David A Fields

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The moment immediately after a prospect becomes your client is when the Onboarding phase of your consulting firm’s client experience begins. Beginnings matter. Which is why the best practices to start your projects are discussed below. Consider some famous beginnings: Four score and seven years ago (Gettysburg address) It was the best of times, it … Continued The post 7 Steps to Kick Off Every Consulting Project Perfectly appeared first on David A.

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Epicflow

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Matrix organizational structure has become common for a great number of business organizations and thats for a good reason: it facilitates flexibility, contributes to employee engagement and retention, and lets companies utilize the potential of a diverse pool of resources. At the same time, it has some inherent limitations that can wipe out the convenience and benefits of this corporate framework.

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Effective Managers

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Effective decision-making is the cornerstone of successful management, but its far from a purely logical process. Psychological factors deeply influence how managers assess information, weigh options, and ultimately make decisions. Understanding these factors is crucial for improving decision quality. In this article, we explore how cognitive biases, emotions, and social influences impact managerial decisions and offer strategies to enhance the decision-making process.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Effective leadership has never been more critical as organizations navigate change, innovation, and complex challenges. As businesses evolve, their leaders must adapt as well. Integrating executive coaching and leadership mentoring programs represents a significant opportunity for transformation. These initiatives are more than development tools; they are wise investments to build outstanding leadership skills.

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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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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In the ever-evolving corporate landscape, businesses face constant challenges to maintain relevance, achieve growth, and optimize processes. This is where Business Consultants step in as strategic allies. Whether you’re a startup aiming to build your foundation or an established enterprise looking to scale, these professionals provide the expertise needed to unlock your companys potential.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Healthcare costs have soared. Obamacare failed to live up to its promises. And my lead image dramatically understates the problems with costs.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In the crowded space of global consulting, thought leadership and entrepreneurship, your expertise alone isn’t enough. What separates influential advisors from the rest is their ability to make complex insights instantly digestible. This is where Transformation Visuals® become your most powerful communication tool. Consider this: When McKinsey presents to Fortune 500 CEOs, they don’t lead with walls of text.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The Society for Human Resources Management (or SHRM) has recently published a few articles on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (or EEOC) has provided some technical guidelines on using AI to avoid adverse impact on employment selection. Failure to comply can lead to some workplaces feeling […] The post Video: Shermie Addressing AI in the Workplace appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The promise of higher productivity makes using ChatGPT and other gen AI tools to help with daily business writing tempting. But there are risks: loss of your unique voice, inadvertent errors, and ethical pitfalls, all of which can negatively impact your credibility and relationships. Using AI to help you rather than replace you as you write can help you avoid these downsides and take advantage of the technology.

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DECEMBER 7, 2024

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Top 7 Steps to Create Leadership-Driven Performance We know from leadership simulation assessment data that exceptional leaders drive exceptional performance. Exceptional leaders dont just set the pace; they cultivate a high performance culture that helps people to perform at their peak. Leadership-driven performance is about more than hitting targets; its about fostering an environment where people and the business thrive together.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Starting and running a small business is no easy feat. Entrepreneurs often face a range of challenges, from managing operations to ensuring profitability, all while trying to stay ahead of competitors in an ever-changing market. This is where a Small Business Consulting Company comes into play. These firms specialize in providing expert advice, strategies, and practical solutions to help small businesses grow, optimize their operations, and achieve long-term success.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Five ways organizations can codify and foster the skills that will give them a competitive advantage.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 7, 2024

It’s all over but the shouting. Assad is gone. What’s ahead though is unknown.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Collaborative Change Partnerships for Initiating Effective Organizational Change Collaborative change partnerships are the vehicle to initiating effective change within an organization. Why? Because most leaders carry ideas about change that stem from additional ideas of command and control leadership. We know from change management simulation data, that top down leadership approaches have a limited and short-lasting impact on behavior change.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As any experienced manager will tell you, however you attempt to handle the transition into management, there will be things you cannot plan for. Managing for the first time is not without its obstacles and challenges. This is even more so if you are managing your former colleagues. And as with any new situation you are bound to have an emotional reaction.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Its a well-known problem: Organizations launch well-planned change initiatives with the best of intentions but then struggle to achieve their goals. To understand why this happens so often, the authors conducted a large-scale study that provided deep insights into the underlying challenges that organizations face when embarking on transformation initiatives.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 8, 2024

BLS response rates plunged after COVID and never recovered, especially job market surveys.

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Emerson Consulting Group

DECEMBER 13, 2024

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Planning is an art and a science. Its necessary but doesnt have to be a necessary evil. A few years ago, I was working on a project for a company in a heavily regulated industry. The project had several workstreams. One involved reimagining how the companys widget was packaged and what the accompanying instructions looked […] The post Goldilocks Planning appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Powered by data, AI can only look backward. We need people to imagine better futures.

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and found with a firearm suppressor, a ghost gun and multiple fraudulent IDs.

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Alan Weiss

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The four phases of a sale, within an hour, to create a proposal that’s accepted every time: Building trust: Exchange insights about the business, the market, prevailing conditions, etc. Demonstrate that you are an astute business person and can talk on a wide variety of subjects. Identifying issues: What are the major opportunities extant from the other’s perspective, and how can progress be best accelerated?

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Intelligent Leadership appeared first on The Management Centre.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As companies navigate todays complex business and geopolitical landscape, CFOs have seen risk management rise to the top of their priorities. Theyre increasingly using scenario planning as a key tool to manage risk and strategically unlock new value-creation opportunities. This involves three approaches: 1) Being rigorous and cross-functional, integrating scenario planning into the companys strategic framework; 2) Being outward looking and externally informed by staying ahead of the curve on reg

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