Consulting Matters

JUNE 30, 2020

This year, we created a survey that we administered to both new and seasoned consultants to learn more about what drives smart people to start their own consulting businesses and what stands in the way of achieving their full potential. But there are many factors that hold them back. Through cost reductions, I was released from the company.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 17, 2020

implementing a methodology.). Gathers information individuals and groups through the use of interviews, surveys, and other probing methods and draw conclusions from data that inform action. Business Acumen. Focuses applying expertise towards achievement of business outcomes (vs. Proactive Advocacy.

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Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

Traditionally, they might get vendors such as Gallup to survey employee engagement. As mentioned above, most large companies conduct an extensive employee survey every year or two to measure motivation or engagement. ” The biweekly engagement survey is also useful for assessing team health.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 24, 2023

Team members are encouraged to explore new methodologies and technologies by attending industry conferences, webinars, and workshops. They also conduct research, such as surveys and interviews, to get feedback from clients and learners.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 27, 2018

Nearly 40% of Americans now have a “side hustle” or outside source of income beyond their day job, according to one recent survey , and many more are at least contemplating the possibility. It can be useful to survey the marketplace. What skills and backgrounds do other people in the space have?

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2018

GE famously implemented Lean methodologies throughout all of their divisions, helping reduce cycle time and better aligning their work with the customers’ needs, leading to then-CEO Jeff Immelt’s declaration that GE had transformed from a “classic conglomerate… to a 125-year-old startup.” Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

We focused on experiments performed since 1990, when field studies became more numerous and their methodologically improved. Attitude surveys indicate that overtly prejudicial beliefs have declined, and endorsement of the principles of equal treatment regardless of race has increased.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Do you focus your energy on selling yourself, your mission or methodology OR do you position yourself as a strategic partner who is ready to help solve a clients most pressing business performance challenges. Creating a simple survey that can be used to better understand issues with a select group of employees.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Ask your employees questions (beyond employee surveys), actively listen to their answers, and take action based on what you hear. When employees know leadership is listening to them, they feel a tremendous sense of value and worth, which, in turn, makes them feel genuinely cared for. Let our experience change yours.

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Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

We created a version of our index as an online survey that feeds us input in a more systematic way and as a means of reaching more people — you could, too, if your organizations are more accustomed to engaging in surveys online rather than in person. And people wanted more meeting spaces that could be used quickly and informally.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

A typical way to gauge trust is to survey users with questions such as: How do you feel about the digital environment? We combined responses to multiple surveys from a variety of sources, such as the World Values Survey , CIGI-Ipsos, and Edelman’s Trust Barometer. We always urge you to read the methodology carefully.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Innovation is the goal at other campsites, where diverse stakeholders are assembled with specific tasks and equipped with special facilities and methodologies (say, design thinking) to achieve them. User satisfaction surveys consistently rank them as the favorite aspect of corporate coworking.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Do you focus your energy on selling yourself, your mission or methodology OR do you position yourself as a strategic partner who is ready to help solve a clients most pressing business performance challenges. Creating a simple survey that can be used to better understand issues with a select group of employees.

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2017

Both of these studies used the same methodology to experimentally test discrimination. Some recent surveys suggest that Islamophobia has reached a new peak in Germany. You recently published other research on discrimination against migrant job applicants in Austria. In the U.S., anti-Muslim hate crimes seem on the rise again.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The methodology: An analysis of email communication and meeting schedule data for hundreds of employees in one office over four months. The methodology: Observations of closed-room, face-to-face discussions of final funding decisions among Swedish government VCs. The question: Why do fewer women end up in senior positions than men?

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 16, 2016

” And yet the lean startup methodology, born in Silicon Valley as a way for startups to tune in to customer needs with limited resources, has been gaining major momentum inside big companies like General Electric, Alaska Airlines, Telefonica, 3M, and W.L. “Anticipate resistance and welcome it,” one survey respondent advised.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

There is place in the world for performance benchmarking survey metrics like net promoter score (NPS). While it’s critical that CX programs be well designed and methodologically sound, sometimes wasteful activities are allowed to creep into the design process and bog down the program.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

” When surveyed about which customer interaction statement they agreed with most, 49% indicated that likability was an important differentiator between themselves and their competitors. ” The two lowest ranked strategies were “Showing the value of your solution” and “Driving the topics of conversation.”

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. Recently, my colleagues and I conducted a study that shows that most managers don’t understand what coaching really is — and that also sheds light on how to fix the problem.

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1 to 1

MARCH 25, 2014

A study released today by Adobe at its 12th Annual Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, revealed that most marketers are cemented in ad-hoc processes and age-old methodologies. In fact, 42 percent of 1,000 marketers polled in the survey, stated that they want to reinvent themselves, but only 14 percent know how to do it.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Methodology. This year’s index builds on the methodology of last year’s. An additional source of qualitative data expanded the survey: We used a panel selected from the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. We analyzed 2 million tweets from between September 27 and October 16 this year.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

More than two-thirds of the companies surveyed said that they used NPS methodology with their customers. If that many of your customers are actually promoting and recommending your business to others, you would be so busy you wouldn’t have time for a survey. Some are using it to measure employee satisfaction as well.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 5, 2024

To develop this understanding, product managers actively engage with customers through surveys, interviews, and user testing. Traditional waterfall development methodologies are being replaced by agile practices that emphasize flexibility, collaboration, and responsiveness to ongoing customer feedback.

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1 to 1

MARCH 25, 2014

A study released today by Adobe at its 12th Annual Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, revealed that most marketers are cemented in ad-hoc processes and age-old methodologies. In fact, 42 percent of 1,000 marketers polled in the survey, stated that they want to reinvent themselves, but only 14 percent know how to do it.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

That’s one of the questions we asked ourselves as we conducted a survey of directors of public and private companies headquartered in the United States. METHODOLOGY. More than 4,000 board members of companies headquartered in 60 countries responded to the survey.

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Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

A great deal of research — using methodologies such as resume studies and other models — has found that employer discrimination and prejudice plays a large role in creating this gap. I used data from the General Social Survey , which has been tracking trends in attitudes, behaviors, and attributes in the U.S. since 1972.

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1 to 1

MARCH 25, 2014

A study released today by Adobe at its 12th Annual Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, revealed that most marketers are cemented in ad-hoc processes and age-old methodologies. In fact, 42 percent of 1,000 marketers polled in the survey, stated that they want to reinvent themselves, but only 14 percent know how to do it.

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MishTalk

MAY 23, 2014

Preliminary new home sales figures are subject to revision due to the survey methodology and definitions used. The survey is primarily based on a sample of houses selected from building permits. The Census bureau adds these additional notes "Changes in seasonally adjusted statistics often show irregular movement.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

Please refer to the first article in this series for the first five findings and more details on the data sources and methodology behind the analysis. Source: Stern Student Records and Student Survey. Welcome back to the data driven recruiting series! Now, time for the insights! Finding #7 – Not Being Invited Doesn’t Mean No Interview.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In fact, the Conference Bard CEO Challenge 2017 survey shows that CEOs clearly understand the need to be more customer-centric: “Today, companies compete as much on customer experience as they do on product and price.” How Disney Empowers Its Employees to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service.

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Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2017

Forty-six percent of Germans surveyed said that they shop on UK websites ,almost as much as the 48% of Germans who said that they shop on U.S. Editor’s note: Every ranking or index is just one way to analyze and compare companies or places, based on a specific methodology and data set. Only the U.S. did better.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 1, 2018

But according to The CMO Survey , only 8% of firms rate the use of blockchain in marketing as moderately or very important. Fraud verification via blockchain will also help verify the origin and methodology of marketers. RyanJLane/Getty Images. Blockchain has important implications for marketing and advertising.

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1 to 1

MARCH 25, 2014

A study released today by Adobe at its 12th Annual Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, revealed that most marketers are cemented in ad-hoc processes and age-old methodologies. In fact, 42 percent of 1,000 marketers polled in the survey, stated that they want to reinvent themselves, but only 14 percent know how to do it.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Additionally, while both Gallup and BLS numbers are based on robust surveys, there are important methodological differences between the two.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 15, 2017

For instance, a recent survey of more than 3,000 Indian companies, by government think tank NITI Aayog, reports that it takes an average of 156 days to get land allotted from the government in India. We always urge you to read the methodology carefully.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A recent survey found that 67% of companies that implemented remote or hybrid work policies in response to the pandemic expect these policies to remain in place permanently or for the long-term. The survey also found that cutting back on company events, bonuses, and training is ineffective and negatively impacts employee commitment.

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Management Consulted

JULY 12, 2015

Survey and Data Collection. It was a good first 5 years for Abt, and things carried on in much the same way as they started a job corps at the company headquarters, providing single mothers working at their day center with training in childcare, social work and computer programming. Implementation and Technical Assistance. Industries .

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