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Three Reasons Hobbies Translate Into Productivity

Comatch

Grappling with complex topics, meeting demanding deadlines, and working long hours are all part and parcel of life as a consultant. For example, I often listen to master classes, podcasts, and business news while doing the manual work of sorting seashells. Improve Networking and Information Collecting Skills.

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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

Listen carefully and focus on thinking of a follow up question based on what you hear. If you know about the key events and happenings in major sports, you will be able to hold a conversation about a topic that many consultants enjoy talking about. However, this is a skill you can practice anytime you informally talk with someone.

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Essentials for Your Business Presentation Toolbox

Clarity Consultants

Similarly, every presenter needs to have their own "toolbox" of skills and strategies for presenting in a variety of situations. Identifying which of your skills are the right one for the job, or appropriate in the given situation, will help you land your message better and see longer lasting results. A Sense of Humor. Lessons Learned.

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Building Trust & Respect Through Non-Defensiveness

Nash Consulting

In one research project, subjects were hooked up to electrodes monitoring their brain functions and put into a virtual reality situation in which they were walking down a dark alley at night with the sound of footsteps approaching them from behind. And since these three species make up most of our audience, listen up here!

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#CrisisRoundup of Awesome Links: Week of October 13, 2014

Melissa Agnes

Speaking of which, as I suggested in this post , if you haven’t been following the CDC’s crisis communication on the subject of Ebola, I definitely recommend you doing so. Enjoy the reads and listen, and have a great weekend! Listen here! Can You Say “I’m Not Here To Talk About That Topic?”. My Tour of L.A.’s

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The Importance of Adaptive Response In The First Moments of Crisis Management

Melissa Agnes

It’s an important piece that discusses a topic that is often seen as controversial. Lou and I go into even more detail on this subject in episode #024 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. If you’re in law enforcement or emergency management, I highly recommend the listen. Tune in here. The Doctor in SWAT School.

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What Great Listeners Actually Do

Harvard Business

Chances are you think you’re a good listener. People’s appraisal of their listening ability is much like their assessment of their driving skills , in that the great bulk of adults think they’re above average. As part of this program, their coaching skills were assessed by others in 360-degree assessments.

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