David A Fields
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Consulting firms ranging from solo practitioners to $20m+ boutiques regularly secure engagements on Catalant, Umbrex, BTG and similar talent platforms. Those platforms can be an excellent source of projects for your consulting firm too… if you know how to win on them. Otherwise they can be a distraction and source of frustration. Fortunately, we recently … Continued.
Consulting Success
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Leading an organization is a big responsibility. But it does not mean we have to drown and stretch ourselves too thin. Even better, we can actually lead without working (and being) neck-deep in the company. Sounds impossible? Let Mandi Ellefson of Hands-Off CEO share how you can run your business profitably without you! In this episode, she joins Michael.
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Consulting Matters
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Want to know what it looks like to take a strategic approach to networking? I for sure do. Tune into this special interview where I'm in the hot seat! I asked Contacts Count President and Networking Guru Vern Schellenger to do an on-air coaching session with me to help me craft my own personal and business networking strategy. I recently moved to Colorado from Orlando, where I lived for 31 years.
Makarios Consulting
OCTOBER 13, 2022
It is easy for a leader to wreck trust on their team. Too easy. If you as a leader are seeing a trust deficit within your team, ask yourself if you have contributed to the situation in one or more of the following seven ways: 1. You put the kibosh on communication. For trust to flourish on your team, your people have to be “in the know.” And that means you need to be communicating – consistently and clearly – about your vision and core values, your goals and objectives, your obstacles and opport
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CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 12, 2022
In individual relationships, it’s easy to complain. The problem with complaining as a primary way of relating is that, often, there aren’t positive changes. In fact, when you complain about somebody else, the most common reaction you’ll get is a counter-complaint. This can spark a “complaint war.” Here’s why complaints don’t always work and sometimes backfire and make the situation worse.
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Epicflow
OCTOBER 13, 2022
It sometimes happens that an organization invests in implementing a resource management solution, but the results of this endeavor are far from satisfactory. One of the reasons for that is making mistakes when working with this kind of tools. . What are these errors and how to get the most out of an RM solution? Read further to find the answers. .
Rick Conlow
OCTOBER 8, 2022
The number one problem in organizations is the lack of communication. This includes executives with one another. Furthermore, it maliciously spreads to management across departmental silos. And, of course, between managers and employees. It is a deadly disease that saps the productivity out of everyone. Why is it such a problem? First, people in general are selfish and looking out for themselves.
CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 14, 2022
One of the things I’ve paid more attention to in the past several years is cognitive load. Cognitive refers to the brain. Load refers to workload. Cognitive load is how much work your brain has to keep track of and think about at any given time. The reality is that your brain has limits. You can only pay attention to so many things at the same time.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 13, 2022
A roundtable conversation takes stock of Clayton Christensen’s influential theory.
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.
Johanna Rothman
OCTOBER 11, 2022
I returned from my almost two weeks of vacation at 1:30 this morning. (Travel. Sigh.) Since I'm jetlagged and not thinking clearly, I thought I'd start a new thread in this blog: newsletter recommendations. I read a ton of newsletters to learn from the writer's content. However, because I'm a consultant and use newsletters to market myself, I also learn from the form.
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 14, 2022
If you have the privilege of attending university and are excited about problem solving, you may be interested in building software solutions. Being a student at university is a great time to build products that serve as a solution to problems the world may face. As a student you have access to incredible resources such as a community of likeminded peers, faculty and staff support, and financial resources like grants.
CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Dogs bark. Cats meow. Fish swim. Birds fly. Other than a few exceptions, this is how the world works. If you try to get your cat to bark, you’re going to expend a lot of energy and be very disappointed. If you’re the “cat” and someone is trying to get you to “bark,” you’re not going to be very happy about it. If you’re the cat and you feel bad or even ashamed that you can’t bark, as if something is “wrong” with you, this is a sure path to self-esteem problems.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Data will help you identify the biggest problems — and get buy-in from skeptics.
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PM Alliance
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The support of well-placed and well-backed sponsors is critical to executing strategic projects. As our project management consultants help clients work through their high-visibility and high-risk initiatives, we know that sponsor backing is particularly important when a project requires significant allocations of funds or personnel. Those projects that are expected to create widespread changes in workflows and other internal processes also benefit from strong sponsor support.
Simon Associates
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The gap between what we say and what we do. We know that what we say and what we mean are often far apart. The gap is something that comes from our brains moving far faster thinking than our voices can communicate those thoughts. You might want to take a look at Byron Reese’s new book, Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future—and Shape It.
On the Brink Podcast
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Hear how telling each other stories helped us evolve. My audience knows how much I like to learn about early human evolution and how we continue to adapt to changing times. Thanks to my former PR guru, Sarah Wilson, I was introduced to Byron Reese, who is a futurist, an author and an entrepreneur. He tends to see things through that fresh lens I always talk about.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Research shows that agendas often create the appearance of effective meetings — without actually improving how they’re run.
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PM Alliance
OCTOBER 14, 2022
One of the almost ubiquitous risks of any digital transformation initiative revolves around the legacy technology the project will either augment or replace. Existing solutions, particularly those that have been around for decades and have woven themselves into processes all over the enterprise, can be surprisingly sticky. Users may not sing an old system’s praises, but your project team could find that the staying power of a well-entrenched platform exceeds every expectation.
Simon Associates
OCTOBER 12, 2022
I'm very pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the Enterprise Agility World Conference 2022: Where Science Meets Organizational Change. As a culture change expert , my topic is just what I love to talk about — how to build an organizational culture for fast-changing times. The central theme of the conference is enterprise agility and what tools are required today to support a healthy organization.
Organizational Talent Consulting
OCTOBER 10, 2022
“The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.” Taken from lessons in history and life experiences, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote these words in The Prince, published over 550 years ago. The message is clear: the end justifies the means. These words might seem harsh but are not surprising. They reveal a tension that can exist in business between profit and people.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 13, 2022
A look at the opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies.
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Makarios Consulting
OCTOBER 13, 2022
It is easy for a leader to wreck trust on their team. Too easy. If you as a leader are seeing a trust deficit within your team, ask yourself if you have contributed to the situation in one or more of the following seven ways: 1. You put the kibosh on communication. For trust to flourish on your team, your people have to be “in the know.” And that means you need to be communicating – consistently and clearly – about your vision and core values, your goals and objectives, your obstacles and opport
Chad Barr
OCTOBER 12, 2022
I am a huge fan of using visuals, diagrams, or as I refer to them as Transformation Visuals® to help us illustrate functions, methods and also use as diagnostic tools. I believe these visuals succinctly communicate our concepts while saving us the need to use many clarifying words. Here are several examples: I have concluded that creating a powerful web presence to dominate the web is like putting together a complete jigsaw puzzle.
Comatch
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Earlier this year I attended the PEI Operating Partner Forum for the 4th time. It was interesting to note how prevalent the topic of human capital was. The importance of the power of the ecosystem in terms of access to external advisors like lawyers, banks, consultancies, and freelancers was widely acknowledged to be a crucial part of developing a world-class value-creation team.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Three strategies to help you personalize your messaging, evoke genuine compassion, and forge powerful customer connections.
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
Seth Godin Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2022
The closer we look at what other people believe and do, the more clear it is that our view of the world doesn’t precisely match theirs. It never has, but now it’s magnified. The things we thought were a given, aren’t. No one believes what I believe, not exactly. How is it possible, we wonder, that people like us don’t believe what we believe or do what we do?
Leadership Vision Consulting
OCTOBER 10, 2022
In this episode, we discuss the importance of letting go of some of our leadership "best practices" and being willing to open ourselves up to new interpretations of those leadership styles. Brian and Nathan discuss the importance of unlearning the successes that brought us to where we are and that we may need to be open to a new leadership style to get to the next level.
LSA Global
OCTOBER 14, 2022
What to Do Before Change Leaders Communicate the Change Vision Before you can even begin to discuss the best way to communicate the change vision three things must be true. Agreement on the Current Situation First, based on a thorough current state analysis for change , all key stakeholders must understand the current situation. Agreement on the Business Case for Change Second, all key stakeholders must agree on the overall business case for change and the relative urgency for change within the
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