Awesome advice for anybody who works for a living
Mike Krzyewski has the most wins of any coach in men’s division I college basketball. He also just won his 5th NCAA championship, so he knows a thing or two about team building and leadership. I was privileged to hear Coach K speak at the Envestnet Advisor Summit 2015, held last week in warm and sunny […]
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We know that the Internet and search engines have revolutionized the way companies conduct candidate searches and recruit new employees. But many firms probably have not updated their job descriptions since Google was just a Stanford grad school project. Job descriptions that are out-dated, too broad or poorly written or both are bad for the […]
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From exploring ways to improve your presentation skills, to brand ambassadors, and two giveaway winners, last week was an eventful one for the @Consultantthink team! We pulled together the best tweets of the week to share with you, in case you missed them. We’re also excited to announce our new giveaway this week, and hope […]
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Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.” -Edward Tufte Edward Tufte is an expert in the field of data visualization. While his methods may seem quite simple, they can be difficult for people to grasp in […]
Read More →From giveaways, to advice from the great Steve Jobs, it’s been quite the eventful week on the Think Like A Consultant blog and our social media followers have been responding. We would love to share with you, our most popular and best tweets of the week. If you’re not following us on Twitter, just click […]
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People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have […]
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When you deliver first-class work as a volunteer, people will assume you deliver the same high-quality work in your professional life.” ― Judy Robinett, How to Be a Power Connector: The 5+50+100 Rule for Turning Your Business Network into Profits Judy Robinett’s How to Be a Power Connector has been nominated for a Biz Book Award for […]
Read More →The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” — Dr. Nathaniel Branden, Psychologist and Author Whether you have been in your current job for one, three, five years or longer, what you’re doing now most likely is not what you were originally hired to do. You may not even be aware […]
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.”—Theodore Roosevelt You might be annoyed that no one appreciates or acknowledges all that you do at work. You might grumble to yourself when someone less committed gets ‘your’ promotion. But if you want people to recognize your diligence, work and […]
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Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.” –Benjamin Franklin Big changes can be difficult to implement. Human brains are wired to create and distinguish patterns, and our tendency to follow routines reflects this. Work practices are even more regimented—and often ingrained—than our activities at home. But, by […]
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