David A Fields
JANUARY 2, 2024
Your consulting firm’s clients sometimes miss the basics–the simple, foundational rules that would make them successful. Alas, neither you nor I are immune to falling into that same trap. Therefore, let’s revisit the most important, underlying idea that will make the coming year uber-successful for your consulting firm. Dr. Francis W.
Consulting Success
JANUARY 1, 2024
“What are examples of the best consulting websites?” 5 years ago, your clients didn’t care about your consulting website. In 2024, 80%+ of potential clients will look at your website before doing business with you. So, I reached out to 35 consultants who have amazing consulting websites: asking them why they have it and the.
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Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2024
It’s not uncommon for managers to continue thinking about their job, even after the official workday is over. This may involve ruminating about an issue with an employee, trying to think of a solution to a client problem, or creating a mental to-do list for the next day. But new research shows that this tendency may not be beneficial, particularly for people new to a leadership role.
Consulting Success
JANUARY 1, 2024
Red Clover Advisors is a data privacy consulting firm that helps companies comply with the alphabet soup of privacy loss. Today, joining Michael Zipursky is its Founder and CEO, Jodi Daniels, to share her insights about the power of educational marketing for consultants. She takes us into what’s working in today’s company regarding marketing perspective.
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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.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 4, 2024
Using a structured approach when communicating can help you prioritize what you need to convey. In this article, the author introduces his “What, So What, Now What” framework. Much like the Swiss Army knife, known for its versatility and reliability, this structure is flexible and can be used in many different communication situations. The structure is comprised of three simple questions: 1) What: Describe and define the facts, situation, product, position, etc. 2) So What: Discuss the implicati
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Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 2, 2024
Regardless of whether you work inside an organization or you work for yourself, the start of the new year allows all of us to reset and restart. That means too many of us think we need to “plan” for an entire year. Before you consider an entire year, reflect on last year: How much of your original plan survived the entire year? If you're like me, not much.
Prudent Pedal
JANUARY 4, 2024
Managing partners and practice leaders dread hearing certain refrains: “Our biggest client just left for a competitor.,” “Our top consultant is quitting,” and the dreaded, “We won’t hit our number.” Among these admonitions, there’s one less frequently voiced but equally detested message: “There are no shortcuts to growing the firm.” I know it is not […] There Are No Shortcuts to Professional Services Growth appeared first on Prude
Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2024
While mentoring people can be extremely rewarding, it has its challenges. It can be time-consuming and frustrating. However, if you structure and administer mentorships wisely, you can overcome the challenges, excel in being a mentor, and enhance your standing in your organization. Five strategies can help: divide your mentees into teams, set expectations with mentees early, use technology to your advantage, brand your efforts, and hold your organization accountable for providing the time and fu
Buzzsprout
JANUARY 3, 2024
Finding answers to your podcasting questions can be frustrating and time-consuming, but a good podcast course consolidates all the necessary information into one convenient place. This guide lists the best podcasting courses to help launch and market your new podcast, learn about tech, and monetize your content ! JUMP TO SECTION : Best free podcasting courses for beginners Buzzsprout's How to Start a Podcast Course Buzzsprout's free online video course walks you through everything you ne
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
JANUARY 4, 2024
I had a chance to speak with Tobias Schlottke on his Alphalist podcast: Episode 92: Johanna Rothman The Pragmatic Manager. We had a wide-ranging conversation, mostly about management. We included topics from my programming experience, why multitasking is a disaster, and how to use flow metrics to understand reality. We also touched on many of the topics in the Modern Management Made Easy books.
Prudent Pedal
JANUARY 4, 2024
Managing partners and practice leaders dread hearing certain refrains: “Our biggest client just left for a competitor.,” “Our top consultant is quitting,” and the dreaded, “We won’t hit our number.” Among these admonitions, there’s one less frequently voiced but equally detested message: “There are no shortcuts to growing the firm.” I know it is not […] There Are No Shortcuts to Professional Services Growth appeared first on Prude
Harvard Business
JANUARY 4, 2024
You may be an expert at running your business unit or leading your team. But do you know how to advance your agenda across an organization, particularly if you have an idea that will impact its strategic direction? This article offers four key domains you can focus on to ensure you’ve prepared an agenda-setting mission: adopting an enterprise perspective, leveraging your strategic mindset, cultivating stakeholder awareness, and considering your personal motives and risks.
Office Skills
JANUARY 3, 2024
Office skills online classes begin again this week on officeskills.org Each course includes 6 to 8 weekly lessons that includes an assignment and quiz that require students to demonstrate their knowledge […] The post Office Skills Online Classes Start this Week appeared first on Office Skills Training.
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Chad Barr
JANUARY 3, 2024
As we embark on our journey into the next year, I find myself contemplating: How prepared am I to make this year not just better, but the best year ever? I’ve prepared a checklist to guide us through this process, and I hope it serves as a beacon, helping you achieve your most remarkable year yet. Checklist: Aspect Focus Points Successes and Failures Reflect on your past year’s accomplishments and failures.
Buzzsprout
JANUARY 2, 2024
Roughly 20 to 35 percent of listener drop-off happens within the first five minutes of a podcast episode, so it’s essential to have an engaging intro that captures your listener’s attention from the start. In this guide, we break down how to craft a high-quality podcast intro for your own podcast, so you hook your listeners and keep them listening! CONTENTS : 6 Things to include in your podcast introduction A solid podcast intro serves as positive momentum, inviting the listener into the episode
Harvard Business
JANUARY 4, 2024
Red teaming, a structured testing effort to find flaws and vulnerabilities in an AI system, is an important means of discovering and managing the risks posed by generative AI. The core concept is trusted actors simulate how adversaries would attack any given system. The term was popularized during the Cold War when the U.S. Defense Department tasked “red teams” with acting as the Soviet adversary, while blue teams were tasked with acting as the United States or its allies.
Granite Leadership Strategies
JANUARY 1, 2024
Typically, those beginning their Government contracts journey find out (sometimes too late!) they are including unallowable costs in their accounting of costs. They are not separating them as they need to do. It is critical that all Government contractors split out their unallowable costs into distinctly identifiable accounts. How do you treat unallowable costs in your Government contracts books of record?
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Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2023
For some fortunate 17 year olds, the end of the year is the day for a momentous decision, one that’s largely out of the comfort zone of a 17 year old. A four-year college education in the US can cost nearly half a million dollars once we count the expenses and foregone opportunities that go with it. It can shift our persona, our learning and most of all, the systems we live in for the rest of our lives… One way to make a complex decision of this magnitude is to relentlessly make it s
Leadership Vision Consulting
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Think back to the moment when you first received your unique StrengthsFinder results. What was that experience like for you? For me, I remember so vividly the moment I got my results back. I read the descriptions for the theme of ideation and felt like wow, for the first time, this, this thing, this tool, this assessment, has finally put words to what I had already known about myself for my entire life.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 5, 2024
Each year, thousands of executives retire from long and successful corporate careers. But few are prepared for the journey they are about to embark on. Based on conversations with dozens of highly respected former chief executives, the authors identified seven common mistakes, ranging from not preparing far enough in advance to thinking you can rely on your existing professional network to not realizing that behaviors that worked for you as an executive can work against you in retirement.
Johanna Rothman
JANUARY 5, 2024
I'm continuing the experiment into 2024 for several reasons: If you want to write more, you don't need to write a lot at one time. I discovered that even if I get to Thursday afternoon, I can always write 100 words. That helps me make progress on some item/work in progress. I started this experiment to see if it would affect my content marketing. I learned I need more video content for it to have an effect.
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Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 2, 2024
Welcome to 2024. Back to work, here we go. So it’s Productivity Week on the blog. Productivity is the measure of the output (value) we get for the time or money we spend. Two hats for productivity: When I’m clearing my inbox, responding to comments in a doc, cooking lunch–these are chores. Chores are the backbone of industrial productivity.
Ben de Haldevang
DECEMBER 30, 2023
Our final Agile Gorilla podcast for the year, looking back at the world of M&A in 2023, what happened and what didn’t happen, and a forecast into the market for next year. I hope you enjoy it…many thanks for all your comments, encouragement and support throughout the year. All the best for a wonderful Hogmanay!
Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2024
More than half of the electric vehicles (EVs) on roads worldwide are found in China. In 2022, new EV sales in China grew by 82%, and the country provided 35% of global EV exports. While the U.S., Norway, and other Scandinavian nations were early adopters of EVs, and Germany and Japan have long been automotive powerhouses, their EV markets have lagged in mass market adoption compared to China.
LSA Global
JANUARY 4, 2024
Shaping a Culture of Strategy Execution Excellence Our leadership simulation assessment data tells us that top leaders cultivate a culture of strategy execution excellence by ensuring that workplace culture harmoniously aligns with key strategic objectives. Why? Because they know that strategies must go through people and culture to be successfully executed.
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
JANUARY 1, 2024
My friend Jason points out that this might be where your heart is. What would have to change for you to actually follow the wandering and make it real? Or for your mind to choose to wander somewhere else? Somewhere you’re already going.
Peter Stark
JANUARY 3, 2024
Over the last few years, the staffing questions on our Employee Opinion Surveys have been sitting in the lowest-rated questions for a lot of our clients. One contributing factor is the hot employee market causing people to change jobs at record highs. During the pandemic, we had people out of the office quite frequently for illness, quarantine, etc.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 5, 2024
These meetings, in which supervisors discuss and adjust ratings across the company, are often intended to eradicate bias. In fact, they can have the opposite effect.
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