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How To Find The Joy In Consulting Sales With Rene Rodriguez: Podcast #269

Consulting Success

Keynote speaking requires a unique skill set. It’s not an easy job, but how can you find joy in speaking and consulting in sales? Here to share his story is Rene Rodriguez. Rony is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, leadership advisor, and transformational speaker coach. In this episode with host Michael Zipursky, he shares insights. How To Find The Joy In Consulting Sales With Rene Rodriguez: Podcast #269 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Our Top Strategic Insights of 2022

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

As we approach the end of 2022, it's a good time to reflect on the year that has passed. If you're taking a break over the holidays, this could be the ideal time to reflect on your year's highs and lows. Keeping in mind both your organization's goals and personal goals , what were some of the highlights and lowlights? Looking back and identifying these events can help you to learn and effectively guide your 2023 planning.

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The Disney Approach to Organizational Consulting with Harold Hill and Luis Marrero

Consulting Matters

Want to know how to become a highly effective organizational consultant…the Disney way? Today's guests are my treasured colleagues Harold Hill and Luis Marrero. The three of us worked together as internal consultants at Walt Disney World before starting our consulting and coaching businesses. I'm not going to lie – this conversation was some of the most fun I have had on the podcast.

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Create a Successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Program

Clarity Consultants

Social responsibility is increasingly a must for organizations that want to cement their positive reputations. While many companies focus these efforts outward, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the organization is a critical part of the equation. DEI ensures companies create environments where every employee feels supported and can thrive.

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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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3 Ways To Let Go Of Imposter Syndrome And Shine In The Media Spotlight

Henry DeVries

Is imposter syndrome holding you back from attracting right-fit clients? Media trainer Susan Harrow provides advice on how to overcome it.

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Why YOU Are the Gift This Holiday

David A Fields

A lot of folks give and receive presents this time of year. Games, chocolates, electronics, more chocolates, cars (so the car advertisers would have you believe) with trunks full of chocolates. As a consulting firm leader, you’re standing at a gift-giving nexus. Your consulting practice is a veritable cornucopia of gifts. Below are a dozen … Continued.

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Howard Marks’ Memo Spotlights Major Shift in Investing Approach, Raises Behavioral Considerations

Steve Shu Consulting

Howard Marks has written a quite a remarkable memo that will be impossible for me to do the proper justice on. However, here are few key highlights from his memo : He shares perspectives having been in investing for 53 years. He has seen two major sea changes during that time. One sea change included the evolution of the bond market in the late 70s and most importantly, a shift in investor mindset to thinking about risk and return (which was not the way investors thought about investments back t

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Top 5 Must-Have Capabilities of a Multi-Project Resource Management Solution

Epicflow

Selecting a resource management solution suitable for work in a multi-project setting is a responsible mission. Its features should help project and resource managers address all the complexity of managing shared resources and facilitate their efficient utilization. . What functionality should you pay attention to when choosing a multi-project resource management solution?

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Do You Really Understand Your Best (and Worst) Customers?

Harvard Business

Shift from asking, “What makes us money?” to “Who makes us money?

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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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How To Attract Right-Fit Clients With The Psychology Of Attention

Henry DeVries

“The psychology of attention, especially with short-form video, boils down to a study of curiosity,” says marketing strategist Hilary Billings. Learn her three core ways to create curiosity for your viewers.

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Update on Behavioral Economics Advisory

Steve Shu Consulting

A short update separate from my academic work: I expect to have a somewhat rare opening in 2023-2026 to take on a behavioral economics advisory relationship with a new client in retirement, wealth management, or investment management. Please feel free to contact me to discuss further.

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A New Era Has Begun!!! Finally, Women Have A Seat At The Table, Even In Football

Simon Associates

In January of 2021, there was big news concerning the NFL’s Super Bowl. Sarah Thomas — the first woman to officiate a major college football game, the first to officiate a bowl game, the first to officiate in a Big Ten stadium, the first full-time female official in NFL history and the first to officiate an NFL playoff game — was named to the referee crew for the 2021 Super Bowl, having officiated NFL games since 2015.

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Video Quick Take: Emerson’s Lal Karsanbhai on Agile Leadership - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EMERSON

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from EMERSON.

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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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342: Kerry Flynn Barrett—Learn Why So Many Brilliant Women Have Ditched The Corporate Ladder To Start Their Own Business

On the Brink Podcast

Hear how to refuse to be held back, especially as a woman. I listened to Kerry Flynn Barrett give a marvelous talk recently about burnout for the Westchester Business Council and couldn’t wait to share her ideas and insights with our fans. Careers like hers are common among many women I know who have started in a corporate job, moved up the ladder to higher positions in leadership, and then took off to form their own business.

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Working Draft of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Notice for University Classes

Steve Shu Consulting

Based on the recent ChatGPT events that have rocked the world, here’s a baseline working draft of an AI notice that I will use in some of my classes at Cornell. It presumes that AI will be used more and more over time and that as teachers we’ll have to figure out how to balance the performance and educational integrity tradeoffs. “Students may use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for support purposes with their writing assignments and projects (e.g., fine-tuning language) but not for wr

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Woman Leader Brought In To Fix NFL Embarrassment

Simon Associates

Multiple news outlets, including the NY Times , published an announcement on July 7 th , 2022 that the Las Vegas Raiders (sorry, I still think of them as the Oakland Raiders) hired Sandra Douglass Morgan as their President, the first African American woman to hold the role in N.F.L. history. Why is this important for leadership? The hiring of Ms. Morgan is important for three reasons: First , in a male dominated sport, until recently it went against the established norms to hire a female senior

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What Companies Need to Know Before Investing in AI

Harvard Business

Seven factors to consider.

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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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The Growing Need for Expertise in Digital Transformation Projects

PM Alliance

The ability to shepherd a digital transformation initiative through the full project lifecycle is becoming both more critical and more challenging. Businesses are increasingly turning to more powerful technologies to optimize their operations and deliver new innovations, but these large-scale projects can be unwieldy and disruptive if they aren’t coordinated and managed properly.

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Win Without Pitching

Henry DeVries

“Presentation, like pitch, is a word that we will leave behind as we seek conversation and collaboration in their place,” says Blair Enns, author of The Win Without Pitching Manifesto. He shares the four priorities for the win without pitching approach.

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Two Incredible Women Are Boldly Succeeding In A Man's World

Simon Associates

In January of this year, my wife Andi Simon wrote a blog about a pioneering early entry in the women’s rights movement, Christine Grant, who took a leadership position during the early days of Title IX. In 1973, she became the athletic director of women’s sports at the University of Iowa, one of the first women in the country to hold this title. (In those days, there were two athletic directors: one for male athletes and one for female.).

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3 Strategies to Bridge Generational Divides at Work

Harvard Business

With effective leadership, friction between generations can spark creative opportunities.

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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 Make New Year’s Resolutions That Stick

Actionable

New year's resolutions. Depending on which study you read, most of them fail. So why do we keep doing them? I want to give you some tips on increasing the likelihood that you will realize lasting change. The post How to Make New Year’s Resolutions That Stick appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Let’s get Lit!

Chad Barr

(Written by guest writer, my wife, Cantor Laurel Barr). I’m never in a very good mood when the clocks change to accommodate Daylight Savings Time. Darkness descends so early, and especially now during December, winter skies and freezing temperatures only exasperate the gloomy feeling for me. Chanukah, the 8-day holiday of miracles which included the military victory of the tiny Jewish Maccabee army that overcame the aggression of the overwhelming Greek and Syrian armies in the 2 nd century

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Women "Firsts" Are Shattering Stereotypes And Boldly Moving Forward

Simon Associates

In the NFL, women are finally breaking through. In February of last year, there was an article in The New York Times entitled, “ These Women Were N.F.L. ‘Firsts.’ They’re Eager for Company.” It discusses the many “firsts” in the NFL from team CEO (Amy Trask of the Oakland Raiders) to coaches (Maral Javadifar, an assistant strength and conditioning coach, and Lori Locust, a defensive-line assistant, both for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) to referee (Sarah Thomas who officiated the 2021 Super Bowl) to

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How to Create a Worker Safety Hotline That Really Works

Harvard Business

Four research-backed recommendations.

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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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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions That Stick

Actionable

New year's resolutions. Depending on which study you read, most of them fail. So why do we keep doing them? I want to give you some tips on increasing the likelihood that you will realize lasting change. The post How to Make New Year’s Resolutions That Stick appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Learning without training

The Management Centre

We love learning here at =mc, as you would expect! And whilst we spend almost all of our time delivering training, we wholeheartedly believe in learning lots of things in lots of different ways. In this blog we take a look at how to learn from listening, and have podcast recommendations for you. There are thousands of podcasts on all kinds of topics.

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No Women Coaches In The NBA? Oh, Look.Becky Hammon Changed That.

Simon Associates

"We didn't hire Becky to make history," Popovich said. "She earned it.". When Becky Hammon joined the San Antonio Spurs pro basketball team as an assistant coach in 2014—the first woman in NBA history to hold this position— Barack Obama congratulated her on Twitter. Then when the Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers in December 2020, Hammon replaced him to become the first woman to act as head coach in a regular-season NBA game.

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