Consultants' Consultant
APRIL 2, 2024
Consultants Consultant: So this happened in Victoria recently. Inadequate change management is the cause, they say. The post Change is a Safety Risk appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Successful Independent Consulting
APRIL 1, 2024
Many solopreneurs make the mistake of marketing themselves as a jack-of-all-trades. They think that putting themselves out there with a variety of services and expertise means they’ll be hired for more work. The exact opposite is true. I’ve mentored and represented hundreds of independent consultants and repeatedly I see those with a well-defined niche win more work.
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Consulting Success
APRIL 1, 2024
[podcast_headshot url=”/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cathy-gillespie.jpg”] In this episode with Cathy, you’ll learn how to: – Grow your firm while maintaining your small, agile, and resourceful essence. – Utilize mentors to elevate and expand your consulting empire. – Cultivate a thriving referral system from your existing customer base. – Utilize an independent accreditation as your secret weapon for securing.
Leadership Vision Consulting
MARCH 31, 2024
Sifting through the pages of old notes from my mentor, the late Chip Anderson, I found myself on an emotional journey that reconnected me with the roots of Strengths-based leadership. His profound wisdom, like hidden treasures, came alive in this episode, as we discussed how the unique tapestry of our Strengths often reveals its richest colors in solitude.
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Harvard Business
APRIL 2, 2024
A great onboarding experience can keep new hires engaged and committed, and increase their learning and preparedness for their new role. In trying to ensure new employees feel supported and properly prepared, some organizations flood new hires with far too much information. Even if managers have the best intentions, bombarding new hires with tasks — such as asking them to read every single page of the employee manual or requiring them to get set-up on Slack, email, Box, and all the other platfor
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Effective Managers
APRIL 3, 2024
For management consultants eager to excel in their field, understanding and implementing the ISO 20700 standard is a crucial step. However, the journey to mastering these guidelines begins with choosing the right training option. ISO 20700 training comes in various formats – live virtual, in-person, and on-demand online – each catering to different learning styles and logistical needs.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 1, 2024
Luke Pivac, a colleague from New Zealand, interviewed me last week. Here's the video: We discussed several topics: My recent Unemployed Agilists posts. (That link just goes to the first post) My most recent book: Project Lifecycles: How to Reduce Risks, Release Successful Products, and Increase Agility. Luke very kindly included (automatically generated) subtitles, which make the video very useful at any speed.
Harvard Business
APRIL 4, 2024
Surfacing the undiscussables on your team may be uncomfortable, but it must be an ongoing campaign, or they will sneakily build up in the background and impact your employees’ morale. In this article, the author explains how to spot the classic signs of undiscussables — meetings marked by quick consensus, a lack of productive debate, or uneven participation — and offers strategies on how to uncover those unexpressed thoughts and feelings to help your team work more productively.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 5, 2024
In the competitive, fast-paced, and ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, the role of a product manager is pivotal. A great product manager is not just a project coordinator, they are visionaries, strategists, and leaders. In this short article, we will delve into five key strategies that can help you become a great product manager. 1.
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.
Harmonious Workplaces
APRIL 4, 2024
What are some best practices for selecting and implementing new technologies to support change? Watch this video with the transcript below: Sometimes, to facilitate organizational change, we need to add another element—new technologies. These can include project management systems like Asana, Basecamp, or Monday.com, communication tools like Zoom or Teams, or collaboration platforms like Slack. […] The post Implementing Technology to Support Change appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 5, 2024
My 60 seconds of Writing WIP is from the speaking book. Enjoy! The Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s Writing WIP for April 5, 2024, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from the speaking book. After the little giggles or murmurs in response to that story, I ask people to put their hands up if they're supposed to multitask between at least two projects.
Harvard Business
APRIL 1, 2024
Worldwide, the past few years have been marked by multiple, intersecting crises — and things aren’t likely to get less complicated anytime soon. The authors met with a group of CEOs to discuss how they lead amid this ongoing chaos. To thrive in this chaotic new world, organizations need leaders with inner strength, character, and a moral compass. By continually adapting and learning, they’ll enable their organizations to navigate these ever-turbulent waters.
Buzzsprout
APRIL 1, 2024
Podcast transcripts are a word-for-word manuscript of your podcast that has several benefits. Audio transcriptions: make your content more accessible to listeners who are hard of hearing. boost SEO so search engines like Google can find your content. can heighten listener engagement, and make it easy for listeners to share quotes to social media. Follow this step-by-step guide to learn the tools you can use to transcribe your own podcast!
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Action Plan
APRIL 1, 2024
Yesterday evening, my wife and I had dinner with our friends Ann and Peter Young at their home in Ben Lomond. They are both wonderful people who I initially met while walking my dogs in a nearby park during the pandemic. Peter is a contractor, musician, and jazz lover. We connected immediately because of our mutual interest in music, and one of the few people I’ve ever met who knew anything about jazz.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 3, 2024
I had a terrific time at the Hands On Agile Community meetup. Stefan Wolpers, the host, posted the video. Also, see the slides on my speakerdeck. Thank you, Stefan, and the entire Hands On Agile community. The post Video and Slides from Fake Agility Talk Posted appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant.
Harvard Business
APRIL 4, 2024
The prospect of a new career can hold a sense of excitement. But what should you do if your job search has become a disheartening slog and the gap on your resume just seems to be growing wider by the day? What can you do to protect your mental health and rekindle your optimism for the future? In this article, the author offers practical advice to help you navigate your career switch when you’re worried about a widening gap on your resume.
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 2, 2024
Fear is self-focused. Day to day, our fear is about us. What will happen if we give that speech, launch that project, get stuck in traffic, are eaten by an alligator… And generosity is about others. “How can I help?” Jumping in the water to save a struggling swimmer stops us from worrying about how we look in our suit or whether the water is cold.
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Chad Barr
APRIL 3, 2024
Let’s embark on a thought-provoking journey together. Picture this: Who stands against you in the digital arena? What strategies do they employ, and in what areas do they outshine you—or perhaps, where do you eclipse them? Imagine harnessing these insights to not just compete, but to truly distinguish and elevate your business. Sounds compelling, doesn’t it?
Girard Training Solutions
APRIL 2, 2024
On this episode of Management Development Unlocked, Eric sits down with Stephen Davis, the Director of Learning and Development at ArchKey Solutions. ArchKey is one of the nation’s leading electrical contractor and service suppliers. Stephen has been in the learning and development industry for more than 20 years and has experience in various industries, including healthcare and retail.
Harvard Business
APRIL 5, 2024
Most workers used to have fixed roles within a hierarchical organization, but today the nature of work today is becoming fluid and dynamic. Project-based work and freelancing are increasingly common, and many roles are now defined by outcomes rather than hours spent at a desk. Success in this new work environment requires not only recognizing that this shift has taken place but also actively strategizing to leverage it to your advantage.
Seth Godin Blog
MARCH 30, 2024
There’s no such thing as work life balance. There’s simply life. And you spend part of your life at work. One way to change the pressure of work is to expand or contract the size of the container that holds it. It’s a trap to embrace a productivity shortcut that isn’t a shortcut at all–simply more time spent. Boyle’s law helps us realize the same thing about any gas in the physical world.
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LSA Global
APRIL 4, 2024
An HR Guide to Company Culture and Your Organizational DNA When it comes to people and organizational dynamics, the concept of company culture can seem nebulous and less vital when compared company strategies, systems, people, or finances. The truth is that different companies do things and present themselves differently. That difference matters — to the people and to the business.
1 to 1
APRIL 1, 2024
Frantic. There’s no better word to describe the moment you realize you’ve lost your phone. Especially if you’re among the 70% of us who have experienced nomophobia , the anxiety triggered by separation from your phone. Being without a phone is so stress-inducing, that 23% of us would rather hold a tarantula and 14% prefer swimming with sharks over being phone-free, according to a survey by Sky Mobile, a U.K. mobile network provider.
Harvard Business
APRIL 1, 2024
For organizations to truly innovate and grow, leaders in every role and at every organizational level must be attuned to how they are creating new value while simultaneously protecting existing value. Just as a soccer coach must simultaneously pursue both scoring and defending, leaders must constantly focus their attention on opportunities to create value — through innovation, risk-taking, and experimentation — and to protect value — by preserving and defending key aspects of their responsibilit
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 1, 2024
Courage is a generous act that involves risk. It’s not courageous to hang out with friends and make a crank phone call. The risk involved might be actual risk (it took courage to go to the moon) or it might feel risky (raising your hand at a meeting to ask a useful question probably has no real downside but it feels that way). Too often, we get hung up on how risky it feels, and fail to focus enough on how generous the work is.
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
LSA Global
APRIL 1, 2024
A Blueprint for Strategic Success We know from organizational alignment research that a strong strategic direction matters – to your people AND your business. In fact, strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low levels of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness , and employee engagement.
Ed Kless
APRIL 2, 2024
As some of you might know, I recently acted in a local production of the great musical Fiddler on the Roof portraying the butcher Lazar Wolf. As part of my preparation, I asked ChatGPT to answer my questions as if it were Lazar Wolf. The results influenced my development of the character guiding me to make some specific acting choices that I don’t think I would have otherwise made, specifically during my last encounter with Tevye in what I refer to as Lazar Wolf’s Leave-taking.
Harvard Business
APRIL 3, 2024
The strength of any organization depends on its people. Research has found a strong positive relationship between employee well-being and firm performance. When people feel healthy and engaged, their work performance improves, their relationships are stronger, and they’re better motivated to impact change. This is what’s at the heart of “human sustainability”— a concept introduced in Deloitte’s “2023 Global Human Capital Trends” report.
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