David A Fields

JUNE 25, 2024

Common wisdom says your consulting firm should offer value in order to attract clients. What if that common wisdom is not only wrong, but backwards? You’ve probably encountered advice that consultants should only reach out to prospects when they have a compelling, useful tidbit to offer. For example, an article or white paper, your new … Continued The post Offering Value Is Actually Bad for Your Consulting Business!

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Consulting Matters

JUNE 27, 2024

Ever feel like fear and self-doubt have your consulting or coaching business dreams in a chokehold? Like every time you want to take a step towards your goals, a little voice in your head whispers, “What if I fail? What if nobody will hire me? What if I wind up poor and losing everything?” Let me tell you what NOT to do. Do NOT make the #1 biggest mistake that consultants or coaches make when dealing with the normal fear that comes with making a big career change like this, which is

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Consulting Success

JUNE 24, 2024

Do you struggle to close deals or identify your ideal clients’ real problems? Transform your sales approach and outsmart the competition!

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Harmonious Workplaces

JUNE 25, 2024

Welcome to our 15th podcast. Today we’ll be talking about leadership and how it can really turbocharge your workplace culture and any of your change initiatives. What’s the one thing you can do now to optimize your leadership style? listening to find out. Hello again, Harmonious Workplace listeners. As always, we’re so glad to see […] The post Episode 15: Improving Outcomes Through Leadership appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2024

Everyone struggles to manage their emotions at times. It’s normal to have negative feelings and we can’t expect ourselves – or others – to leave those behind just because we’re at work. But those negative emotions can be detrimental to our relationships, performance, focus, and overall well-being. So it’s worthwhile to hone our emotional intelligence skills that help us handle negative feelings.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 27, 2024

In the realm of business, networking is more than a valuable skill; it is a cornerstone of professional growth and success. For executives and entrepreneurs, the ability to connect with peers, share insights, and collaborate on solutions is crucial. TEC Canada stands at the forefront of facilitating these connections through its extensive executive network, offering unparalleled opportunities for members to grow both personally and professionally.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JUNE 24, 2024

How are a “tin sandwich” and an employer organization similar? Some may recall that I play a little bit of harmonica as a hobby. As I actively pursued studying and improving my knowledge, skills, and abilities in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Change Leadership, Strategic Human Resources Management (HRM), Talent Optimization, AND diatonic harmonica – especially […] The post Blues Harmonica Parallels to a Harmonious Workplace appeared first on Harmonious W

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Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2024

Starbucks is struggling. It has strayed from its successful strategy of offering customers exceptional experiences and, in the process, has commoditized itself. This article analyzes where it went wrong and offers ideas for how the company can turn itself around. It holds lessons for other companies that compete by providing customers distinctive experiences.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 28, 2024

If you are a business student or working professional, terms such as “MBA”, “M7” and “GMAT” may be familiar. For me, I never seriously considered pursuing an MBA until my final year of undergraduate studies. Now as an experienced professional, I want to share the potential significance of pursuing an MBA and offer guidance on how to best prepare for this endeavour.

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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Effective Managers

JUNE 24, 2024

Examining Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Improving Business Processes Leveraging AI into business operations has become a transformative force across various industries. AI’s ability to analyze vast amounts of data, automate complex processes, and provide insights has revolutionized how businesses approach efficiency and innovation.

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Kraft Kennedy

JUNE 25, 2024

Cloud Software Group Security Advisory for CVE-2024-3661 Advisory Cloud Software Group has evaluated the impact of vulnerability CVE-2024-3661 on our products. This vulnerability may allow an attacker on the same local network as the victim to read, disrupt, or modify network traffic expected to be protected by the VPN. Please find below the impact status: Citrix Secure Access client for Windows Status: Not impacted Citrix Secure Access client for Android Status: Not impacted Citrix Secure Acc

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2024

The Internet and AI tools are transforming marketing communications within a complex, interactive landscape called the echoverse. While marketing has evolved since the proliferation of the Internet, in the echoverse, a diverse network of human and nonhuman actors — consumers, brands, AI agents, and more — continuously interact, influence, and reshape messages across digital platforms.

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LSA Global

JUNE 24, 2024

The Top 7 Steps to Better Manage Stakeholders to Increase Influence If you need to work with others to achieve goals, effective stakeholder management matters. We know from project postmortem data that, done right, effective stakeholder management creates alignment, secures resources, and achieves shared goals across functions. At its core, the ability to better manage stakeholders to increase influence involves deeply understanding stakeholder needs, building relationships, and consistently com

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Alan Weiss

JUNE 27, 2024

There are now plumbers, electricians, contractors, and a variety of home improvement people who operate virtually. They explain what tools to use, patiently wait after you’ve made a mistake or lost a part, and “walk you through” (or, perhaps really “talk you through”) the repair. This is advisory work using modern technology to reduce expenses, reduce (the provider’s) labor intensity, and enable a greater volume of business with least disruption to family ti

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Chad Barr

JUNE 26, 2024

Growing your business and generating revenue might seem like a daunting, time-consuming task. However, dedicating just 30 minutes a day to focused activities can significantly expand your digital empire and boost your income. Here’s how you can make the most out of half an hour each day choosing from the following activities: Social Media Engagement Activity: Spend 30 minutes daily engaging with your audience on social media.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2024

In a well-functioning capital market, profits should be the sole criterion for firm survival; that is, firms reporting losses should disappear. Of late, however, loss-making firms are highly sought after by investors — often more than some profitable firms. Unicorns, or startups with valuations exceeding a billion dollars, are examples of such loss-making firms.

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Buzzsprout

JUNE 24, 2024

Since 2015, SoundCloud has been a popular podcast hosting platform because of its large creator community and the ability to easily share and discover new content. Although SoundCloud still offers podcast hosting, it's been a while since its podcast-specific features were updated. This has led many podcasters to seek out alternative hosts that can offer more advanced functionalities.

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This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.

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Girard Training Solutions

JUNE 25, 2024

Today’s episode of Management Development Unlocked features a chapter from Eric’s book, Lead Like a Pro: The Essential Guide for New Managers. In part one of this six-part series, you’ll hear why empathy in the workplace has ROI in multiple arenas. Eric shares some ideas for building and maintaining trust with your team, the five qualities of a good manager, and the qualities of an empathetic person, which is not the same as sympathy.

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Peter Stark

JUNE 22, 2024

We were working with a client on a leadership development program for their leaders when they asked us our thoughts about Succession Planning. Is it a ‘nice to have,’ like life insurance, or a ‘must have?’ They asked. Of course, we are on the must-have, but the real question is, how formal is your succession plan? Most organizations have a leader in mind who could step into a CEO role if an immediate need arises.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Many companies build cultures that are focused on controlling the output of low performers, rather than growing and unlocking everyone’s skills. This approach is low-ROI and ultimately problematic for high-performance cultures. Leaders spend an inordinate amount of time handholding their least productive colleagues, instead of helping their strongest contributors move faster and do more.

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Buzzsprout

JUNE 24, 2024

Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor) has long been a popular podcast hosting option because of its robust recording features, free pricing, and monetization options! Recently, Spotify decided to remove some of these tools, leaving many podcasters without the features they're used to and considering new hosting providers. The great thing about podcasting is there are so many hosting options!

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Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c

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Seth Godin Blog

JUNE 28, 2024

Ready means that time is up, spec is met and the user can engage. Done might mean that you believe it’s perfect and cannot be improved. We’ll settle for ready. In fact, meeting spec means we’re not settling. It’s just what you promised.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

JUNE 24, 2024

We are excited to announce our next Strengths Communicator Training in Minneapolis! This program is aimed at helping leaders understand and apply Strength-based approaches to foster positive team cultures. Learn from participants of past cohorts who share their experiences and the transformative impact of the training. The episode offers insights into the training's four main takeaways and encourages listeners to join our next cohort in August 2024.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2024

Even smaller and medium-size enterprises can become more sustainable by finding other companies that need their waste. Pursuing those opportunities — and becoming part of the circular economy — entails four steps: take stock of your materials flow, seek collaboration opportunities, leverage digital marketplaces, and treat going circular as a major change program.

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1 to 1

JUNE 24, 2024

During the dot com boom, I got my first real job at internetnews.com, reporting on new internet startups and how legacy brands tried to keep up with the new online world. There, I was introduced to trade shows by attending Internet World, a sprawling event where the enthusiasm and excitement was palpable for how the internet was changing the world in real time.

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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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