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Milk? Seriously? The Perfect Response When Things Go Sour

David A Fields

Last week, an expertly trained professional gently removed the thin film of grime and buffed some new-age, uber protective coating onto my sedan. Consultants Creating Value Relationships attitude project management relationships' How you handle the situation as a consultant makes all the difference.

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Management Consulted Goes to London (and Beyond)

Management Consulted

Arriving at LSE, we were met with bad news: the film club was in our room. As if traveling across the ocean on the plane wasn’t enough, we felt it necessary to use as many forms of transportation as necessary…so we took a train up to Durham University. Half the plane was empty so we could stretch out!

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Crisis (Mis)Management

Melissa Agnes

We are frequently reminded that the art of crisis communications and crisis management is a tough one to master. Here’s a list of the “seven deadly sins” to look out for: 7 Deadly Sins of Crisis (Mis)Management. Don’t train your people (or the boss). By Patrice Cloutier. Some people do it right in a crisis.

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How to Prepare for a Crisis You Couldn’t Possibly Predict

Harvard Business

With billions of dollars poised to change hands and the spotlight on, Nasdaq managers scrambled to diagnose the problem, dialing into an emergency conference call to troubleshoot. Despite the check’s warning that something was amiss, managers decided to push forward anyway. But when 11:05 arrived, nothing happened.

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Looking to Drastically Reduce College Costs? Study Abroad!

MishTalk

My oldest son is studying film-making in one of Europe''s newest and most modern film schools, located right here in Tallinn, for 3,400 EUR total per year. Mike "Mish" Shedlock [link] Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor representative for SitkaPacific Capital Management.

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Your Strategy Has to Be Flexible — But So Does Your Execution

Harvard Business

Drucker’s exhortation, “What gets measured gets managed” is often invoked when approaching execution. It is also be a mistake to restrict ourselves to managing what we can easily measure. ” Metric obsession. In the sense that results count, and their quantification is desirable, it seems irrefutable.

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Dealing with Sexual Harassment When Your Company Is Too Small to Have HR

Harvard Business

This doesn’t just mean men and women who run large global enterprises, Fortune 500 behemoths, film studios, and media platforms. Managing all this is no easy feat for leaders who must also focus on running the business. The subject of sexual misconduct at work is dominating mainstream conversation and board room agendas.

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