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Podcast: Daniel Burrus on Seeing the Future

By on March 4, 2011 in Industry Trends, Management Consulting News, Managing Your Business, Podcasts

Meet the MasterMinds: Daniel Burrus on Flash Foresight

Dan Burrus, futuristDaniel Burrus is the author of the bestselling new book, Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible, and Technotrends.

Dan is one of the world’s leading technology forecasters and business strategists. He’s the founder of Burrus Research, a firm that monitors global advancements in technology-driven trends to help clients understand how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create untapped opportunities.

I asked Burrus how we can use the futurist’s tools to guide our businesses and help clients find those new opportunities.

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Run Time: 18 minutes

Find out more about Daniel Burrus at www.flashforesight.com and www.burrus.com.

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Interview with Nick Morgan

By on December 11, 2010 in Books, Management Consulting News, Podcasts, Speaking

“Audiences find lists irritating, but they love attitude and perspective.” – Nick Morgan

For this month’s issue of Management Consulting News, I interviewed communication expert and speaking coach, Nick Morgan. He’s the author of the ebook, 7 Steps to a Great Speech, and the books Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma and Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move Your Audience to Action. I asked Morgan for his best advice on preparing and delivering a great speech every time.

Get my (podcast) interview with Nick Morgan (~16 minutes).

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Podcast: Robert Sutton

By on November 2, 2010 in Business Life, Management Consulting News, Podcasts

Most people have at least one horror story about a bad boss. If you’re lucky, you’ve also experienced a really good boss.

Our guest, Robert Sutton, has a thing or two to say on the subject of bosses. Sutton is a professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford, and the author of Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best…and Learn from the Worst.

Sutton’s previous books include the bestseller, The No-Asshole Rule, Weird Ideas That Work, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths & Total Nonsense, and The Knowing-Doing Gap.

We asked Sutton for his take on some famous bosses like Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Steve Ballmer, and Tony Hayward. And we asked him to weigh in on the impact (if any) of the “reality” show, Undercover Boss, on how bosses behave.

Get the podcast with Robert Sutton.

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Interview: Mark Levy on Sparking Ideas with Freewriting

By on September 11, 2010 in Management Consulting News, Managing Projects, Managing Your Business, Podcasts

For the September issue of Management Consulting News, I did a podcast  interview with Mark Levy. He’s the founder of Levy Innovation, a marketing strategy company, and the author of Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content.

Levy’s book shows us how to use a tool he calls freewriting to explore ideas, solve problems, and create marketing and thought leadership material. In the interview, I asked Levy to explain what freewriting is, why it works, how to get started, and how to apply it in our businesses.

Get the podcast interview with Mark Levy.

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Interview with Tom Peters

By on August 23, 2010 in Management Consulting News, Managing Your Business

“One of my grand theories is that, fundamentally, there’s only one source of innovation, and that’s pissed off people.” – Tom Peters

For this month’s issue of Management Consulting News, I talked to Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence (and more than a dozen other bestsellers), and one of the business world’s leading provocateurs. In his latest book, The Little BIG Things, Peters sums up 163 of his best lessons on pursuing excellence.

Read my interview with Tom Peters

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Interview: Dave Ulrich on The Why of Work

By on July 20, 2010 in Industry Trends, Management Consulting News, Managing Your Business

For the July 2010 issue of Management Consulting News, I interviewed Dave Ulrich, who is a business professor at the University of Michigan, a partner at RBL Group, and the author of twenty-three books. In his new book, The Why of Work, Ulrich argues that to achieve extraordinary results, leaders must pay as much attention to creating meaning for employees as they do to making money.

Read my interview with Dave Ulrich.

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Interview with John Jantsch

By on June 1, 2010 in Management Consulting News

“The greatest opportunity to build a referral-based business lies in creating a strategic partner platform.”  – John Jantsch

For this month’s issue of Management Consulting News, I talked with John Jantsch, award winning social media publisher, and the author of Duct Tape Marketing. His new book is The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself.

I asked Jantsch for some practical tips on creating a productive referral engine for your business.

Read the interview.

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Walter Kiechel on the Strategy Revolution

By on May 5, 2010 in Industry Trends, Management Consulting News

Walter KiechelWalter Kiechel is the author of The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World, which recounts the rise of the big consulting firms and how they came to influence every aspect of the competitive behavior of today’s corporations.

Keichel is a former managing editor at Fortune magazine, and was also the editorial director of Harvard Business Publishing from 1998 to 2002. I asked him about the impact of the ideas of pioneering strategy consultants and academics, and what’s next in the evolution of business ideas.

Read my interview with Walter Kiechel.

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The Future of Corporate Responsibility

By on March 9, 2010 in Industry Trends, Management Consulting News

In this month’s issue of Management Consulting News, we interview Jeffrey Hollender, Chairman of Seventh Generation and author of The Responsibility Revolution: How the Next Generation of Businesses Will Win. Hollender tells us why corporate responsibility has become increasingly important for business success.

You’ll also find articles on client trust, authentic communication, and why your client’s frontline staff may be underperforming. Plus, we peek into the crystal ball about consulting in 2010, and let you know about some upcoming learning events for consultants.

As always, we keep you posted on what’s happening in the professional services industry with the MCNews 12 Index report. Read why things were looking up for the Index last month.

Read this month’s issue.

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Patrick Lencioni on Naked Service

By on February 11, 2010 in Books, Client Relationships, Management Consulting News

“Clients benefit from naked service because they hear what they need to hear, without having to parse through what you are saying.” – Patrick Lencioni

This month, we welcome back Patrick Lencioni, best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Death by Meeting, and The Three Signs of a Miserable Job.

In his new book, Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty, Lencioni tackles an issue that all consultants face: how to retain the clients you really want. We asked Lencioni about the strategies he uses to build trust and keep clients loyal.

Read my interview with Patrick Lencioni

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