Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. Cheer for your favorite players from the Big Ten: Our regular referee for the carnival positions himself in the backfield today, but will return for the next game in November.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 220

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

There are two important things you should know about this book right away: This book is written by a good writer who has been an executive in a Fortune 500 company; so, it is not only well written, but it’s readable and practical. While I love the whole book, Appendix B alone makes it one that belongs on your shelf.

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Execution Succession Workshop Blog 183

Strategy Driven

JULY 20, 2012

Do you know the real reasons why your lost customers decided to stop working with your company? Do you understand the unmet needs of your most dissatisfied clients? From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call : Close More by Doing What You Do Best by Richard Schroder.

Analysis 50

Analysis Conflict of Interest Benchmarking Learning-by-Doing 50

Strategy Driven

APRIL 17, 2013

How to grow revenues? How to profitably service existing customers? You probably didn’t answer, “How to implement effective marketing.” ” Marketing can sometimes slip through the cracks given the constant and pressing demands of sales, client service, and internal operations.

Marketing 50

Marketing Press Release Consultative Brand 50

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Design Thinking: A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone seeks to assist in addressing a full spectrum of challenges from the most vexing to the everyday—whether you work in a design field or not. The sample vignettes below, however, show how individuals apply design thinking to a very broad range of problems at varying scales.

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Creativity Strategic Planning Construction Politics 58

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For long-term relationship-building, be sure that your values and those of your clients mesh. Competition without relationships turns products and services turn into commodities. One half of building business is supplying quality products or services; the other half is skill in building relationships.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Lewis provide one of the ways his ideas on management are different from others. But trying to read the original work of CI Lewis is not easy, you can try yourself with his book: Mind and the World Order. But trying to read the original work of CI Lewis is not easy, you can try yourself with his book: Mind and the World Order.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Few recent trends in health care delivery have more power to improve population health, patient and provider experience, and hospital business models than virtual care. But for an industry reliant on, and in many ways limited by, brick-and-mortar facilities, this movement will mean significant disruption for providers.

Health Care 8

Health Care Consultative Video Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Are you raring to change careers? Break into a whole new line of work that makes you leap out of bed, happy to go to work every day? Or focus on a different clientele, type of product, or service? But that’ll just confuse your readers and send them running—to others’ LinkedIn pages. Kenneth Andersson.

Career 8

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2013

They''ve got great people, great products and services, they say, but their organizations aren''t selling as much as they should, and aren''t appropriately valued. But in my experience, visibility is rarely the real issue (especially with B2B companies selling bigger-ticket, complex services and products). Lead with Issues.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In a downbeat tone the manager of a fast-growing healthcare provider rattled off a list of reasons that her company was turning into a numbers-driven organization: Industry regulations required it, Medicare reimbursement policies required it, and delivering specialized services required yet another form of quantitative analysis.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Strategy Telecommunications Software 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

It’s easy to assume that everyone knows how to work on a team — and on some level this is true. But each member of your team probably has her own understanding of how to collaborate, not to mention individual styles and preferences. The same holds true for your team’s other aspirations.

Team 8

Team Follow-up Consultative Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

These are just a sample of thoughts from clients in recent months who were excited about the prospect of creating new businesses and new sources of revenue in what seems to be a lucrative new area. Here are four steps your organization can take in order to understand the value of your data, and to plan for potential monetization: .

Execution 8

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

When I ask students graduating from Harvard Business School what they’re doing next, I often get some version of “I’m going into finance but…” Then they quickly explain that finance is just a way station on the route to nobler goals. Financial services is one of the most robust sources of employment in the U.S.,

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

Does pursuing a social purpose require something unique to describe and structure your business? As someone who works with a variety of organizations in my roles as strategy and innovation consultant, venture capitalist, professor, and mentor, this question intrigues to me. All businesses are social.

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Business Model B2C Entrepreneur 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

And even if it’s not an explicit part of your job description, chances are you need to understand at least something about data and analytics to be successful. So, where should you start? How should you get to know the quants in your company? How should you get to know the quants in your company?

How To 8

How To Metrics Analysis Long-term 8

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Blog 61

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 14, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Communicate Often And Tell A Story "Most leaders visions fail, not due to a leaders inadequacies, but due to the leaders lack of communication," said Margaret Reynolds of Reynolds Consulting, LLC in Lees Summit, MO. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 56

Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 12, 2010

Thursday, August 12, 2010 Go Old School.Use A Flip Chart For Gathering Ideas Heres a great idea from communications consultant, speaker and author David Grossman : And, yes its old school. Grossman recommends that when you have something you want to get your employees input on, post a question on a flip chart in your department or office.

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Mentor Mission Statement Tips Learning-by-Doing 50

Eric Jacobson

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

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eBook Mentor Mission Statement Tips 50

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 10, 2010

hours of productivity every day to interruptions and distractions, reports Basex, an IT research and consulting firm. As a leader in the workplace, work with your employees to manage e-mails and to lessen daily interruptions. Let co-workers know in advance that you reply to non-urgent messages within a days time.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Mentor Mission Statement 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

The contradiction between the traditional image of the successful man and the reality of men’s lives creates a conundrum: How do men make sense of who they are in relation to their work, given their wives’ careers? This perception in turn shaped how men described the financial value of their wives’ work.

Career 8

Career Sample Consultative Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

To address this issue, in our teaching in executive programs in Ireland, we ask participants — executives that come from a wide range of companies and government agencies, and departments such as customer service, product development, and human resources — to develop such evidence using the Friday Afternoon Measurement (FAM) method.

Quality 8

Quality Company Sample Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

To address this issue, in our teaching in executive programs in Ireland, we ask participants — executives that come from a wide range of companies and government agencies, and departments such as customer service, product development, and human resources — to develop such evidence using the Friday Afternoon Measurement (FAM) method.

Quality 8

Quality Company Sample Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

explores this question and finds that patient outcomes do differ depending on whether they were treated by a man or a woman. HBR: You found that compared to patients treated by a man, patients treated by a woman had a 4% lower relative risk of dying and a 5% lower relative risk of being admitted to the hospital again in the following month.

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