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Why Companies Hire an External Consultant to Help Them

Strategy Driven

The consulting market across the world is valued at 262 billion dollars. Specialized skills are expensive to develop in-house and you might only need them occasionally. When you and your team are too close to a situation it’s difficult to see the wood from the trees. Support the Team. Expert Advice. Back You Up.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-03-18

Tanveer Naseer

Here’s a compliation of some of the articles/tweets I shared on Twitter this week: Leaders, Are You Developing Your Employee’s Super Powers? Brand # marketing in social media – Coffee House # Book Review: “Wikibrands&# [link] #. 10 Key Lessons On Leading Virtual Teams Effectively by @ tnvora [link] # leadership #.

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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying

Harvard Business Review

Much as I want to believe that a glaringly good idea will stand on its merits, I have come to realize that just like any product or service, ideas require good marketing if they’re going to reach their intended customers. New ideas tend to evoke fear and anger – we are programmed to prefer the comfort and safety of established norms.