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How Diligent Biz Dev Led to a Six-Figure Consulting Project

Successful Independent Consulting

It’s an 11-month project for one consultant: $320k in consulting fees and another $100k for travel expenses. The short answer: business development. The long answer: diligent business development that built a relationship over time. July 2015: Joe changes jobs again, going back to a company where he worked years before.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

If the aviation industry continues down the path of high CO 2 emissions, what will happen when new aerospace markets open: sub-orbital travel, supersonic flight, and space hotels? Sub-orbital travel, popularized in 2021 by Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, is projected to become a $3.5 Billion industry by 2027.

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Instead, a better question is, how can you develop quality coaching relationships through technology? Affordability improves through reduced travel and associated time out of the office costs. Implications for organizational learning and development in a wired world. 2015, January 12). & Scandura, T. Hernez-Broome, G.,

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3 Steps to Cultivate an Innovation Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

An innovation culture supports beliefs and feelings about the importance of innovation, as well as habits that encourage research and development. Space travel alone is challenging, but reusing a rocket by landing it on a drone ship takes the complexity to another level. Culture is the one thing that impacts everything. Bishop, D., &

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How to Make Perfect Connections

Action Plan

on Thursday, May 21, 2015, Sylvia Senaldi sent an email to Dr. Peter Tyre: Pete, Meet Mac Shields. He has done great work for me in developing our go-to-market business strategy. I’m traveling until next Tuesday. Pete needed help developing a framework for analyzing new market opportunities. At 8:15 a.m.

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Conversation with Accenture Australia

Tom Spencer

Accenture: From training courses in our regional training facility in Kuala Lumpur to on-the-job training we offer our graduates a wide range of training and development opportunities. Tom: What is Accenture’s travel model? Accenture: Accenture’s travel expectations are largely driven by the needs of our clients.

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Is Executive Coaching Really Worth it?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Like most leadership development opportunities, you will get the most significant return when you do the work. I also have clients working on becoming more self-aware and developing trust-based relationships. An executive coach ensures development goals are purposeful and bring perspective to the best areas to focus.