Thu.Jun 13, 2024

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5 Traps to Avoid as You Gain Power as a Leader

Harvard Business

As you transition to a leadership role, your relationship to power changes: You gain more of it, and people start acting differently around you due to your authority. How can you avoid the hidden traps of gaining power, which shapes you in ways you may not realize? The authors outline five key traps leaders can fall into — the savior trap, the complacency trap, the avoidance trap, the friend trap, and the stress trap — and offer ways to counteract each.

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Want to Start Your Own Consulting or Coaching Business? How to Finally Make It Happen

Consulting Matters

If you have been wanting to start your own consulting business or coaching practice, but haven’t done it yet – what’s stopping you? Is it a lack of clarity and confidence on how to make it happen? Turning the best of your career into your very own consulting or coaching business can be one of the most rewarding journeys you’ll ever embark on…and it can quite overwhelming.

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How to Get Your Colleagues On Board with Your Idea

Harvard Business

In the early stages of your career, getting people to not only listen to, but to agree to or to act on your ideas or views can be challenging. It’s often a time when you have the least amount of influence and are still building your reputation. When you want to persuade someone to see (or do) things your way, you may default to skills you’ve been socialized to exhibit: making a rational argument supported by data, persisting in the face of a challenge, and projecting confidence.

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Clarity Consultants Recognized as Top 20 Learning Services Companies

Clarity Consultants

CAMPBELL, CA – JUNE 13, 2024 Training Industry today announced that Clarity Consultants was named to the 2024 Training Industry Top 20 list for the Learning Services sector of the corporate learning and development (L&D) market. This award was presented to Clarity in recognition of our status as one of the best and most innovative providers of training services and technologies.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How Organizations Are Using Custom AI to Protect Data and Drive Efficiency - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM NVIDIA

Harvard Business

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Why Cofounder Partnerships Fail — and How to Make Them Last

Harvard Business

Up to 43% of startup founders ultimately buy out their cofounder due to interpersonal rifts and power struggles. To understand why so many cofounder partnerships end in failure, the authors conducted research on lead founders seeking cofounders, finding that lead founders tend to prioritize skillsets and execution while potential cofounders prioritize interpersonal compatibility.

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The seduction of false promises

Seth Godin Blog

Why do we buy the pitch of the snake oil salesman, the flim-flam man, the con artist, the demagogue or the trickster? As our modern world becomes more informed and more rational, we see an increase (not the expected decrease) in scams, hustles, and chaos. There are Jokers and Riddlers on every corner, and our email box and mailbox are filled with schemes and manipulations.

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Tech at Work: The Future of Spatial Computing

Harvard Business

How and when your company should invest in AR/VR technologies.

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4 golden tickets to capture CX ROI

1 to 1

This article was written as part of a partnership between 1to1 Media and the European Customer Experience Organization. Talk to someone like Lynn Hunsaker and she’ll tell you there’s some 24 metrics to convey the value of the customer experience. She’s dissected and painstakingly diagrammed each one. When all the Venns, funnels, PowerPoints, histograms, flowcharts, and scatter plots are set aside, however, something remarkable becomes evident: While there are two dozen CX ROI metrics to track, c

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.