Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The role of a consultant is dynamic and complex, requiring a unique blend of skills that go beyond pure technical proficiency. In this 2-part article, I will outline the 5 key skills of an effective consultant, then discuss how to hone and highlight these skills.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 20, 2020

The best thing about leaping from corporate into running your own business is having control over your career, time and earning potential. Let's make your business the best promotion you have ever received and in the process turn you into the boss you always wished you had. #1 Otherwise, no way. We work a ton of hours.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2020

Almost all the consultants and coaches that I mentor want to become an executive advisor. For others they simply want to increase the value of their contracts and reduce labor intensity by offering more executive sounding board type services. It's the story of Samuel and David, Merlin and King Arthur and Rafiki and Simba.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 18, 2023

Marketing consultants advise companies on marketing strategies and campaigns. Marketing consultants may work as freelancers, or as part of a digital agency (such as Slalom ), marketing agency (such as Ogilvy ), or larger firm that has digital and marketing capabilities (such as McKinsey Digital or BCG X ).

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 5, 2020

Want to know what a perfect consulting proposal template looks like? Wish someone can take you behind the scenes so you can see for yourself how to structure a consulting proposal that commands six-figures? Here's the thing about proposals: It's not one of the favorite things that many consultants have around their business.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 19, 2022

However, since change is typically a necessity, finding a way to keep everything on target is essential. Fortunately, by using the right strategy, it’s possible to propel your organization forward, embracing the potential of change while mitigating risk. If you don’t know what that involves, here is an overview. Creating Content.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2022

When asked what consulting firms do, consultants often simplify the industry by describing it as a “one-stop shop” for formulating and implementing strategies that lead to solutions for their clients. As an individual working for a consulting firm, your role may not be so broad. Are you able to stand out from the crowd?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Flow Efficiency In How Centralization Decisions Create Friction, Increase Cycle Time, and Cost Money, Part 1, I discussed how removing support staff for departments and managers created longer cycle times. And sometimes, increased friction so much that people could not easily do their jobs.) See the Wikipedia article.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

One of my biggest fears when I first gained an interest in consulting was that I was simply ineligible as a non-business student. Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When I met with three aspiring consultants who are very passionate about parlaying their experience to help companies create healthy work environments and engaged employees. But after consulting on countless employee engagement projects, I started to see that there are hidden costs to these initiatives. Let me explain.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

As work and non-work activities become increasingly blended, having a clear purpose and creating your own definition of work-life balance will be critical to a sustainable career. Know where you spend your time. In order to manage your money, you need to know how much is coming in and where it is going. Tracking your time.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Pricing projects based on the value they deliver — instead of the time you spend on them — will allow you to increase your fees. After 20 years in construction management, he decided to make the leap to consulting, as a way to give back to the construction and contracting community. Start Here.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2023

During one of my recent consulting experiences, I received a piece of advice from my supervisor that saved our engagement. His advice was specific to consulting, but applicable to other areas of business too. I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 20, 2022

Working alone, in many ways, is much simpler than working as part of a team. You only need to account for your own abilities, work style preferences, and availability. For example, an hour or two has passed and you are no closer to achieving your goal. At the end of two-hours, we seemed no closer to starting the project.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities. The point is there’s a ton of variation in this space.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Pricing consulting services is notoriously difficult, particularly for self-employed consultants. Type of experience — Where did you learn your craft?

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Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2022

There are plenty of ways to gain experiential learning opportunities as a freshman and sophomore. It is especially important in these experiences, that are not as structured as internship programs, that you be intentional about your goals and actions. Your biggest question should be, “What problem can I solve in this new space?”

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you tired of the endless chase for small-paying consulting gigs? Are you so over those labor intensive projects that keep you as busy as you were when you were an employee? Do you want to stop under-valuing yourself through sub-contracting with other consultants and take your place as a sought-after advisor to the C-Suite?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

One of the main reasons for this has been due to the work we’ve done around Client Selection — attracting ideal consulting clients. . Most consultants know they should only work with ideal clients, but few actually put this into practice. . Experience – you develop your experience by working with more clients.

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Epicflow

JULY 12, 2022

At the same time, the talent component shouldn’t be left aside: data alone cannot lead companies to success without human expertise to use in an efficient way. . At the same time, the talent component shouldn’t be left aside: data alone cannot lead companies to success without human expertise to use in an efficient way. .

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? But I think it's going to be tremendous value. Transcript.

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The Management Centre

APRIL 9, 2024

In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. If you’re undecided whether a management role is the right move for you, then use this guide to help you work out your options.

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

And sales leadership simulation assessment data tells us that too many sales leaders struggle with the ability to select strategic sales priorities that add significant value and create a competitive advantage. Understand Your Market Landscape Knowing your marketplace matters.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Bosses, colleagues and friends all questioned the wisdom of quitting his high-paying job and steady paycheck for the unknowns of starting his own consulting business. After over 15 years of consistent and growing consulting success - they now understand exactly why he did it. Do you want to start or grow your own business?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Are you looking to level up innovation and creativity in your business to produce a competitive advantage? Evidence suggests creativity is activated by both and your company culture. Enhancing an employee's self-leadership capability improves self-awareness, inspiring experimentation with new ways to solve existing challenges.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

Regardless, the goal of serving as a mentor is to maximize the value you provide to your mentees. Today, I hope to share with you my opinions on how to become a mentor, how to provide maximum value to your mentees, and how to strengthen your mentorship skills. Reach out to student organizations at your alma mater.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 11, 2021

See Three Secrets to Building Your Influence, Part 1, Competence.). People still need to believe you, as your title, can offer us sufficient leadership. If you're a team member, how can you show your competence and gain influence if you're supposed to work with other people? What about your initiative? Ask for help.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2021

Being a business consultant is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs you can have. The path to becoming a successful business consultant is not going to be the same for everyone. Many others find their way into consulting as a part-time “side-hustle”. Find Your Niche.

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Throughout any project there are challenges that can spring up, and attempt to take us off track in progressing our projects. Even when we’ve carefully laid out our project plan; the context, our stakeholders, and even our own project team can throw a spanner into the works. But fear not, you are not alone.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2021

In nearly every consulting firm, sooner or later you’ll have to prioritize a specialty to formally begin establishing a focus area for your consulting career. Every consulting firm does their specialty assignments a little differently. Others have their consultants specialize after some time as generalists.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 7, 2021

If you think your relationship with your manager is a one-way street with the manager doing all the delegating and you doing all the following, think again. At its core, managing up isn’t just about the way you interact with your supervisor. Understand what your manager wants. Establish a two-way dialogue.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JUNE 12, 2023

Stated another way, if leaders are not continually investing in making organizations better, the organization will constantly decline. Here are six practical culture change strategies that will move your company closer toward your goal. Espoused Values: What you are told and beliefs that you can use to make decisions.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Your business is successful but could even be better? Your business is struggling and you seek outside help? Time to bring in a consultant. But what does a consultant for small business cost? What is a consultant for small business A consultant for small business helps smaller organizations achieve their goals.

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Kai Davis

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is a selection of services and products from friends and colleagues that help meet your needs and help you grow. That means your price is adjusted based on your country’s economy (saving you even more money). Ready to upgrade your attribution data? You'll get the book, resources, SOPs, guides, templates, and videos.

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

“It’s crucial to understand that cultivating a psychologically safe environment does not equate to an unhealthy leniency in terms of behaviors, processes, or outcomes.” – Nash Consulting Love surprise endings? Of course, Edmondson - true to her academic rigor - didn't stop there. She dug deeper, seeking clarity in this apparent contradiction.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 18, 2020

There will be an increased participation of government in the economy (at least temporarily) to support recovery from COVID-19 and any ensuing economic recessions. That being said, I think there are three issues to consider for anyone planning on going into consulting. Consulting projects will probably change.

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Clarity Consultants

JANUARY 29, 2023

When running a business, you want to ensure that your employees are as trained and knowledgeable as possible. And while there are countless training courses, choosing the one that is the best fit for you and your business is of utmost importance. That’s where eLearning comes in. Not sure if it’s right for you?

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