by Knowledge Works Consulting | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Dorie Clark We’re entering an era where the rules of business are both opaque and fast-changing. There’s not one single playbook you can follow and expect to succeed. The only alternative is to be nimble and create your own opportunities, and your own success. The...
by Knowledge Works Consulting | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Dorie Clark Overcoming people’s past perceptions of you isn’t easy. When I launched my consulting business seven years ago, I was astonished to find — years later — that acquaintances and even friends hadn’t kept up with my career transition. They’d ask about my...
by Knowledge Works Consulting | May 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Heidi Grant Halvorson To be a successful entrepreneur – or really, a successful anything – you need to be able to recognize an opportunity when you see one. Specifically, you need to be able to identify a problem or gap, and come up with an innovative solution. (Of...
by Knowledge Works Consulting | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Anthony K. Tjan 1. The background homework: Before any negotiation begins, understand the interests and positions of the other side relative to your own interests and positions. Put these points down and spend time in advance seeing things from the other side. 2....
by Knowledge Works Consulting | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Vineet Nayar Some of the best advice we have all got — be it while making big personal decisions or making critical business decisions — is the same: Follow your inner voice. Most of us have heeded that counsel, yet if we were asked to list the elements that enable...