Tom Spencer

APRIL 21, 2023

This is the seventh of a seven-part series looking at artificial intelligence and its implications for the consulting industry. Since AI systems can perform much of the data collection and analysis, consultants must bring higher level skills to the table, such as interpretation, effective problem solving, and clear communication.

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

MAY 30, 2023

The essential art of listening well Being a consultant is a very particular role. You are invited into an organisation to provide expert advice, sometimes at a difficult time, or when it is faced with a complex issue it has been unable to resolve with in-house resources. Your job is to provide that ‘expert advice’.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Job crafting your current role to gain consulting skills. Your title doesn’t have to be “consultant” in order to gain consulting skills. You most likely have some flexibility in your job that can allow you to get more exposure to certain tasks and opportunities to practice various skills.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Robles once said, “soft skills have more to do with who you are than what you know”. We have machines to deal with hard skills that are physical, repetitive, and require basic cognition. Learning hard skills will prepare you to work with these machine-like abilities. As Marcel M.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Having a successful career in consulting requires sustained motivation. When your skills are a good match for the requirements of the industry, your superior performance will be an ongoing source of encouragement. Here is a list of six skills that will make a difference in your consulting career and ensure your long-term success.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

When asked about important skills to succeed in the consulting field, there are generally some pretty standard responses: communication, organisation, team work, problem solving, and analytical thinking. Whilst these are undeniably central to the role of a consultant, there is one skill that no one ever acknowledges.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 7, 2022

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills. And this is where soft skills come into the picture.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 3, 2018

When you sit down for an interview or a performance review at a management consulting firm, you are being evaluated beyond just your current role. The post Getting promoted: 3 skills necessary to make it to Partner at a Consulting Firm appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 10, 2016

The consulting industry provides many services and covers many industry sectors, and so the domain knowledge and expertise that a consultant needs will vary depending on the industry focus and services that the consultant actually provides. That being said, there are some generic skills that every consultant will need to have.

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Consulting Success

MAY 21, 2018

One of the barriers in a consulting firm is having every form of competition and figuring out how to reinvent yourself to stand out from the crowd. Having the mindset of reinventing yourself plays an integral role when you are a solo consultant because it helps you provide different types of value to clients.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Having a successful career in consulting requires sustained motivation. When your skills are a good match for the requirements of the industry, your superior performance will be an ongoing source of encouragement. Here is a list of six skills that will make a difference in your consulting career and ensure your long-term success.

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LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2023

The overall objective was to on build the skills required to move the entire finance organization beyond an “analyst” and “order taker” mentality to a more “strategic and consultative” mindset. The post LSA Global Delivers Consultative Business Partner Skills for Finance Organization appeared first on LSA Global.

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Management Consulted

JULY 5, 2015

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. The same is true in management consulting. For those of you who are up to speed, welcome! 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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Consulting Success

APRIL 19, 2024

What is a professional services contract, and how might you use one in your consulting business? When you provide your skills or expertise to a client, you must first establish the parameters of the relationship going forward.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

As I start my consulting career, some of the questions that I keep coming back to are: How can I stand out amongst all of these high achieving and well educated individuals, especially in the beginning? What skills do I need to develop? What are the keys to longevity at my firm and the greater consulting world?

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Most consulting firms are wrapping up their recruitment process for this year and offers have been sent out. The hard skills help you do the analysis, but once you’ve got an answer, you need client buy in. To get client buy in, you almost always need exceptional soft skills. So what skills really matter?

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Jacq Hackett Consulting

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Making the move from employee to consultant can be extremely rewarding – financially, professionally and personally.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 4, 2018

The consulting industry is a very competitive field with an abundance of highly educated professionals with proven track records of success. In order to succeed and stay relevant in such a competitive field, consultants have to keep their knowledge up to date and continuously hone their skills. Read Resources. Online Courses.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

If you’re an expert marketer, you can take your experience, expertise, and skills to start a marketing consulting business. We know because we’ve helped many consultants do exactly that. Consider the story of Earline Lagueruela who was the first woman to ever run an ad agency in San Antonio back in 1976. Earline had more.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the previous article , we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As the owner of a small firm, what consulting leadership style will help you build a successful business? In this article, you’ll learn effective forms of leadership to help you start, grow, and scale a consulting firm in 2023.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. Today’s episode, I’m bringing on leadership consultant, keynote speaker and author of the book Manage Like a Mother: Leadership Lessons Drawn from the Wisdom of Mom, Valerie Cockerell.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Are you thinking about taking the tech skills you’ve learned as a full-time employee and going out on your own as a consultant? Maybe you were caught in the recent wave of tech industry layoffs and aren’t so sure you want to start over as a new employee at another company. Or maybe you saw.

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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is the ultimate guide on how to start a consulting business in 2021. By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to turn your skills and expertise into a profitable and successful consulting business. Contents Step 1: Choose Your Consulting Business Model Step 2: Get Clear On Your Ideal.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 24, 2023

How can you take the skills and experience you’ve gleaned working in HR (human resources) and start an HR consulting business? They turned their HR expertise into People Spark Consulting, a successful HR consulting firm. Take Kristen Ireland and Erin Mies, for example.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 1, 2024

I’ve mentored and represented hundreds of independent consultants and repeatedly I see those with a well-defined niche win more work. This is not a service offering; this is a laundry list of skills. Conversely, I know dozens of in-demand consultants who easily pop to mind when a client describes a particular problem.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

You can take your experience in software development and use it to create a software consulting business. We’ve helped a number of consultants do just that. Blake combines his expertise as a programmer with his skills as a consultant to create customized software for.

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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Keynote speaking requires a unique skill set. It’s not an easy job, but how can you find joy in speaking and consulting in sales? How To Find The Joy In Consulting Sales With Rene Rodriguez: Podcast #269 is a post from: Consulting Success. Here to share his story is Rene Rodriguez.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Spoiler alert: You don’t need a ton of entrepreneurial experience to launch your own consulting or coaching business If you’re like a lot of aspiring consulting or coaching business owners, you may have thought, “I’d love to become my own boss, but I don’t have enough entrepreneurial experience or skills!”

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This is the ultimate guide — with data — on how to start a consulting business in 2022. By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to turn your skills and expertise into a profitable and successful consulting business. If you want to read our “How To Start A Consulting. Let’s dive right in. (If

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Consulting Success

JUNE 20, 2022

Are you equipped with a good amount of knowledge and skills for your services? In today’s episode, Michael Shein, founder of MicroFame Media, shares his insights on how you can create undeniable hype around your consulting services. How To Create Undeniable “Hype” Around Your Consulting Services With Michael F.

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Consulting Success

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Rainmaking skills contribute a lot in an organization because it drives huge revenue for a company through communication strategies in bringing on new clients. How To Sell Your Expertise, Win Deals, & Become A Rainmaker With Robert Chen: Podcast #254 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

Learn actionable strategies for boosting your confidence as a consultant and coach with the power of self-acceptance I’ve been there: Big dreams for consulting and then coaching business thwarted by my fear and self-doubt. When it comes to growing a consulting or coaching business, confidence is essential.

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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Good business communication skills are essential for any leader in any organization. For the past 15 years, this has been the specialty of Deborah Riegel, a keynote speaker, author and leadership consultant who has worked with such organizations as Amazon, Kraft and the US Army.

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Consulting Success

JUNE 12, 2023

Today’s guest is Myriam Hadnes, who founded Workshops Work to support individuals and organizations to grow their facilitation skills. How To Design & Facilitate Incredible Workshops With Myriam Hadnes: Podcast #294 is a post from: Consulting Success

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Consulting Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Being on top of your relationship management skills is a definite must in order to keep your network solid. Why You Must Master Your Relationship Management Skills With Frank Forte: Podcast #155 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Peter Block, in his seminal consulting book, Flawless Consulting , writes, “There is a set of skills that is an essential part of consulting over and above technical expertise and interpersonal skills – and these are consulting skills” (Jossey-Bass, 2000, p. What do you think? What do you think?

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