Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2016

In the fall of 2015, after spending two years in a small town in the Ruhr Valley starting to learn German (I will appreciate Mark Twain’s perspective on the sprache so much better going forward), I moved to Frankfurt to begin my Executive MBA at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. Image Source: WallpaperUp ).

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Nash Consulting

APRIL 27, 2021

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 – bottom line – unapproachable managers are ineffective, as you can well imagine.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2017

This is one of the questions I get asked most frequently by independent management consultants. Although it can be a boring subject, your business structure will have significant implications, including: Taxes. There are significant tax implications to this but that’s a different topic. Why is this decision so important?

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Take these examples from a recent survey we did with managers and employees: “We had an assistant who created a very adversarial atmosphere. ’ Because we didn’t reach out to ease employees’ worries and fears we created an atmosphere of anxiety (i.e., ‘Will the company survive?’ ’ etc.)

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you’re a manager, it’s likely that introverts make up one-third to one-half of your team. HBR: Should you push an employee who’s reticent about attending a conference or networking event to “get out of their comfort zone” and just go? Encourage your employees to choose their venues with this in mind.

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 4, 2019

That discussion and the flood of emails I’ve received (with very polar points of view) has probably been one of the most controversial topics I’ve written about — ever. I had no idea that I inadvertently walked into such a controversial subject. Clearly, people are very passionate about their music. Seriously… no idea.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

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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Melissa Agnes

APRIL 26, 2016

What is the goal of crisis management? The goal of crisis management is to salvage your organization’s reputation and bottom line when presented with a bad or threatening situation – or so says the majority of people. Whole Foods Market’s offensive crisis management strategy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2017

When an employee looks unkempt or wears revealing clothing, they may have a harder time gaining their colleagues’ or customers’ respect. But how do you broach what feels like a sensitive topic? “It’s uncomfortable and awkward,” he says, “and at the end of the day, a lot of it is subjective.”

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

If you’re asked to speak at a conference or event, it’s likely because you’ve demonstrated expertise in your particular subject. To provide a great experience for attendees, you generally want to focus on the topic the organizers have requested – the “greatest hits” that you’re known for.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 27, 2017

I’ve been working with a client company on the implementation of an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). In an ESOP, a qualified plan, the plan buys the stock of the firm from the owners with vested employees now the owners, en masse. Methodologies : The second red-flag topic is the improper use of valuation methodologies.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2017

To see how employees interpreted these policies, my colleague Marlo Goldstein Hode and I gave 24 employees of a large government organization a copy of the organization’s sexual harassment policy, asking them to read it and then tell us about the policy. This shift is subtle but significant.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 4, 2017

In one study, researchers found that employees fear that their manager will think less of them for taking vacation. As with anything that matters in the workplace, the key to vacation compliance is to measure it and manage it. Keep track of how many vacation days employees have taken, and give periodic updates.

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Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2018

First, board members periodically attend (in an observing capacity only) monthly and quarterly senior management meetings. Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) are two-day gatherings of the top 500 employees. Ultimately, the aspiration is that this will translate to significantly more confidence in management and its choices.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” When Matt drowned in a fast-moving river, it fell to me to cancel his credit cards, close out the utilities at his apartment, and manage his cell phone account. So how can you ensure your employees are building enduring and caring customer relationships, while also protecting your interests?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Few topics have captivated talent management discussions more intensely than potential. For instance, the majority of solid individual contributors — technical experts — are not good people managers, nor do they enjoy managing others. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Garry Gay/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2017

If the topic of sexual harassment hasn’t come up in your office – either on Slack, in conversations over lunch, or by the watercooler — I’d be surprised. With the ongoing #metoo campaign and the almost daily headlines about men accused of harassing their coworkers, this subject is top of mind for many of us.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

They then estimated the median pay for each of those jobs (also using Glassdoor data) for employees with five years of experience or less. But why do we assume that STEM subjects are “harder” than subjects that are more person- or language-oriented? Aren’t human beings just as complex as code?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2017

It may also cause you to trust your boss less, says Nancy Rothbard, the David Pottruck Professor of Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Change the subject. ’” Your goal, says Rothbard, is to “change the subject.” “Say, ‘I see that time is getting away from us.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 26, 2012

History of Organization Development (Part 5 of 6) — Wilfred Bion and Eric Trist “The Birth of Self-Managed Work Groups” By Carter McNamara on June 26, 2012. The Origin of ‘Self-Managed Work Teams ’. Self-Managed Teams: A Socio-Technical Innovation. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. –The Editor).

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Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 4, 2019

When his prospect’s talk turns to a particular topic Dan has written about, he quietly mentions, “I actually published an article on that very subject in a business journal. A Certified Management Consultant, he has penned columns for Huffington Post, the American Management Association and Boston Magazine.

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Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

We know how to manage people (for thousands of years). Improving organizational performance by leveraging Human Resources has been a hot topic since God was a boy. Every year hundreds of titles are published around this subject. High performance organizations’ manage to tap into this potential energy. Example: The St.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As companies increasingly turn to eLearning platforms to facilitate employee training and development, it’s crucial to understand the cognitive processes at play. Here are the three types of cognitive load: Intrinsic Cognitive Load: This is the inherent complexity of the subject matter being taught.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Perhaps you don’t have an angry mob yelling at your meeting but there are lots of crises that managers face when a meeting goes off the rails. The discussion shifts from topic to topic with no resolution. It always falls to the manager to impose order. Alan needs to pull employees off projects to attend trainings.

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CaseInterview.com

JUNE 13, 2019

Topics Covered: How to Write a Resume That Will Get You the Interview. Your cover letter can make a big difference when applying for a management consulting position. Dedicate a section to explain why you’re the right fit as a management consultant. How to Write a Cover Letter That Will Get You the Interview.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 29, 2015

So let''s move on to a another topic: new slavery (conscription) requirements. Businesses commissar requires organizations to dismiss employees receiving a summons and to ensure the attendance of recruits at the points specified in the mobilization orders. The ban applies even to those who have not yet received a summons.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Too many management articles — including many I’ve written — serve to comfort those afflicted by the misdeeds of others. How to Manage a Toxic Employee. When board members would take us on tangents, I’d call attention to what was happening and politely ask if the group wanted to return to topic.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 18, 2016

Being on great terms with your manager helps you “stay aligned with the priorities of the organization, understand its constraints, and get access to the resources you need to get things done,” she says. “Most bosses appreciate employees who work hard, mean well, ask for help, and follow through,” he says.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

Even if you don’t need to know a lot about finance to do your day-to-day job, the more conversant you are on the subject, the better off you’ll be, according to Richard Ruback, a professor at Harvard Business School and the coauthor of the HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business. And who’s in the best position to offer advice?

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2013

How Public Employee Unions are Bankrupting the Nation. As a single subject this topic outweighs any crisis of the EURO in Spain, Greece or else by a huge margin. Unfortunately, AFD has not positioned itself for this topic and they may miss out if they dont take a strong stand quickly. Case Against The Fed. Master Traders.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 16, 2017

In an era in which “diversity” has become a buzzword in the business world, the firm’s interest in the topic was both admirable and understandable. companies over more than a decade, companies implementing compulsory training for managers actually showed a decline in employee minority representation.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

501(c)(3) organizations are free to takes sides on ballot measures as a lobbying activity, subject to normal limits on lobbying. These would include, but not be limited to, initiatives related to [LIST KEY TOPICS RELATED TO YOUR MISSION]. Ballot measure advocacy is a first amendment issue, not a matter of tax law.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Upbeat Music Can Make Employees More Cooperative. Focus the group on this topic as your starting point for the discussion. As members consider the focus topic for discussion, have them select a photo or two that resonates with them and visualizes their thoughts. Amy Jen Su. Celia de Anca and Salvador Aragón. Kevin Kniffin.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 5, 2017

As a manager, you probably wish you could give all the people on your team more attention. But sometimes certain employees seem to need more than their fair share of your time. How do you balance being a responsive manager with the need to get your own work done? And how should you manage your frustration?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 31, 2017

Employee turnover can be a big challenge for companies. But it creates a unique problem for professional services firms, which have to worry about employees taking clients with them if they leave. Small business owners and entrepreneurs also focus on increasing their client retention rates should their employees leave.

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Harvard Business

MAY 2, 2016

The hunt for Bin Laden from 2009–2010 yielded many lessons about managing a large, complex organization that is focused on varied missions under intense pressure. These management lessons, we believe, are relevant far beyond Langley. It was not a top-focus item of the Agency’s senior management. Where We Started.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2016

Drucker was pushing us to think and act less like employees taking orders and more like free agents, alert and responsive to opportunities whether we work in a startup or in a large corporation. Many large companies are experimenting with ways to tap into their employees’ creative ideas.

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