Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Which is a sales killer. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick. The missing link between great intentions and great results is often a little talked-about leadership trait - emotional agility and courage. Or, you may be mystified why most leadership development doesn't seem to stick.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

They've started to use agile approaches. There's a great introduction article, Capitalization of software development costs.). Capitalization for Agile Work. Let me walk you through an example of a 5-person agile team. That helps overall sales and support. But, what happens if you don't have an agile project?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

For example, a company looking to lead in artificial intelligence as part of its go to market strategy must invest in ensuring that its engineers, product managers, marketing, and sales teams possess cutting-edge AI knowledge, skills, and resources. Have you prioritized what roles and skills matter most for current and future success?

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

As a result, businesses are able to provide recommendations that simultaneously enhance customer satisfaction and increase sales revenue. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets. AI can also facilitate rapid prototyping and testing of new products.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Unilever has acquired Dollar Shave Club , a young startup, for $1 billion in a move to introduce a new model of subscription sales. One of Rochet’s first tasks was to create a leadership development program that equipped executives with the knowledge, mindset, and ways of working the company would need to grow in the digital age.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2017

Customers today are not just consumers; they are also creators, developing content and ideas — and encountering challenges — right along with you. Brocade, a data and network solutions provider, created a “customer first” program by identifying their top 200 customers, who account for 80% of their sales.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. You should see SGA: Sales and General Administration—overhead. Or, one Scrum Master from another.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 23, 2020

important;}”] Agile strategy can transform your organization. Andy points to agile strategy as the backbone of the company’s success. Agile Strategy. The process of developing a strategy can be time-consuming and cumbersome. Once a strategy has been developed, organizations often struggle with execution.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use throughout the web and increasingly within the enterprise, handling everything from initial call screening for sales prospects to scheduling. Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud. Orchestration, APIs, and the citizen developer. Contextual insight.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

retail sales, or $391 billion of $4.9 That means retailers must learn to compete head-on with Amazon in two fundamental capabilities: agile innovation and expense management. Back in 2005, Amazon Prime was conceived, developed, and launched in about two months. Agile innovation teams are small. of sales on IT.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

To accommodate frequent, fundamental changes to business models, leading retailers generally follow three principles that have been developed through trial and error, often in the midst of disruption. Leading retailers have developed the ability to nimbly change direction, even based on beta testing.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2017

Projects were selected across channels to highlight agility, innovation, and customer centricity. The role of sales representatives in Russia was recast to act as knowledge hubs for physicians, since better physicians lead to healthier patients. Product packaging was redesigned to be more user-friendly and increase adherence.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2017

They include building glistening landmarks that anchor their digital strategy (as Dubai has done), removing roadblocks and bottlenecks to improve their underlying speed and agility (Boston), or changing course altogether to construct an entirely new city (Shanghai). Dubai: Erecting Modern Landmarks. How the best companies get up to speed.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In Part 1 , I suggested that when we organize by function, the recognition and rewards might prevent a successful agile transformation. There might be a “centralized” function for these groups, but all the people developing and supporting this product are in the product line. Except, the new development was delayed.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2019

Especially when we use agile approaches, we want to be close to our customer. Even if you have an agile product value team, the primary contact tends to be the product manager with the customer, not the team. If you have a direct sales force, that direct contact might be the salesperson, not even the product manager.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2020

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? Are you and your sales team agile enough? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? And now we have one – COVID 19.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2017

In my work, coaching leaders at every level through a variety of management dilemmas, I’ve developed three strategies to practice reflective urgency: Diagnose your urgency trap. This was true for Marcus, a senior leader who developed a habit of obsessing over administrative tasks.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Most teams (55 teams comprised of 700+ senior executives) also responded to items focused on organization performance —comparing themselves to industry peers — and included dimensions such as Sales and Revenue Growth, New Product Development, and Market Share. better sales and revenue growth. We were wrong.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends. Developing an effective sales strategy requires a deep understanding of market dynamics and the ability to adapt to evolving trends.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2018

No longer will all developers be assigned to project work. These products are typically not for sale, but they do go through a defined development process and provide clear business benefits. Now, companies invest in ways that support a smaller, more agile approach so they can adjust as they find out what works.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

He installed heavy-weight market leaders in key growth markets (much as GE has done) to bring management attention to market development, commercial capability, and relationships with government entities. The strategy worked until growth slowed in both developed and developing markets.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Developing a scorecard of five to fifteen metrics to monitor business performance (weekly metrics are optimal) lets you see trends as they emerge so you can quickly address negative trends and take advantage of positive ones. Put simply, data visibility enables business agility. Sales metrics.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2016

” That’s why he urges startups to “get out of the building” and talk to potential customers before beginning product development in earnest. Sales staff are trained so that they can handle client questions and a promotional campaign is designed and executed. That’s great advice and not just for startups.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The question really is: Can digital natives develop software-enabled solutions that siphon off significant value from industrial hardware? Mastery of hard science is a pre-requisite to develop software-based solutions on the hardware. The answer is “yes.” ” But it won’t be easy.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These returns were sustained by improvements in both profit margins and sales growth, and they were notably higher than those posted by large manufacturers headquartered in Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S. manufacturers are taking notice.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2018

Truth is, you can have the right portfolio of investments, the right metrics and governance, the right stage-gate development process, and the right talent on the right teams — but if you don’t design the right handoffs between your teams, all of that planning falls apart. But a sickening number of those investments fail.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Insurers can develop a real-time appreciation of prospects’ be­havioral and demographic actions, recognize imperceptible changes in the mar­ket forces that dictate those changes, and forecast optimal responses through better product and business solutions designing. Manage change.

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Comatch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Kanban is a method for managing knowledge work developed by David J. Aside from Scrum, it’s the most important agile approach. Kanban can be used in marketing, sales, HR, legal services, accounting, procurement, auditing, and more, and it’s a great way of giving individuals a cross-organization look at work. . What is Kanban?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

Storytelling and sales are similar. Storytelling is a lifelong skill that consultants develop over time. It is important to be open-minded and agile. In order to move a story forwards, consultants employ a range of persuasive techniques including data (e.g. market size and revenue forecasts), relevant examples (e.g.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 28, 2022

18% reported a failure to close a sale. Cultivate Your Cultural Agility. Cultural agility is vital because, with over 60 global society cultures identified and numerous variations in regions within the national cultures, it is virtually impossible to be experienced in every situation. 31% contributed to low morale.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

From the perspective of the senior management at many companies, missing sales targets is a failure in the execution of an analytically sound strategy.). market, its executives formulated a strategy of developing so-called clean-diesel vehicles that leveraged the company’s core competence. Insight center.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

When the personal computer market became saturated, the company recognized the rise of portable music and mobile technology, leading to the development of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. In addition, customer data — whether through surveys, sales trends, or customer service reports — can reveal dissatisfaction with products or services.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 25, 2023

” That's a backlog/marketing/sales problem. Now, we get to the meat, where the manager needs to know to feel good about the development. This is the same problem as in Want to Be More Effective (and Agile)? Here are the kinds of answers I've seen: “We have to fund the project up until we get that functionality.”

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Indeed, I’m not sure I’ve met a CEO who has made learning more central to the corporate culture than Ridge has, or has found more ways to develop a thirst for learning among his colleagues. But none of them was as determined as Garry Ridge, CEO of the WD-40 Company, to keep learning as fast as the world is changing.

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