David A Fields

JANUARY 23, 2024

Your consulting firm can generate customer delight, referrals and glowing testimonials by tackling a small, unexpected task for your clients. The Story A simple idea from a true story: A long, long time ago in a city far, far away, when I was an entry-level executive at a large, Midwestern consumer products manufacturer, all employees … Continued The post The Unexpected Activity That Wins Raving Fans for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 22, 2024

You may find consulting success just by employing general marketing strategies and casting a wide net on your target audience. But if you want to build a high-growth consulting firm, you must make your tactics more laser-focused and well-targeted. Michael Zipursky sits down with Elizabeth Harr, Managing Partner at Hinge Marketing. Together, they discuss the.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

Why finding your voice is the key that unlocks your consulting or coaching potential Finding your voice isn't just about getting on the stage as a speaker; it's the main thing you need to launch your business, create compelling content, write that book you've dreamed about, and yes, take the stage with confidence. Without it, you don't just feel unheard; your entire vision risks fading into the background.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how many companies operate and handle various tasks. In the world of instructional design, AI is proving a valuable asset by accelerating development timelines, creating more opportunities for personalization, and more. That’s why leading instructional design consultants leverage the technology, as it allows them to offer the best possible results to client organizations.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this interview, Rebecca Cooper, Head of People and Development at ACT Training shares her experience of what effective leadership development looks like in action. ACT Training provides a wide range of fully-funded training programmes for individuals and employers in Wales. Their mission to improve lives through learning stands side by side with our own at =mc, so of course we were thrilled when they got in touch about working together.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Understanding inflation is essential for comprehending the global economy and predicting how changes in inflation are likely to impact economic activity, employment, and asset prices. Inflation, which refers to a general increase in the price of goods and services, results in a reduction in the purchasing power of money over time. Since 2008, the rate of inflation in the U.S. remained stable, at or below the Fed’s 2% target.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2023, organizations continued to face significant challenges, from inflation to geopolitical turmoil to controversy over DEI and return-to-work policies — and 2024 promises more disruption. Gartner researchers have identified nine key trends, from new and creative employee benefits to the collapse of traditional career paths, that will impact work this year.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. This comedy series features an American football coach with no pedigree but a winning record in the United States who, without any experience or knowledge of the game, becomes the head coach of an elite and beloved British soccer team.

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 23, 2024

As a leader in your company – whether you are an owner, founder, or member of the C-suite – you know that tolerating mediocrity never engenders excellence. There is no “Muddle Model” that will drive business success. Yet, when it comes to getting the right people in the right seats, leaders consistently act as if mediocrity and muddling are okay. Here are two common scenarios: A business founder has been acting as both visionary and integrator since the company’s inception.

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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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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 26, 2024

While I'm continuing this experiment, I'm also considering a different name for this podcast. If you have suggestions, let me know. Thanks. I have cycled to start this story in a different place. Enjoy! The transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for January 25, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

We should choose our words as wisely with people as we do with generative AI. In this article, the author offers six guidelines to consider when initiating discussions with stakeholders, whether they’re customers, partners, or employees: 1) Structure your prompts the right way. 2) Utilize reflective and thoughtful probing. 3) Convey empathetic language and humility. 4) Harness humor, playfulness, and emotions. 5) Acknowledge key challenges. 6) Be a good (and patient) listener.

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Action Plan

JANUARY 25, 2024

We all like certain things. But have you ever thought about what you really like? There’s a whole lot of things to choose from out there. What are your preferences? Below is a list of things that you may like. Just read each one and think, for each category, “What do I like or love the most?” Just say it to yourself and then go to the next one. Ready?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

Mark Steffe, the CEO of First Command Financial, talks about his leadership principles and the company's commitment to military families.

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Chad Barr

JANUARY 24, 2024

In an era where digital threats loom at every corner, we often encounter clients grappling with compromised systems – a clear sign of the pervasive dangers in our digital landscape. This article is a clarion call to recognize and guard against these lurking cyber threats. Understanding the Digital Danger Zone: Malware and Viruses: Beyond mere nuisances, these programs are digital predators, hijacking your data for ransom and pilfering personal information.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are three immediate challenges for companies that want to train fine-tuned AI models: 1) they require extensive, high-quality data — a scarce resource for many enterprises, 2) third-party AI models can include problematic biases, and 3) training fine-tuned models with users’ personal data may result in privacy violations. However, data collaboration platforms can help address these challenges.

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Actionable

JANUARY 23, 2024

A practical audit of how you're equipping participants to take action following your workshop. Data backed insights to take your impact to the next level. Get Free Access The post Motivation Sandwich Scorecard appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Action Plan

JANUARY 22, 2024

Have you ever started an exercise program, then quit, then tried again, and then quit again… Yeah, most of us have. It seems that this is the way most of us do it. I’ve been an on and off exerciser for more than 40 years. I bought exercise equipment (many times) and then quit them all. I bounced to music on a rebounder, and then it got old. I signed up at a friggin’ CrossFit gym and then quit (Pain!).

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Office Skills

JANUARY 22, 2024

What are Soft Skills? Learning how to improve your soft skills is one of the most important tasks you can undertake. That’s because soft skills are essential life skills that […] The post How to Improve your Soft Skills appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, your manager told you that they’ll be bringing in someone else above you. In other words, you’re getting layered. This refers to a situation where an additional layer of management is inserted between you and your current reporting line. Essentially, it means that someone else is hired or promoted to a position above you. They become your new direct supervisor and you now report to them instead of your previous boss.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Attention is scarce. Decisions are difficult. Searching takes effort. For thirty years, texting has been a powerful medium. It’s the thing that vibrates in our pocket. It promises something urgent, and a reply that’s demanded equally urgently. “I’m running ten minutes late,” is a fine text, and “okay” is a great response.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. This comedy series features an American football coach with no pedigree but a winning record in […] The post Leading by Lending a Hand to Others appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Girard Training Solutions

JANUARY 23, 2024

Eric welcomes guest Kamaria Scott to the show on today's Management Development Unlocked. Kamaria is the owner of Enetic, which is a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations leverage their people leaders as partners during times of change. Her goal is to ensure that leaders can lead engaged, healthy, and high-performing teams and can do that when their organizations are going through dynamic changes.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2024

Machine learning might be the world’s most important general-purpose technology, but it’s notoriously difficult to launch. Outside of Big Tech and a handful of other leading companies, machine learning initiatives routinely fail to deploy, never realizing value. What’s missing? A specialized business practice suitable for wide adoption. This article presents a six-step practice for ushering machine learning projects from conception to deployment.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

A lot shifted when the Apple Macintosh was introduced, and it wasn’t about the RAM, the chips or the processor speed. Our world changed forty years ago today. Marketing, technology, commerce, luxury brands, communities, communication and our expectations for how we might spend our future all shifted, and fairly quickly. Guy Kawasaki brought me one to use as a beta tester.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 22, 2024

Do You Need a Team Effectiveness Framework to Navigate Success? Many factors contribute to winning teams. And while top talent certainly helps, achieving success at work is rarely an individual endeavor — it’s a collective journey fueled by the power of teams. And for anyone who has ever been on a team, they know that team dynamics can be tricky.

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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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