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Why It Is Easier To Do Nothing Than To See The Obvious?

Simon Associates

Nothing changed in our strategic planning and yet there were big changes in the external environment. As a consultant or manager in your organization, how many times do you point out something that is obvious, that should be fixed, and yet nothing gets done! New facts…no shift in direction! Sound familiar?

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Why Is It Easier To Do Nothing Than To See The Obvious?

Simon Associates

Nothing changed in our strategic planning and yet there were big changes in the external environment. As a consultant or manager in your organization, how many times do you point out something that is obvious, that should be fixed, and yet nothing gets done! New facts…no shift in direction! Sound familiar?

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Women in Business

CaseInterview.com

Researchers found that applicants with male-sounding names were invited to interviews at a far higher rate than those with female-sounding names — even when the résumés were 100% identical other than the name. Now, if you’re a woman, you’ll have an obvious self-serving interest in this topic. I was stunned.

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Government Contracting : How to Make the Contracting Officer’s Job Easier

Granite Leadership Strategies

When researching why their proposals did not win, clients often hear that they did not respond to the requirements as set out in the solicitation – they were not responsive. What may oftentimes carry the day is a responsive and easy-to-read proposal that makes the Contracting Officer’s job easier. Do Careful Bid/No Bid Evaluations.

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3 Tips for Your Consulting Internship

Tom Spencer

If you are doing a consulting internship you will inevitably encounter situations where you must complete several tasks simultaneously. Preferably, you do them all at once and ASAP. So, what to do? If so, do those tasks first. Why should you structure your time this way? Pretty awesome, right? Ask questions.

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Part 3: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile with Skills, Endorsements & Accomplishments

Successful Independent Consulting

For example, I have over a hundred endorsements for change management, but I no longer do that type of work so I moved it much lower on my list. This is what you want potential clients to see when they skim your profile. This is what you want potential clients to see when they skim your profile. Make the most of it!

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7 Deadliest Words of Change… Strategies to Avoid getting Roadblocked

Peter Stark

Nothing cripples change and innovation faster than these 7 little words, and the mindset of the person who spoke them. The individuals pointing out the obvious are, in fact, usually correct. I’ve written more about why employees resist change here ). “We’ve never done it that way before.”