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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

For some further discussion on this topic, I wrote a management consulting post awhile back on “Articulating and Rearticulating Problem Statements” ( [link] ). Skills can also be gleaned from thinking about how one would practice consulting science versus giving simple advice (see post by me here [link] ).

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Understanding Yourself to Lead Others Better

Organizational Talent Consulting

Evidence also suggests that leaders with a lack of self-awareness are more likely to not be able to effectively regulate their emotions and behaviors well. Validity relates to the extent that the feedback takes into consideration the subject matter expertise of the topic, your situation, and the context. Smith, Nicholas D.

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If You Want to Motivate Employees, Stop Trusting Your Instincts

Harvard Business

Few topics have received more attention in talent management than motivation, defined as the deliberate attempt to influence employees’ behaviors with the goal of enhancing their performance, and in turn their organizational effectiveness. ” A global survey of more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies and 1.2

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Women Dominate College Majors That Lead to Lower-Paying Work

Harvard Business

Their key finding: “Many college majors that lead to high-paying roles in tech and engineering are male dominated, while majors that lead to lower-paying roles in social sciences and liberal arts tend to be female dominated, placing men in higher-paying career pathways, on average.” Take kinesiology majors.

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Have We Been Thinking About Willpower the Wrong Way for 30 Years?

Harvard Business

In the study, the researchers asked two sets of subjects to wait in a room where there were two plates of food. It appears ego depletion may be just another example of the way belief drives behavior. One plate held fresh-baked cookies and the other red and white radishes.

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History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) ? ?Prehistoric OD.

Consulting and Organizational Management

For More Resources About Organization Development, see These Free Management Library Topics: Organizational Change. This phenomenon, along with fear and unhealthy competition (other massive topics), seems to drive leadership in unproductive directions. What’s your reaction to this history of OD? Organization Development. Consulting.

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How Wikipedia Keeps Political Discourse from Turning Ugly

Harvard Business

The question is how it transforms controversial topics into arguments that include many points of view. Such challenges arise most often when topics involve subjective, unverifiable, or controversial information — as is common in political debates. One example is interpreting the science behind global warming.