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Overcoming Business Challenges with Business Consultants

Business Consulting Agency

Business consultants possess in-depth knowledge and experience in various markets, enabling them to navigate complex regulatory landscapes, identify target audiences, and develop effective market entry strategies. A report by Aberdeen Group found that companies working with consultants achieved a 28% improvement in operational efficiency.

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Synergy Unleashed: The Power of Great Teamwork

Rick Conlow

We collaborated with other consulting firms to work with a global client that had intense competition and needed significant performance improvement. Our assessment identified a silo mentality throughout the organization and minimal leadership development or training. This cost the company significant business.

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The Top Eleven Things Employees Want From Their Leader

Rick Conlow

When consulting with clients we always find ways to do individual and team recognition at meetings. For example, use meetings, one on ones, virtual sessions, phone conferences, company portal, email, Zoom, and texts. For example, meet one on one with each employee monthly. Improved customer service, sales, and quality.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

The Power of Unity Firms need real-time insights into the entire business – finance, project accounting, sales, everything – otherwise multiple versions of the truth will start showing up in budgets, estimates, and forecasts. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc. Can you automate manual processes? Retain talent?

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7 Employee Comments that Destroy a Team

Rick Conlow

A few people were hurt, team cooperation suffered and so did sales. If I hear rumors, I name it at the next team meeting, and address it. Early in my career, I had a process improvement project that included service managers from various locations. Guess what? As a leader you can never participate in the gossip.

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Why I'm Cynical about the Consulting Profession | Consulting and.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Years ago, I remember going out on sales calls with one of the partners in our consulting firm, Marv Weisbord. team building, coaching, a visioning conference, a process improvement project, etc. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Why Employee Recognition Matters in Today’s Workplace

Rick Conlow

For example, one of our clients wanted to increase sales results with existing customers. Through planning meetings, training, and coaching we ramped up the initiative. Management set a fifteen percent goal for improvement. We thought they could do more. So, we implemented a recognition program for customer reps and management.