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5 Capabilities You Need As a Digital Consultant in 2023

Comatch

With the development of new technologies like AI and Machine Learning, the pressure to acquire digital skills has never been so high. Despite this, a UK study by Tech Partnership found that up to 59% of employers are concerned about the digital skills gap in their workforce. With the digital economy set to be one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world, many businesses are now looking to take advantage of the opportunities driven by this innovation.

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Your Next Mindset Shift as a Consulting Firm Leader

David A Fields

Consulting firm leaders traverse an interesting, attitudinal path, with numerous inflection points. If you’re like the majority of leaders, your thoughts about parts of your consulting practice will shift dramatically as your firm grows. Why is knowing a typical progression important? Imagine two different teams attempt the same escape room (at different times).

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How To Design A Customer Journey In Your Consulting Business With George Bryant: Podcast #275

Consulting Success

Consumers are an essential part of any consulting business. Ensuring they have the best customer journey will help you keep going and growing. How do you consistently deliver an excellent experience to them when they get your services? In this episode, Michael Zipursky welcomes George Bryant, the host of The Mind Of George Show. They discuss how.

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When You’re Doubting Your Leadership — and Others Are, Too

Harvard Business

Seven steps to take when you’re in need of a comeback.

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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 to Work Together When You Don’t Agree

Organizational Talent Consulting

When it comes to what is a comfortable indoor temperature, I am frequently in a different hemisphere than my family. On visits, debates are almost guaranteed. The surprising thing is that although spirited and sometimes a little animated, they are actually civil. And we enjoy our time together even if it means sometimes, some of us are covered in blankets.

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Emotional Intelligence For Consultants: How To Improve Your EQ (& Why It’s Important)

Consulting Success

Most of the things you and I have been taught about entrepreneurship center on… the hustle, the grind, the mental aptitude, and having tenacious grit for both your goals and your growth. Make no mistakes: these characteristics are necessary. However, there is a growing amount of research that your emotional intelligence matters just as much.

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How AI Will Transform Project Management

Harvard Business

Steps you can take now to prepare for the future.

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Use a Professional Email Account to Boost Perceptions, Pay, and Profit

Successful Independent Consulting

Conveying a professional image is critical to maximizing pay and profit when you’re self-employed. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to be perceived as a professional is to use a business email address. If you’re using an email that ends with @gmail, @hotmail, or @outlook, or a “fake business email” like JohnDoeConsulting@gmail.com , you’re shooting yourself in the foot.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

Becoming a competent and sought-after project manager is impossible without constant professional development. At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. It takes time to familiarize yourself with all these materials, and what is more, their quality isn’t always worthy.

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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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Leadership is about People-First NOT Profit

Rick Conlow

Leadership is about people-first. Business is about the products, process, paycheck and profit. Isn’t it time leadership understands this? Then employee disengagement and distrust would erode. Aren’t you weary of the steady stream of leadership nonsense you hear from politics, Washington, or the corporate office? I am also dismayed about the never-ending stories of leaders falling from grace because of the lack of integrity.

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Has Progress on Data, Analytics, and AI Stalled at Your Company?

Harvard Business

Four recommendations to ensure your investment strategy drives real business value.

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Your Career Sweet Spot

CaseInterview.com

In sports like tennis, golf, and baseball, there’s the concept of a “sweet spot.” These sports involve swinging a racquet, club, or bat at a ball. These swinging devices have a certain zone that maximizes the physics and efficiency of the transfer of energy from the device to the ball. When the ball makes contact with the device in this optimal zone, the ball moves with maximum force and accuracy.

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We're Thrilled To Receive The International Elite 100 Award Honoring Outstanding Leadership In Corporate Anthropology

Simon Associates

I'm pleased to announce that Simon Associates Management Consultants has won the 2023 International Elite 100 Award for Corporate Anthropology Consultancy of the Year. This prestigious recognition is awarded by the UK-based International Elite 100 organization whose objective is "to s howcase the extraordinary power to lead from the front and to honor all those who strive harder to achieve quality.

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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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10 Marketing Trends And Predictions For 2023

Henry DeVries

I polled several marketing experts to get their forecasts. Read what they predict regarding AI, customer purchasing patterns, social commerce and more.

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8 Strategies for Chief Data Officers to Create — and Demonstrate — Value

Harvard Business

Because the role is poorly understood, CDOs need to show how they add value to their organizations.

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No Problem Too Big, No Problem Too Small

Makarios Consulting

Picture, if you will, a business. The clients are well-satisfied: they are receiving a good product, good service, and good quality. Since all that is good, the business is healthy, correct? Not necessarily. Out of sight of the clients, unresolved relationship issues are working slow destruction day after day. Let’s go “under the hood” of this imagined business.

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Don’t Fill Your Project Portfolio with Abandoned Carts

PM Alliance

There’s a well-known concept in retail that’s also relevant for project teams, and that is the abandoned cart. We’ve all done it at some point—perused a favorite store’s website and added items to our online basket, only to later close the browser window without completing the purchase. Maybe we weren’t quite sure we really wanted that particular product or perhaps the price gave us pause.

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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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Discover The Growing Your Business Secret Born In A Cow Barn

Henry DeVries

Learn from experts about where you aim your focus making all the difference in a happy business life. This reminded me of a valuable lesson my father taught me back on the family dairy farm.

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7 Small Ways to Be a More Inclusive Colleague

Harvard Business

Practice them until they become habits.

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346: Laurel Farrer—How Can You Build A Remote Workforce That Really Works?

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how to align your workforce for maximum productivity Back in April 2020 before we fully knew what a global disruption the pandemic was going to be, I interviewed Laurel Farrer who talked about how to build a remote workforce that works. What great timing, then and now, which is why I decided to share this podcast with you again. Businesses have moved from managing hands to managing minds, empowering their workforces so they can work anywhere, anytime, as long as they get the work done.

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Tree and Leaf Decisions

Consultants' Consultant

Consultants Consultant: There is a useful metaphor for decision-making and delegation of authority using a tree. The post Tree and Leaf Decisions appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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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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How to Name Your Podcast

Buzzsprout

The name of your podcast is an important part of your brand because: it makes a strong first impression on new listeners, makes your podcast easier to find in directories, boosts your SEO in relevant Google searches, sets the tone for your brand, and helps you reach your target audience. Let's talk about how to create the best podcast name for your own podcast!

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Help Your Employees Make Strong Passwords a Habit

Harvard Business

To shore up security, you need to encourage practices your employees will actually use.

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I Never Thought About It This Way!

Chad Barr

While attending a marketing session with Brendon Burchard today, he shared several ideas that we both believe in, and that I also shared in my content over the years. Here are the highlights: Everything we do should be about elevating our energy and become the aspiration and inspiration leader for our clients. Shorten your messages, make them pithy and powerful.

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The 5 Growing Pains of Service-Based Businesses in 2023 (and how to overcome them)

Asamby Consulting

The 5 Growing Pains of Service-Based Businesses in 2023 (and how to overcome them) A service-based business is great because it is easy to start. You need no or only limited resources and can get going right away. However, the tricky part comes when growing a service-based business from a freelance gig into an actual company. Here are the five most common growing pains that service-based businesses encounter.

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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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4 Key Takeaways From My INTIX Panel on the Customer Journey and Embedded Protection

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

On January 26th, 2023 at INTIX, I led a panel with Joe Calanan from Cover Genius, Jo-Ann Chiam from AudienceView, and Kelley Monts de Ocas from Playhouse Theatre to discuss the impact of embedded protection as tool to get customers buying tickets again. From marketing perspective, there were some interesting takeaways that I wanted to share: 61% of ticket buyers are going for the content, not the price : This is consistent with my research.

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Beware the Transition from an Iconic CEO

Harvard Business

Disney, Starbucks, GE, and others have stumbled painfully when it comes to CEO succession.

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Your Career Sweet Spot

CaseInterview.com

In sports like tennis, golf, and baseball, there’s the concept of a “sweet spot.” These sports involve swinging a racquet, club, or bat at a ball. These swinging devices have a certain zone that maximizes the physics and efficiency of the transfer of energy from the device to the ball. When the ball makes contact with the device in this optimal zone, the ball moves with maximum force and accuracy.

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