people” and “kaizen.”

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

How much time will researching, building, marketing, and launching take? Altogether, answering those questions (and filling out the spreadsheet) helps me understand what the coming year may look like, where my revenue is coming from, and where I need to allocate (and protect) time to build things. Projecting Projects and Profit.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Marching band kids amaze me. However, I found myself driving a big old 26’ diesel Penske box truck four times this marching season and last without really ever driving anything bigger than a van historically. Band Parents — The Ideal Ad Hoc Team Model? They pour themselves into working together to make music.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 26, 2023

Every book takes the time it takes. January 2020-March 2021 I started the first consulting cohort in January 2020. At the time, I thought I had the right user journey for the workshop and the eventual book—because I used my journey as a consultant. People often ask me how long it takes me to write a book. See Manage It!

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Consulting Guidelines Sales Conference 52

On the Brink Podcast

MARCH 30, 2021

Not only do all of the women in my new book, " Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in B usiness," inspire me, but I'm finding that Women's History Month is the perfect time to celebrate them and really call attention to what they're accomplished. That's why I'm re-posting my podcast interviews with them throughout this month of March.

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Processionary caterpillars follow the one in front until their destination, even if they’re arranged in a circle, leading them to march until exhaustion. It might be that you have built a system for your success that works much of the time, but there’s a glitch in it that lets you down.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

The real skill is having a strategy that you can stick to over time. I’ve begun the long delayed updates to my shop this week with the launch of a new service called: “Pick My Brain” with Dave : 1-Hour of “On Demand” Consulting with me. You set the agenda. We can discuss your pricing, strategy, products, marketing, or something else.

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Melissa Agnes

MARCH 10, 2014

A1: Needing time to prepare is often not a luxury in today’s instantaneous media landscape. Lindsay Kaplan (@LKaplan_NYU) March 6, 2014. . Lindsay Kaplan (@LKaplan_NYU) March 6, 2014. lincy_love) March 6, 2014. Q2: How much time do have to respond to a crisis online? Emma Mundy (@emma_mundy) March 6, 2014.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

March is the perfect time to go on a world tour from your living room. In the Northern Hemisphere, early March offers perfect weather for shipping, and a blissful shortage of Hallmark holidays and cheap chocolate. Megan Giller and I have put together a series of interviews (and tastings!) Find out all the details here.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Everyone stays on the team at all times. As with all good questions, the answer is “It depends.” ” It depends on how your lifecycle manages feedback loops and learning, how collaborative the team is, and how much WIP the team has. Royce didn't write his paper shredding the idea of a waterfall approach until 1987.

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On the Brink Podcast

MARCH 31, 2021

All throughout March, Women's History Month, I've been re-posting podcasts I've done with the amazing women in my book, and I really wanted you to hear this one. All throughout March, Women's History Month, I've been re-posting podcasts I've done with the amazing women in my book, and I really wanted you to hear this one.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 17, 2020

On March 18th at 9:00 AM PST/ 12 PM EST, we'll be hosting a live webinar along with 40 Strategy CEO, Carl Cox. Because the affects of the virus are being felt around the world, the theme of this webinar will be Executing Strategy in a Time of Uncertainty. What we'll cover: How to manage and execute your plan during unpredictable times.

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Strategy Strategy Strategy& Management 52

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 20, 2020

My session with Mark is on Monday, March 23, 2020, 10 am Eastern. Yes, the page has time “translation.”). Vasco Duarte of Scrum Master Toolbox fame has invited Mark Kilby and me to a Q&A about thriving with remote work. See Remote Work Live. Vasco is recording the sessions. Please do join us.

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Do It! Marketing

JULY 6, 2020

No – in fact, it’s quite the opposite… I’ll be brutally honest – our old business came to a halt back in March. No – in fact, it’s quite the opposite… I’ll be brutally honest – our old business came to a halt back in March. of our annual revenue. Total implosion. So how can we be down only 1.6%?

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On the Brink Podcast

JUNE 26, 2020

I have had the pleasure of interviewing Michael (Mike) Tate once before on our podcast , in March of 2019. He is a charming man who has a purpose and a passion to help others find their way through often-challenging times. Learn how to embrace change rather than flee from it. Are you facing some big changes in your work, your life?

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Simon Associates

JUNE 5, 2020

In March of this year, I had the pleasure of interviewing global credibility expert Mitchell Levy for a terrific On The Brink podcast. I really enjoyed our talk, mainly because it focused on h elping organizations change their corporate cultures and grow their businesses in these changing times.

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Interviews Culture 52

Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Time and materials. I get better clients and better fees when I think in value, not time. Join me in the March 2021 Consulting Workshop. I delivered a Modern Management Made Easy talk and ranted about 100% utilization. One of the questions in the chat was: “Don't consultants want 100% utilization? I don't do that.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 18, 2021

The trade-off between risk and return depends a lot on the investor’s time horizon. Buying shares in Hertz or Spirit Airlines in mid-March 2020 could have made sense if you reasonably believed that other speculators would push the price of these stocks higher. That’s why we recommend it daily!” Creative Activities.

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Real Estate Airlines Trends Energy 88

Kai Davis

MARCH 6, 2023

pic.twitter.com/yRo2SsSV2e — Rand Fishkin (@randfish) March 6, 2023 Your goal with your positioning should be to have that same level of focus as Dave: “I help fence contractors get more leads.” I came across this tweet from @randfish (founder of SparkToro ) and wanted to share it here, because it’s spot on.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Do students invest all that time and all that money because they believe they’re going to learn something, or is it simply that they’re going to be awarded a scarce credential? It’s March (wow) and a year of uncertainty, pain and unrest may be beginning to recede. Harvard, Dartmouth and Stanford are always full.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2021

According to ESPN , when the entire casino industry was forced to close in March 2020, those who wanted to play poker or slots shifted their attention towards online games. As a result, online slots have developed over time to progressively become more immersive. Increased Customer Immersion. Recreating the In-Person Experience.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

I started writing this article a few days ago on March 5th, but I didn’t get to finish it until March 16th. With the media, stock markets, and social media going crazy over the topic, I spent a lot of time digging into the data to develop my own conclusions. It’s still useful to help make sense of the problem.

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Actionable strategy is fast, flexible, and time competitive. Almost 70% of well-formulated strategies fail because of poor execution. The strategy is not aligned with the goal. Lack of ownership and accountability. Measures of success are not defined or communicated. Initiatives and measures of success are not tracked. Lack of engagement.

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Women in Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And at the same time, concerns about what’s happening in the world – locally, nationally, and internationally. How do you choose your short list to allocate your time, attention, love, and commitment to what really matters to you? I recently took a trip to Pennsylvania to help a long-time friend (from high school!)

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 4, 2022

Here's a story about how technology changes one day at a time and everything is okay—until it's not. Not because I didn't have comments, but because at the time , we needed a separate commenting system. While WordPress is quite robust now, at the time , WordPress did not easily offer RSS feeds as part of the ecosystem.

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BCG

MARCH 9, 2017

Article Thursday, March 09, 2017. At a time of unprecedented exposure, organizations that integrate cybersecurity into their culture and strategic planning will be the most resilient.

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Culture 65

Rick Conlow

JUNE 13, 2021

However, women face a long journey in their march for equality. Over 168 years ago the United States received its first woman doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell. Twenty-nine colleges turned down her applications for medical school. She was ridiculed and told it “Wasn’t women’s work” But she did not quit. almost on a whim.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes. Additionally, at the beginning of March, our school was on track to start Q4 classes as normal and no material impacts to the program had been announced. On March 6 th , we began Spring Break. On March 6 th , we began Spring Break. It was unclear at the time how our school would react.

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