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Spotlight on Richard Chaplin, PM Forum and Managing Partners’ Forum

Red Star Kim

So here’s the spotlight on Richard Chaplin, PM Forum and Managing Partners’ Forum. That would give anyone great insight into leadership and management. He then created both the PM Forum and Managing Partners’​ Forum – two key membership groups in professional services. Richard Chaplin and I speak almost every week.

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Sales Survival: Avoiding Panic, Paralysis, and Pessimism

The Center for Sales Strategy

Parts of what we’re seeing have occurred in the past—severe shock to the financial system such as the Great Recession of 2008/2009 where banking system nearly collapsed, a shutdown of events and travel post 9/11, and a 50% drop in stock indexes in 1987—all crises in which we've managed to adapt. Part of what we're seeing seems new.

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Book review – Managing Brands

Red Star Kim

This post reviews the core material covered in Managing Brands Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) professional qualification (Level 6 elective New CIM professional marketing qualifications – 2020 (kimtasso.com) ) and the Cambridge Marketing College’s Marketing Manager Apprenticeship – a Level 6 Qualification (kimtasso.com).

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Sales Leaders: Set Realistic Goals for 2021

The Center for Sales Strategy

Do you remember projecting 2009 revenue as we stared into the abyss of the Great Recession? Setting clear and manageable goals is crucial for 2021. We all knew it was coming as it started with plenty of notice in the Fall of 2008. Many businesses projected negative sales growth, while others simply would not accept it.

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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

Hubspot Sales

By the time it burst onto the scene in 2009, Uber was not the first ridesharing company, but it was the largest and most successful, beating out pioneer Sidecar for eventual market domination. Two years of Kindle brand loyalty managed to overcome an initial market share grab by Barnes & Noble, which has lost $1.3

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Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”

Red Star Kim

As well as rational approaches (we considered several change management methodologies including Kotter’s), both elements involve engaging emotions and taking people on the change journey. Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”. Nurture a change management movement – From “Let it go” to “Let it grow”.

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28th PM Forum Conference: Organisational culture, mentoring, digital distraction, ESG and client experience (2023)

Red Star Kim

Transforming your firm’s culture – Professor Vlatka Hlupic Self-effacing Vlatka described the “quiet quitting” disengagement that needs a “purpose and people-led” management revolution to overcome toxic cultures. There was support for a dedicated relationship manager as teams of specialists expand and staff churn continues.