Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 27, 2022

Positioning yourself the wrong way can limit your income, cost you thousands of dollars a year in taxes, stunt your professional development, and tie you unnecessarily to the traditional 9-to-5 routine. By definition, we stand outside of the system we analyze, troubleshoot, or design. The definitions have become fuzzy and intermingled.

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Prudent Pedal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This post is the first in a series to share how professional services can develop and execute marketing strategy. The 2 major challenges to developing professional services marketing strategy . This is the essence and challenge of developing a successful professional services marketing strategy. The BS of PS (i.e. Here’s why.

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QEmploy

JUNE 10, 2019

Be it smartphones, laptops, tablets, social media networks or virtual businesses, they are all dependent on developing software and technologies. Debug is the podcast for Apple developers to explore the latest Apple trends and updates. Topics range from PHP, frameworks, and software design to daily developer life. The Tech Guy.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 27, 2023

When we’re talking about the future, data is by definition incomplete, so we’re often relying on assumptions and personal beliefs. The authors of this article have developed a tool that they call “strategic sparring sessions.” So how can leaders get clarity on the best path forward?

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Steve Shu Consulting

JULY 16, 2020

Probably the most common definition out there is that management consultants are like doctors for companies (instead of doctors for people). new line of business, new product) like a personal trainer helps a person develop more strength or cardio capacity. This is a repost from an answer I wrote a couple of years ago on Quora.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 2, 2019

You'll definitely want to pay close attention to all the steps on how to productively engage fear and make it your ally in your future success. But since it's an ability, it can be developed. And another part says, "Who are you kidding?". And all of internal conflict is keeping you stuck.

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Simon Associates

APRIL 27, 2023

Andi Simon, she told me about a large healthcare organization which was looking to develop an effective cost-reduction program. I immediately thought of Einstein's definition of insanity: D oing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 27, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. A Definition and Implementation of Organizational Change By Jim Smith on May 27, 2010. First of all, my experience is that organizational development work is a very fragile enterprise. Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 6, 2023

He started by hiring an instructional designer and investing in developing content. Creating new opportunities — and even new definitions — for success. This statement caused an uproar with his superior! Today, Simon has been an entrepreneur in the content distribution business for nearly twenty years.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 6, 2023

He started by hiring an instructional designer and investing in developing content. Creating new opportunities — and even new definitions — for success. This statement caused an uproar with his superior! Today, Simon has been an entrepreneur in the content distribution business for nearly twenty years.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

In product development, line jobs contribute to the products themselves, which means they contribute to revenue. Cutting overhead is definitely not personal—it’s all about how managers perceive an employee’s value. And I haven’t done any formal development or testing in a very long time.

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Rod Burkert

JUNE 20, 2018

I’ve been spreading the gospel about BVFLS practice development since 2013. Five years (10,000 hours) into it, I finally developed my own framework that can be used to close the gap between the practice you have and the practice you want. Let me know if this model resonates and helps with your practice development efforts.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

Analytical skill sets also need to include: negotiating consulting communication developing others quantitative analysis Also, organizations need analytical leadership at every level, not just in the CTO or IT department. Analytical skills: definitions and examples. Culture Lever #4 : Deliberate role modeling and training. Cestnik, B.,

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 20, 2023

Starting in May we’ll be working on developing the scripts and practicing our storytelling so that when we’re in front of clients, we’ll be on muscle memory.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

That allows me the most flexibility in my product development. Not the customer and definitely not the organization. I'll use my product development as an example to explain how my experimentation and finalization work. Then, I take that short form idea and develop that enough to run an experiment.

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Actionable

JULY 27, 2022

If you’ve been a leadership development consultant, coach, or facilitator for a while, you may very well be able to recognize the moment that realization sparks within your participants. It’s an “aha!” moment that we sometimes call the “facilitator high.”

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Actionable

JULY 27, 2022

If you’ve been a leadership development consultant, coach, or facilitator for a while, you may very well be able to recognize the moment that realization sparks within your participants. Participants’ eyes might light up, they might even physically lean forward, but they’ve definitely reached […]. It’s an “aha!”

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The Consultants Peer Group

MAY 19, 2023

This definition shall include those consultants who work alone as a solopreneur, as a partner or employee of a practice or firm and those who work as internal consultants in an organization or government body whose primary purpose is not management consultancy. Not all consultants fit this definition of a professional.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

A more useful definition might be someone who sees an opportunity to create value and is willing to take a risk to capitalize on that opportunity; some elements of this are opportunity spotting, risk taking, and value creation. And let’s not just talk about entrepreneurs in developed economies. But is that all there is?

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 21, 2023

In product development, we often use the words, “user” and “customer” interchangeably. Here are my definitions: Buyers have the money to make a purchase decision for a product. Enterprise product developers often have “preferred” or ideal Buyers. Those developers seek the opinion of the ideal Buyers. (In

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Leadership Vision Consulting

APRIL 17, 2014

Those people might have the strength of Developer. Definition of Developer People with the strength of Developer see nothing but potential in others – they have a strong belief that everyone has potential and everyone can grow. People with the strength of Developer also believe that no individual is fully formed.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

And one of the best definitions I have come across for love in the workplace comes from St. If you have nine minutes, the following video captures the essence of the meaning behind the definition used by St. Key #2: Development Like leadership behaviors, selfless love can be developed. link] What is selfless love?

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group In this interview Chris Chadford, Learning and Development Manager at the Calico Group, shares his experience of developing managers so they have commercial, financial and innovation skills. mc: How did you design and develop the Leading Edge?

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 12, 2023

You can see from this definition how critical clarity is around core values and how impossible it is to hold two differing sets of core values. They know the importance of listening to their people and developing a set of core values for their organization that everyone can get behind.

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Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I have been a business owner for 15 years, studied modern marketing, and working with hundreds of clients on their business development, brand building, and marketing. If it sounds like a good fit for what you’re working on for your business, definitely apply or schedule a consult call to learn more.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 3, 2023

Develop Strong Quantitative Analysis Skills Consultants are often called upon to solve complex problems, so having strong quantitative analysis skills is essential. If your degree leans more heavily towards the qualitative humanities — as mine does — be sure to make special provisions to develop key quantitative skills.

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Makarios Consulting

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Conflict that Breaks Your Business Internationally renowned conflict mediator Daniel Dana has one of the simplest yet most comprehensive definitions of unhealthy conflict. This is a great definition because it reminds us of three things: First, only one person needs to be upset for there to be a conflict situation.

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Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 29, 2023

eLearning consultants are learning and development (L&D) experts who harness their expertise to help companies create engaging, useful, and skill-building online courses. Determining the overall ROI is simple, as companies will have clear data demonstrating workforce development and growth.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

A common cause of the differences can come from differences of opinion on what is meant by definitions such as responsible vs. accountable. To help the team work through the differences, it is a good practice to write down the definitions and have them available to the team. This is the way."

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Successful Independent Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Sure, it sounds fabulous – be selective about which jobs you take, have a flexible schedule, escape office politics, make really good money – but it definitely has some drawbacks. Getting new projects – Business development is a common challenge for most independent consultants and solopreneurs.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 23, 2021

Professional Development. Professional Development. In tech sales, professional development is focused on specific strategies and tactics that can be used to meet quotas. There can be a wide variation in how much and what professional development is conducted based upon the needs of each customer portfolio. Job Stability.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 25, 2024

Additionally, I began a mentee relationship with Alan Landers, from whom I learned much about organizational development and change leadership through a certification course offered by The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Enable Others to Act  — Build teams, develop others, and make future leaders.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

Instead, she wanted to focus on this other expertise she developed alongside her formal career. In this episode, you'll hear: The definition of courage and how to cultivate it. She did a fantastic job with her website copy, launched, and immediately got clients. And when we worked through her proposals, it hit her.

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Effective Managers

APRIL 23, 2024

The standard encourages open communication and clarity in all aspects of the consulting process, from scope definition to project delivery. Enhancing Transparency in Consulting Practices Transparency is a key principle of ISO 20700.

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The Consultants Peer Group

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This definition shall include those consultants who work alone as a singleton, as a partner or employee of a practice or firm and those who work as internal consultants in an organization or government body whose primary purpose is not management consultancy.”

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 23, 2011

I’ve had the opportunity to incubate and/or reboot the management, sales, marketing, and delivery for a number of these types of consulting practices, and they definitely face a number of issues that are unique from independent consulting firms. Often the buyer in the organization is different too.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 19, 2020

There is no established definition of what identifies a consulting firm as boutique. Not all boutique firms generously share profits with junior consultants, but some definitely do. That means boutique firms offer opportunities for career growth and skills development that are more focused and relevant to a specific area of work.

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