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Powering Up Your Strategy: Success Factors for Executive Team Offsites

Leapfrogging

Some effective icebreaker ideas include sharing personal success stories related to business, or discussing a common book or article the team has previously been asked to read. Icebreakers should be inclusive and relevant to the group’s shared experiences.

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Ideation Workshops: Best Practices for Success

Qmarkets

Challenges : Logistical Planning : Requires more effort to organize, including travel arrangements and venue booking. Technical Readiness: Conduct a technology check before the workshop and have technical support available to assist with any issues that may arise during the session. The Best of Both Worlds?

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The Best Presentations Are Tailored to the Audience

Harvard Business Review

The following excerpt from the book Presentations will help you better understand your audience and cater your message to their needs. Communication Book. The point is not to write up answers to a bunch of questions in a handy book. But what about the people you’re presenting to? How well does the audience know you?

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Marginal Market Opportunities

Harvard Business Review

Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne of INSEAD have written a whole book about Blue Ocean Strategy as they call it, in which successful companies innovate their value propositions to attract customers who have never engaged with their type of product or service before. But there's one aspect of that story that I'd like to pick out.

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A Working from Home Experiment Shows High Performers Like It Better

Harvard Business Review

Leadership & Managing People Book. Examples include coding, technical support, telesales, and basic accounting. Further Reading. Getting Work Done (20-Minute Manager Series). Add to Cart.

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50 Companies That Get Twitter – and 50 That Don’t

Harvard Business Review

But a single miscalculated remark can cascade into an avalanche of disapproval, a phenomenon Jon Ronson explores his new book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. A loyal customer who likes and follows a brand for engagement today may need technical support tomorrow. She is unlikely to go looking for the support account.

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How to Reduce the Costs of Salesperson Turnover

Harvard Business Review

For example, wealth management companies frequently recruit advisors who have built a strong book of business at competitive firms. Provide customers with resources they value outside the sales force, such as a customized ordering website or easy access to customer service or technical support personnel.