Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? I have worked on and off with Jim since 1999, first as his Organization Development Consultant at Disney and, more recently, as a sounding board when he retired from his 43-year career. But they do. Learn more.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

We worked through her brand positioning as a consultant to the sports industry who transformed front-line teams into brand ambassadors, which made logical sense given her experience working for the Red Sox, Dodgers, and the Cubs. Instead, she wanted to focus on this other expertise she developed alongside her formal career.

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Harvard Business

MAY 14, 2018

Instead, we are more likely to develop new relationships with a diverse set of individuals by focusing more on activities to participate in rather than relationships themselves. It turns out that the best strategy might be to just stop trying to meet new people. According to Brian Uzzi, sociologist, network scientist, and Richard L.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. Enable Others to Act  — Build teams, develop others, and make future leaders.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

About the guest: Vern Schellenger is a master networker, career coach, sports junkie, and music lover. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. Connect on LinkedIn: Betsy Jordyn [link]. Vern Schellenger [link].

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

About the guest: Vern Schellenger is a master networker, career coach, sports junkie, and music lover. The 8 competencies developed by Contacts Count contain skills, behaviors, tools, and strategies you can learn to make networking an Art not an Accident. Connect on LinkedIn: Betsy Jordyn [link]. Vern Schellenger [link].

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As a result, a company leadership really needs to care about the success of their employees. In this leadership training video, Rick reveals four leadership skills to drive employee engagement. It is a matter of trust, and leadership engagement. However, it is doable with leadership training.

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LSA Global

APRIL 21, 2025

Foundational Skills for New Sales Hires: Setting the Stage for Long-Term Success We know from sales leadership simulation assessment data that the pressure on new sales hires to ramp quickly and deliver measurable impact is higher than ever. Collaboration Across Functions In most B2B sales environments, selling is a team sport.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

APRIL 14, 2024

In this episode, we unlock the secrets of strategic leadership and personal wellness with Rich Horwath, CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute. Join us for this enriching discussion that will bolster your leadership fitness in mental toughness, time management, and self-care.

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Rick Conlow

APRIL 6, 2021

Focuses on development for the future. In conclusion, your goal in one-on one-coaching is to develop the capability of the employee to perform at a high level independently. Just like an athlete gets better with consistent sports coaching over many practices, coaching through one-on-ones is a process you must do over time.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. The essays are based on Scott Berkun’s work experience as a project manager at Microsoft, which however doesn’t mean that his guidelines will be useful for software development projects only.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

These assertions are based on a diverse set of fields, including psychology, sports, arts, and leadership. We hope that by dispelling these myths, explaining the reality and offering some sound advice instead, we can help move people toward more effective personal development.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2025

A truck or van is a better fit than a sports car. Just like asking, Whats the best car? the truth is that there is no one best Change Management methodology. Do you need to haul a lot of things? Do you drive in a lot […] The post Best Change Management Methodology appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Brimstone Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2022

The book explores the foundational capabilities of any organization, from a small group to a global enterprise—leadership, change, alignment, and energy. You create the conditions for winning by using leadership, the change agenda, and alignment to energize people. Energizing an organization is an art and a science.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Additional studies are being done to determine which difficult tasks could be the most beneficial for cognitive abilities, but the scientists suggest that mastering a new skill could have the same positive effect on brain development. The most common pursuit was a sport or a physical activity (38% of people).

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

Since 2013, I’ve keynoted talks to groups of transitioning military veterans nearly 20 times as part of Deloitte’s CORE Leadership program, which helps vets reinvent themselves into civilian careers. Today, she’s a VP and General Manager for a prominent Fortune 500 corporation. . Do you have a strong work ethic?’”

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Harvard Business

JULY 3, 2017

In today’s fast-changing business environment, the ability to develop new passions is particularly important. One of the best ways to overcome procrastination is the Pomodoro technique , a diabolically clever approach developed by Francesco Cirillo. Here’s how to do it. Find a seed of motivation. Set a timer for 25 minutes.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

However, organizations are often unable to put in place the right processes, leadership, and culture to turn creative ideas into actual innovations, which causes even their most creative employees to underperform. Failing to do so will significantly increase disengagement, turnover, and poor psychological health.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 18, 2017

They replicate despite changes in leadership and in management systems. When a team markedly outperforms its peers, it develops a mystique that serves to block scrutiny of the basis of that success. ” Metaphors of war and sport , common in this context, help to shift the frame away from that of individual choice.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Leadership creates pressure. What is the alternative to leadership pressure? What is the alternative to leadership pressure? Here are three reasons to embrace the leadership journey and the pressure it brings and four tips for making better decisions under pressure. "A No productive conflict? No aligned goals?

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Harvard Business

JULY 6, 2016

This last film sports the subtitle, “Experience Never Gets Old,” surely happy news to any Boomer thinking about their next chapter in the world of work.) ” We would do well to begin fashioning our own blueprint aimed at this end, starting with common sense steps focused on the development of multigenerational ties.

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Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

One musician was described as having inborn ability (the “natural”), whereas the other musician was described as having worked hard to develop her ability (the “striver”). years of leadership experience, 8.07% in management skills, 30.17 years of leadership experience, 8.95% in management skills, 28.30

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

Amazon will likely continue adding Prime benefits to the mix, potentially including the holy grail of entertainment: live sports. Walmart has held a low-price leadership position from its start. For all these reasons, Prime has been described by CEO Jeff Bezos as one of the company’s three strategic pillars.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 8, 2018

Nearly a decade since Gallup released its bible, Strengths-Based Leadership, which asserts that great leaders are always investing in strengths, we are learning that the opposite may also be true. We all need to develop skills that don’t come naturally. Muriel de Seze/Getty Images. Call it baptism by fire.

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2016

Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. Developing the Global Leader.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

Ask any sports fan about their favorite team and they will usually spend half the time either cursing or extolling the manager. In this view, management thinking obsesses over the latest fad, and represents a kind of leadership version of the Pokémon craze. Nicholas Blechman for HBR.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible with EVs, starting with the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first long-range electric sports car. This was followed by the Model X, a sport utility vehicle with falcon-wing doors, and the Model 3, a more affordable option for mass market appeal.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I did a Twitter chat with Ken Troupe for his sports business class and there were a lot of questions about strategy, especially how to create an effective strategy. To continue the discussion I was having with Ken and his students, I wanted to offer 5 tips for developing an effective strategy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

For example, on its website, the consulting firm Deloitte says: “We want all our people to develop in their own way, playing to their own strengths as they hone their leadership skills.“ Another strategy is to provide people with opportunities to develop their independent selves in addition to their interdependent ones.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Developing Key Skills and Competencies. The club will expose you to a variety of different individuals, some of whom you’ll like and some you may not – and help you to develop your teamwork skills as you overcome challenges to organize large events. Giving Back to your Community. Concluding Thoughts. Image: Pixabay.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. Lance knew that as part of this process he’d need to examine his own leadership.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 22, 2020

I have known or heard of consultants who have written books, trained for competitive sporting competitions, or even appeared on reality TV shows while managing a successful consulting career. Consulting is a treasure trove of personal and professional development opportunities.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

We recently completed a study for the CEO of a very well known, global sports-apparel brand company. Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? Learning from Big Companies.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Hill began to dig into the scholarship around leadership and innovation, she soon realized there was a lot of research on both. What most distinguishes innovation leadership, the book argues, is recognition that innovation is a “team sport,” not the act of a sole inventor. Developing the Global Leader.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

Check out our selection of events for project/resource managers, business leaders, and industry professionals, which will provide you with valuable insights into recent trends and challenges, networking opportunities, and contribute to your professional development. June, 13-14, Cracow, Poland ACE! This year’s event will embrace two tracks.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For instance, many Oxford students participate in the Oxford Strategy Challenge, which is a mini consulting experience that allows students to work in teams to develop solutions and recommendations for a real business or local organisation. In fact, team sports is an often overlooked way of demonstrating teamwork.

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