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1 Stop selling and help your customers buy Today, prospects avoid, filter, and run around your well-crafted marketing tactics. Read the full article 2 Emerging market companies eye US targets above others in 2010 Q1 US companies were the most popular targets for acquisitions by emerging and high-growth market companies in the first half of 2010, as activity by emerging market companies aimed at developed economies jumped 25 percent over the previous six-month period, according to KPMG International's latest Emerging Markets International Acquisition Tracker (EMIAT) study. Read the full article 3 Television advertising still packs the greatest punch Television was the most memorable type of advertising in 2010 and had the greatest impact according to a report to be published by Deloitte. Read the full article 4 Welcome to the connected world: How eight trends are radically changing work and play New CSC report details the paradigm shifts driving business opportunity. Read the full article 5 The Positive Deviant: Sustainability Leadership in a Perverse World This article is a condensed extract from The Positive Deviant: Sustainability Leadership in a Perverse World (Earthscan, 2010, £14.99) by Sara Parkin. Read the full article 6 The one simple step to initiating the magical flow of revenue in your business When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl Read the full article 7 5 myths to employee turnover and simple solutions to keeping who you want As with most development and growth issues, treating the symptom, in this case turnover, is only a temporary fix at best. Read the full article 8 A change of government The new coalition government almost immediately began to show us a completely different way to govern. Read the full article 9 Are successful consulting projects an illusion? Organizations must have the ability to reap lessons learned from all their consulting projects – both successful and unsuccessful – in order to increase the value derived from using consultants. Read the full article 10 Outsourcing without compromising total involvement and control By using new methodology and technology, a buyer today can gain the advantages of outsourcing without experiencing the negatives. Read the full article 11 Delivering bad news to clients For many projects, though, the seeds of trouble are sown long before a project kicks off. Read the full article 12 How to engage your workforce What is so awful is that the managers who spend their working lives creating this directive and ultimately destructive working environment, could, with less effort than they currently spend, create the same positive, recognition driven environment that would allow their workforce to engage and thus become proud of what they do. Read the full article 13 SAP Managed Services survey findings During Q2, 2010 The Birchman Group carried out a survey focused on SAP support and managed services. Read the full article 14 Blended Learning model sets the stage for seamless project management With thorough planning and rigorous practice schedules in place, trained actors continue to move in synch – even in the face of unanticipated circumstances – so the show can keep playing out, all the way to a standing ovation. Read the full article 15 Unlocking competitive advantage: Succeeding at business transformation In an environment where markets and competitors are changing faster than ever, huge amounts of money, resources and management focus are being poured into business transformation programmes. Read the full article 16 Is nepotism rampant in client consultant relationships Companies must have checks and balances in place to ensure that consultants are hired based on merit and value, and not simply because they have unfettered access to a senior executive due to the fact that he/she is an alumni of the consulting firm in question. Read the full article 17 Is nepotism rampant in client consultant relationships? Companies must have checks and balances in place to ensure that consultants are hired based on merit and value, and not simply because they have unfettered access to a senior executive due to the fact that he/she is an alumni of the consulting firm in question. Read the full article 18 Demands from institutional investors seen as transforming alternative investment industry KPMG international study also finds investors in US want more product transparency, but no new regulations. Read the full article 19 'Green' is no longer the magic bullet Deloitte white paper explores new path toward clean energy, jobs and security. Read the full article 20 Is your service offer compelling? Before most clients buy services, they expect evidence that you can answer three questions: Do you understand the state that creates the need for outside help? Do you have a vision of the future in which the current problem becomes a distant memory? And, what is that path to a brighter future? If your service offer misses on any of these three questions, it needs work. Read the full article

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