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Here's a Method for Helping a Leader Hold Employees Accountable

Consulting Matters

Got a conflict-avoidant client and not sure how to help them? I want to give you some message points to help them understand why holding their employees accountable is in everyone's best interest and some ideas on how to equip them to more effective. The Message Points - Why Accountability is Good for All. Holding people accountable for results is about providing the conditions for an employee to freely choose whether to meet or exceed expectations and experience the resulting consequences (posi

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Practice Case Interviews: How To Prepare The Right Way

Management Consulted

Practice Case Interviews are one of the most important parts of successfully preparing for a management consultant interview. If you’re looking to land a spot at one of the top consulting firms, you’re going to have extremely difficult competition. Other… Read Article. The post Practice Case Interviews: How To Prepare The Right Way appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Accelerate to recovery with senior leadership team alignment

Brimstone Consulting

Aligning your senior leadership team will help drive the results needed to move your organization forward through recovery. The alignment of the senior leadership team impacts growth, performance, profitability, and the ability of an organization to navigate change and disruption. An organization with an aligned senior leadership team will have a quantifiable advantage over its peers.

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Time’s Up for Toxic Workplaces

Harvard Business

Three ways to create an environment that doesn’t tolerate abuse.

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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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5 skillsets you still have time to sharpen before the next normal begins

Rod Burkert

In case you missed my last post: Death by hourly rate. As we get faster and better at what we do—because of accrued knowledge, acquired experience, and aggregated technology—we are able to accomplish far more … at a higher level … in less time. But increases in our productivity do not equate to equivalent increases in our hourly rates. Because of this, hourly billing almost always leaves someone feeling screwed.

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Thought Leadership Marketing Methods For Consultants With Simon Chadwick: Podcast #142

Consulting Success

When you have a successful consulting business, the first thing you learn is that you and your business always have to be top of mind. This is the importance of marketing methods in the way you do you work. Simon Chadwick is the Managing Partner at Cambiar LLC. He joins Michael Zipursky to talk about marketing. Thought Leadership Marketing Methods For Consultants With Simon Chadwick: Podcast #142 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Why eLearning Is the Future of Corporate Training

Clarity Consultants

While eLearning isn’t a new concept, it is evolving and expanding. Many companies are increasingly using the approach, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread office closures, resulting in employees having to work from home. The post Why eLearning Is the Future of Corporate Training appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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How to successfully negotiate anything (not just your salary)

Tom Spencer

Reading Time: 3 minutes. Negotiating is something we do every day, with everyone, for everything. We started negotiating as babies when we cried to get what we wanted and gradually built up our negotiation tactics to negotiate dinner locations, job offers, problems with partners, and basically anything that life throws at us. Knowing how to negotiate successfully for whatever you want, not just your target salary, is a critical skill to develop.

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How to Build a Stronger Memory

Harvard Business

Three exercises.

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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.

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4 Reasons Why Smart Consultants Hate Marketing

Consulting Matters

One thing that both new and seasoned consultants hate is marketing. It's the fog of all that marketing entails and the fear that they are going to become some slick used car salesman is what keeps smart people stuck in soul-sucking corporate jobs. And it's the exhaustion of the constant effort of trying to find the next lead that causes really talented consultants to give up on their dreams of running their own businesses and return to those soul-sucking corporate jobs.

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Open Enrollment Class for "The Conclusion Trap"

Markovitz Consulting

Do you (or people in your organization) jump to solutions? Is it hard to get people to slow down before making decisions? Do you want to get better at solving problems? If so, you’ll be interested in an open enrollment class I’m teaching at the Stanford Continuing Studies program on July 11. “ Better Decision Making: Avoiding the Conclusion Trap and Other Pitfalls ” is a class based on my new book, The Conclusion Trap.

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How To Prove Women And Minorities Matter To Your Company

Henry DeVries

How do you change the brand of an industry like financial services that lacks diversity and inclusion? How can one company take a stand?

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Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity

Harvard Business

Three actions to take today — and every day.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 2 of 2)

Tom Spencer

Reading Time: 7 minutes. This is a continuation of Part 1 where different types and benefits of customer segmentation were introduced. In this article we will focus on three customer segmentation methods that use statistical techniques: cluster analysis (K-Means), cluster analysis (Latent Class Analysis), and Tree analysis (CHAID). Let’s first define a problem and see how each method approaches it.

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You Don’t Have To Be A Superforecaster To Think Like One.

Markovitz Consulting

Time magazine reports that the “superforecasters” working for a spinoff of Good Judgement Open are astonishingly good at making highly accurate predictions about complex global events. They nailed the approval of the Brexit vote in 2020, Saudi Arabia’s decision to partially take its national gas company public in 2019, and the status of Russia’s food embargo against some European countries also in 2019.

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Corporate Training: 5 Types Your Organization Needs

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

As the business world continues to change with relentless consistency thanks to new technology, economic conditions and political forces, many people and organizations are at risk of being left behind. As progress pushes us forward, it brings disruption and change along with it. In this modern workplace that is ever-changing, no one knows it all and everyone can benefit from learning.

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The Recession — Now What?

CaseInterview.com

I wrote the following article for my CEOs. I thought you might find it useful. In talking to many people about the global recession, I’ve observed the extremely wide range of reactions. Some are visibly shaken, frozen, and hoping this recession will pass too. Others recognize the challenges and are doing their best to adapt. Everyone wants to know what’s going to happen to the global economy.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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A VC’s Guide to Investing in Black Founders

Harvard Business

Today, Black entrepreneurs receive less than 1% of venture capital.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Tom Spencer

Reading Time: 5 minutes. Although COVID-19 has created new problems and obstacles for many of us, the situation has also brought out the best in all of us in terms of our willingness to help others. Over the past few weeks, I have observed people giving back to their communities by supporting local businesses, creating services to help job seekers, and sourcing medical equipment for front-line workers.

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Teams Need to See Each Other—Eventually

Johanna Rothman

We've all heard of big organizations where the top management said, “No need to ever be back in the office. Work from home, as long as you want.” And, the Wall Street Journal has this article, Business Travel Won’t Be Taking Off Soon Amid Coronavirus (you might need to subscribe to see the article). (I find the article rife with other meeting challenges.).

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Friday Fusion: June 19, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Every week, I write about web design, copywriting, and digital marketing for independent consultants and small firms. Friday Fusion is a collection of said writing from Quora, LinkedIn, and email conversations with consultants. You can follow me on Quora here , connect with me on LinkedIn here , and email me here. Why do people write in 3rd person in the about section of their LinkedIn profile, especially those in B2B sales.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Leaders, Stop Denying the Gender Inequity in Your Organization

Harvard Business

Your workplace is not a meritocracy.

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Your Workforce’s Composition is About to Change

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

If you haven’t already had enough surprises and challenges this year, get ready for another leadership challenge: Your workforce’s composition will change more than you expect in the next 18-24 months. The post Your Workforce’s Composition is About to Change appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.

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How Well Do Your Policies Create Desired Outcomes and Trust?

Johanna Rothman

Every organization has policies of some sort. The smaller the organization, the fewer policies you might have. And, the larger the organization, the more policies you might think you need. I keep encountering policies that prevent people from delivering the outcomes the organization wants. Worse, the policies destroy trust. Why have policies anyway?

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Response to Your Input

The Fearless Marketer

Last week, I asked for your input. I wanted to know what your issues were when it came to attracting new clients to your business. I got a ton of responses and my head is still swimming with everything you told me or asked me. Obviously I can’t respond to every one with an answer. But let me share two responses that were typical of the polar opposites of understanding what it means to attract great clients to your business.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect Them.

Harvard Business

You shouldn’t have to put your life on the line to be a hero.

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Consultant Marketing The Right Words

Jerry Fletcher

They arrive in my inbox as attachments. The request is: “Here’s the latest, take look and see if it will get your agreement.” Or, “How can we make it better?” Sometimes it is just a simple, “Please edit. I’m looking for people to agree with this and take action.”. Multiple forms, one mission. Here are the most common written documents produced by my clients: Newsletters Blogs Articles Posts White papers Position Papers Presentations Booklets Books.

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211: Kerri Schoonyoung—Coming Out Of The Recession, Are You Ready For Your Life 2.0

On the Brink Podcast

Learn how to navigate a new path for yourself! Is this a time when you have been forced to strip out the busy parts of life and rethink what comes next? Is it time to stop checking the boxes? And have you recognized lately that you are really good at self-motivation, independence and autonomy, but you aren’t able to do any of that in your old job? You might ask yourself in this new world we now find ourselves in, what gets you out of bed in the morning?

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