Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Set yourself up for success in the first 90 days — and beyond.

Leadership 245

Leadership Development 245

David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

“Sunny day. Sweepin’ the clouds away.” These opening words to a classic TV theme song are an apt description of how you feel when a client says “Yes” to a project. (Extra points if you name the TV show.) The hours immediately after you close an engagement present a huge opportunity that many consulting firms … Continued The post The 7 Steps to Take Immediately After Your Consulting Firm Wins a Project appeared first on David A.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

New research reveals the secret to better deals lies in asking more open-ended questions.

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Research Strategy& Strategy Strategy 238

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

After a steep decline, then negative revisions, Industrial Production is about where it was in June. This action makes for interesting charts.

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Industry Productivity 53

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Despite progress in the past decade, gender equity still remains uneven in U.S. companies. Coupled with recent political attacks on the very concept of DEI and declines in corporate commitments to racial and gender equity, there’s concern that the next decade may not bring as much progress as the last one — which is why we need to keep our foot on the accelerator when it comes to achieving gender parity at work.

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McKinsey Report Company Groups 229

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A conversation with neuroscientist Mithu Storoni on personal productivity in an AI age.

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Training Training Productivity Time Management 209

Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Persistent, connected and kind. Most visions of the internet in 1995 were about individuals interacting with content online. It turns out that the internet (inter plus net) is actually about connection. The apps and businesses that were most successful connected people–to ideas, to things or mostly, to each other. The current range of AI feels like content creation.

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Conference System Efficiency Talent 45

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has served a critical role in advancing accessible and equitable communications for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. But as companies race to automate their customer service operations in recent years, many are inadvertently creating new barriers for deaf and hard of hearing people. Leaders can lean on the vision and spirit of the ADA to create more inclusive and accessible customer service programs in this era of AI.

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Girard Training Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked comes from chapters five and six of Eric’s bestselling book, Lead Like a Pro: The Essential Guide for New Managers. These chapters outline how to perform a SWOT analysis of your team and the importance of building trust with your team members. Eric shares how to implement the Tuckman model of team development, the five dysfunctions of a team, how to overcome or avoid the five dysfunctions, and eight values to incorporate into your leadership sty

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Analysis Methodologies Leadership Development 40

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.

Finance

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Can Uncle Nearest co-founder Fawn Weaver get the capital she needs to expand her successful whiskey brand into an alcoholic beverages conglomerate?

Industry 187

Industry Productivity Strategy& Strategy 187

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Retail sales were better and worse than expected depending on category breakdowns.

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Retail Sales 39