David A Fields
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
You can boost the fortunes of your consulting firm in numerous ways. Improve your processes, adopt better techniques, dial up your leverage, incorporate dessert breaks… the list goes on and on. Amongst these, there’s one, (fairly) easy shift you could make today that will help every aspect of your consulting firm. How cool would it … Continued.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. The hard skills help you do the analysis, but once you’ve got an answer, you need client buy in. To get client buy in, you almost always need exceptional soft skills. As a result, the consulting firms want to see strong soft skills demonstrated in the interviews.
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The Crazy Lives of Consultants
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
The first thing you notice when you move to a smaller firm is how much more freedom everyone has. No process, no approvals, no problems, right? After a while, you start noticing how much more personality everyone has. She does everything but gripes constantly; he does nothing and no one seems to care. I would say that everyone is writing their own job description, but that's not true because no one even has a job description.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Michael was recently featured on Conscious Millionaire for the second time. You can listen to it here: Michael Zipursky on Conscious Millionaire: How To Achieve Success As A Consultant How do you achieve success in your consulting business? Do you focus on making as much money as you can — or creating as much value as you can? Money follows value.
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Consulting Matters
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
It’s a common career trajectory: An employee becomes a front-line supervisor, then a manager, then a leader of leaders and then eventually an executive over a department or an even broader entity. From that perspective, leadership is leadership and executives merely have a larger scope and span of control. Despite common perception - executives are not simply managers with a broader scope and span of control.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Mike Hewitt /Getty Images. It was the last race of the ski season. My son Daniel, 10 years old, was at the starting gate in his speed suit, helmet and goggles, waiting for the signal. “3… 2… 1…” The gate keeper called out and he was gone in a flash, pushing off his ski poles to gain momentum. One by one, each gate smacked to the ground when he brushed by.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
For the ten years being in industry, Shannon Adkins was a buyer of consulting services and of multimillion-dollar contracts of consulting services. Shannon is the president and CEO of Future State Inc., a management consulting firm that brings change management and operational transformation expertise to global enterprises in the life sciences, healthcare and technology industries.
Consulting Matters
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
It’s a common career trajectory: An employee becomes a front-line supervisor, then a manager, then a leader of leaders and then eventually an executive over a department or an even broader entity. From that perspective, leadership is leadership and executives merely have a larger scope and span of control. Despite common perception - executives are not simply managers with a broader scope and span of control.
CaseInterview.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
“Eighty Percent of Success is Showing Up.”. - Woody Allen, Actor. I first encountered this quote by Woody Allen decades ago. At the time, the idea that the majority of success involved merely showing up seemed overly simplistic and surely an exaggeration. I’ve since come to the conclusion that his statement is more true than not. If you want to be in great physical shape, show up at the gym for your workouts.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Andy Roberts/Getty Images. An all-star team is making headway with a new initiative that could alter the future of the organization. Spirits are optimistic and the team is successfully maneuvering through new, yet very promising, territory. Then, the results begin taking longer than anticipated to prove, and after too much time spent outside of their comfort zones, the team of high-achieving employees can’t seem to execute within the uncertain environment.
Melissa Agnes
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Virtual communication can breed misunderstandings and yet how many of your meetings are virtual? Do you see where I’m going with this? Dr. Nick Morgan, author of Can You Hear Me? (amongst other great books) and founder of Public Words, joins the Invincible Brand Podcast to discuss the impacts that the virtual world have on internal teams and the conscious efforts and actions that leaders can take to mitigate the risks that these impacts present on company morale, team-building, and ultimat
Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
How can you innovate to avoid irrelevance? How can you nurture your best people, especially the rebels? And how can you set goals and objectives effectively to make sure your company succeeds? These are key questions for anybody charged with developing strategy for a large organization. And these key questions are answered with clarity and verve in this year's best business books on strategy.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
Your website is live and you’re ready to sell, but you just can’t seem to attract enough customers. Even when you get shoppers to your site, they’re just not converting. Sound familiar? Don’t give up hope for a bustling business. Here are 7 e-commerce marketing techniques to boost your online sales. 1. Leverage Email. Email is by no means a new marketing technique, but it is often misused or underutilized.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
June Buck/Getty Images. A CEO whom we’ll call Melissa was exasperated. Having delivered seven years of breakthrough performance and nearing retirement, she was eager to select and prepare her successor. Members of her executive team were strong in their current roles but none was quite right for the top job. As we considered a broader group of potential candidates, the CHRO chimed in with an idea: “What about Tom?
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Although all airlines suck, you still have to pick one. So I picked United. I fly a lot so they pretend to treat me well (as long as it doesn't cost them anything). All I really want is the " stealth luxury " of being left as un-molested as possible at the airport. That's why United 1K's like me board first and pick window seats: Get on, slide over, and leave me alone!
The Fearless Marketer
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Election day is the most important day of the year. It’s the one day when every single adult American has a say in who will run our government. Voting is a sacred duty. So I urge you to make your voice heard at the polls. And by the way, if you think that your candidate is way ahead in the polls and your vote doesn’t matter, you’re not thinking straight.
Tom Spencer
NOVEMBER 3, 2018
As I start my consulting career, some of the questions that I keep coming back to are: How can I stand out amongst all of these high achieving and well educated individuals, especially in the beginning? What skills do I need to develop? What are the keys to longevity at my firm and the greater consulting world? These are questions I routinely asked myself as I approached my starting date.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Chalermphon Kumchai/EyeEm/Getty Images. Micromanagement gets most of the attention, but under-management may be just as big a problem. This is the term I’ve given to a constellation of behaviors that I’ve seen occurring together often during my 24 years in management: weak performance management, a tendency to avoid conflicts with employees, and generally lackluster accountability.
Chad Barr
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
In the article How to Promote Your Web Site that I wrote a little over six years ago, I discussed various ways of promoting and leveraging your web site to increase your web presence, global reach and success. Over the years I kept on adding more insights to this article and I use it as a powerful tool for review with my clients. Since I believe that a picture is often worth a thousand words, I had my creative design team create the infographic you see below.
Kates Kesler
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Talent is priority number 1, 2 and 3 in most corporate human resources functions today.
The Fearless Marketer
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Election day is the most important day of the year. It’s the one day when every single adult American has a say in who will run our government. Voting is a sacred duty. So I urge you to make your voice heard at the polls. And by the way, if you think that your candidate is way ahead in the polls and your vote doesn’t matter, you’re not thinking straight.
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Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 8, 2018
Tara Moore/Getty Images. When your team wants to learn a new skill, where do they turn first? Google? YouTube? Their corporate training programs? No. According to a study conducted by our company, Degreed, more workers first turn to their peers (55%)—second only to asking their bosses. Peer-to-peer learning can be a powerful development tool that breaks through some common barriers to skill-building — and it has other benefits as well.
The Crazy Lives of Consultants
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Everyone has seen an "open plan office" setup. A bunch of my clients had them, especially Out West. I actually liked the look, minus the dogs and yoga balls, but I hadn't really worked in one until now. Open plan offices suck. In an open office, everyone can smell your food or be offended by your body odor. Everyone can see what your high school buddies post on Facebook and wonder if you're like that too.
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Back at Agile 2018, I had a chance to record a podcast with Bob Payne. The recording is Johanna Rothman – Agile 2018. We discussed my experience report with Mark Kilby, the geographically distributed agile teams book with Mark , and my roadmapping session. I’ve known Bob forever. I think of him as a friend and as a colleague. You can tell in our conversation.
Strategy+Business
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
This year's best business books on the subject of leadership all deal with the vital topic of finding meaning and purpose in the workplace. But they approach the topic from fundamentally different and illuminating angles. Fred Kofman, an advisor at Google, argues in The Meaning Revolution that leaders must transcend the challenge of employee disengagement through intentional actions.
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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
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Caiaimage/Martin Barraud/Getty Images. Fearless public speaking is about more than combating nerves. It’s about knowing the technique, the art, and the business of public speaking. In my two years working as a TedX producer, and my 27 years working in film, television, theater, and events production, I have worked with hundreds of speakers, and with actors including Kate Winslet, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon, and the late James Gandolfini.
Henry DeVries
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
Bad scandals can quickly undo years of good marketing. Leaders have to make a decision as to what standards they are going to set and then hold themselves and everyone under their guidance for living by those standards.
Martinka Consulting
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
On this podcast I discuss why word of mouth marketing isn’t always enough, even though it’s great, necessary, and I believe in it. The post When Word of Mouth Isn’t Enough appeared first on Martinka Consulting.
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