Sales Wolf Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Think back to a time when an executive team you were a part of or worked for was not healthy and aligned. The greater the disease and misalignment in your executive team, the greater the friction and distraction. And I do not need to remind you that friction / distraction are absolute kryptonite to productivity and alignment. You and I have both experienced this.
Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Remember when you were just a twig on the leadership tree. You ached to bear fruit. You admired how the big branches did big things while you secretly shivered.
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Lead from Within
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Character is essential to leadership because it is the foundation that builds trust with followers. A leader’s good character is what earns the respect and loyalty of those they lead. Without trust, a leader cannot be effective in influencing and guiding their team. In today’s society, where individualism is highly valued, it’s important to remember the importance of character in leadership.
The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A recent study conducted by researchers at MIT has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the frequency of interactions between residents of urban areas and individuals from different income brackets. By analyzing the movement of people in four cities across the United States, the study discovered a decline of between 15% and 30% in the number of visits made by residents to areas with different socioeconomic characteristics than their own.
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Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Case Study: Turning on the talent tap Written by Lee Payne CMgr MCMI Tuesday 03 October 2023 Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email An influx of junior employees left this Chartered Manager needing to rethink their talent pipeline. This is how they got success flowing Staff and talent development pipelines are key to the success of modern organisations.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Delegating consulting projects to new hires and subcontractors is prone to high levels of failure and frustration. The checklist below will help you deploy new resources better. You’ve won a big forecasting engagement from Mercator Projections, Inc. (hooray). However, since your consulting firm’s current capacity is insufficient to deliver the Mercator Projections projections project, you … Continued The post Hire/Subcontract Better [Consulting Firm Delegation Checklist] appeared first on
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HR Digest
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Inc. , among many others, published a list of performance review horror stories from unhappy employees and it is hard not to wince at these experiences. Finding the right things to say in a performance review can be difficult, both for the reviewer and the employee, but it is undeniably important for everyone to try and get it right. With an overreliance on positive phrases and an absolute paranoia about anything that could be construed as negative, it might be the right time to help managers ou
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Personalized learning hasn’t really caught on in most educational formats. Up to recently, the closest thing to personalized learning has been the Montessori Method. However, there are several interpretations of what personalized learning should look like. Some advocates of this learning style envision it as students using their educational time to follow their interests, whatever they may be in the moment.
Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Interview: A long, hard road to management Written by Mark Rowland Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Fiona Apio-Matanda CMgr FCMI arrived in the UK with £20 in her pocket as a political refugee. Today she's an award-nominated CMgr. Her story illustrates how developing leadership skills can transform your life chances As head of employment programmes for Royal Greenwich Council, Fiona Apio-Matanda CMgr FCMI leads a team of 60.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 3, 2023
You’ve gone to all the trouble of hiring the right candidate. But then, months go by, and it seems like that employee is starting to lose their spark for the job. What went wrong? When the right employee leaves your business, the problem isn’t always necessarily your fault. 63% of employees feel like they don’t get enough praise. Most often, it’s because they want to transition into a new phase of life.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Whenever we encounter misinformation, the temptation is to engage with it and try to correct the mistaken individual. Research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests this might not be the most effective approach, and “bypassing” it is likely to be just as effective. While debunking falsehoods with contrary facts may seem like a logical way to change people’s beliefs, it often proves challenging.
Strategy Driven
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Your bedroom isn’t just a space to sleep. It’s a sanctuary where you relax and refresh your mind and body, especially after a hectic day. It’s essential to make it feel uniquely yours. With a few thoughtful touches and a keen eye for detail, you can transform it into a comforting refuge. Making small changes can have a big impact on the overall feel.
The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In the midst of the so-called “great resignation”, managers might be forgiven for thinking employee discontent is an isolated affair. Alas, research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that resignations can prove contagious. In a comprehensive investigation, the researchers undertook an in-depth analysis of employment data from a prominent retailer grappling with a notable turnover rate, aiming to uncover the underlying factors.
Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Interview: Creating a new rail network – from the ground up Written by Mark Rowland Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email CMgr of the Year nominee Tom Olliver CMgr FCMI faced a rare challenge for a rail engineer: to build a new network from scratch, to serve one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It even spawned a social media sensation… Starting from scratch is very rare in the rail development world.
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Roundtable Talk
OCTOBER 3, 2023
See if you’re familiar with this scenario: you get tapped for a leadership development program and would head off to one or two days in a conference room where you listen to a “sage on the stage” talk about some leadership skill or behaviour. If you were lucky, breakout rooms or activities (yay for role … The Future of Learning Is Integrated Read More » The post The Future of Learning Is Integrated appeared first on.
Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Blog: Why just being vulnerable won’t cut it Written by Jacob Morgan Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Leaders and managers are told to show their human side. It’s certainly a powerful tool for building trust and credibility – as long as you remember to lead too On 20 August 1991, Hollis Harris, the then CEO of Continental Airlines, told his 42,000 employees that the company was struggling and he wasn’t sure of the path forward.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2023
In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their second strategy is to build — or rebuild — trust with your stakeholders. This means they need to believe three things: that you care about them (empathy), that you’re capable of meeting their needs (logic), and that you can be expected to do what you say you’ll do (authenticity).
Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Blog: Are managers equipped to solve the UK’s poor productivity? Written by Dr Hugh Billot MCMI Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Productivity must not be seen as a dirty word, says Dr Hugh Billot MCMI. He shares his five tools that managers can use to enhance their company’s productivity through their people Share your Management & Leadership insights with the CMI community Whether there’s a topic you're particularly passionate about, something amazi
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Micro-retailers are vitally important to the economies of developing countries and to consumer packaged goods companies. But their full potential is not being realized. The adoption of digital technologies could help change that. But for that to happen, obstacles must be overcome. Three strategies can address them.
Chartered Management Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2023
“Good managers make a lot happen out of a little” Words Caroline Roberts Chartered Manager Alka Bohorun’s light-hearted lockdown diversion morphed into a project that’s turning the despair of poverty into happiness and hope for the future. Here’s how her management skills made it happen. Ever since childhood, Alka Bohorun CMgr FCMI has sung with her father.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Middle-skills workers — those with less than a four-year college education but more than a high school diploma — make up more than 60% of U.S. workers over the age of 25. These workers are the life force that keeps America’s economic engine humming, but, increasingly, as they enter the workforce they find that they are unemployable, even though companies have a growing number of jobs to fill.
Frank Sonnenberg Online
OCTOBER 3, 2023
We live in an age of abundant information. You can search websites, read books and blogs, listen to podcasts, and examine research to become knowledgeable about almost every subject. But just because you get an answer doesn’t mean it’s accurate. As Richard Dawkins, the British author, said, “By all means let’s be open-minded , but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Today data is an increasingly important part of how restaurants create value, both on the demand side (how consumers choose a place to eat, make a reservation, give their order, and pay their bill) and the supply side (detailed preparation and food resource-management records that enable restaurants to optimize inventory and reduce waste). To remain competitive, restaurants need to change the way they approach business decisions; they need to shift focus from food cost to revenue management and
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A conversation with author Anne Morriss on two keys to organizational success.
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