Fri.Oct 27, 2023

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Photo 2930678 | Rate © Shirley Hu | Dreamstime.com Too many solopreneurs undercharge for their expertise. They don’t know to add a hefty margin to cover things like self-employment tax, business expenses, health insurance, and nonbillable time spent on business administration. Or they haven’t raised their rates consistently over time, or they haven’t switched to a fixed fee.

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Passive Income For Consultants: 7 Proven Methods

Consulting Success

Passive income for consultants…is it really possible? Yes. It absolutely is. We’ve done it ourselves and we’ve taught our Clarity Coaching clients to create passive income. However, creating “true” passive income — income that requires no ongoing work — takes a lot of work upfront. In this article, I’ll share… What passive income looks like.

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Hidden Heroes: Business Operations in Companies of All Sizes

Tom Spencer

Business operations teams play a critical role in the success and growth of both big companies and small startups. While the specific responsibilities may vary based on the organization’s size, industry, and structure, these teams are generally responsible for various functions aimed at optimizing operations, driving efficiency, and supporting strategic goals.

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How Your Company’s Social Purpose Can Also Drive Profit

Harvard Business

Is it possible to implement corporate purpose in such a way that it achieves multi-stakeholder impact and high financial growth? To answer this question, the authors studied 12 companies that were employing various industry-specific strategies and found that those that successfully achieved the dual goals of purpose and profit did so by adopting what they call an “advocacy-based business model.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP October 26, 2023

Johanna Rothman

My experiment continues. My cold is better, but I needed an outtake for this one. Transcript: I’m Johanna Rothman, and this is 60 Seconds of Johanna’s WIP for October 26, 2023, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This excerpt is from a short story, currently titled “A Dreidel Ball Miracle,” which will be published in the Holiday Spectacular Kickstarter, link below.

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Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey

Business Consulting Agency

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey and taking the first step toward establishing your own business can be an exhilarating yet daunting experience. As you contemplate the endless possibilities and explore the myriad of potential business opportunities, it is essential to consider several key factors that will guide you in narrowing down the ideal business venture that aligns with your passions, skills, and aspirations.

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Building Consensus Around Difficult Strategic Decisions

Harvard Business

Making future-focused decisions in an uncertain world presents fundamental challenges for leaders. When we’re talking about the future, data is by definition incomplete, so we’re often relying on assumptions and personal beliefs. People often come into discussions with preconceived notions, and data can be skewed to support pre-existing perspectives.

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What is the Professional Services Industry All About?

Progressus

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. And even within individual categories, you’ll find a diverse cross-section of SMBs, multinational enterprises, boutique firms, and even solo freelancers – plus a wide range of business models and organizational structures.

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Research: Firms with Diverse Boards Achieve Higher ESG Ratings

Harvard Business

An analysis of 15 years of data from the S&P 1500 uncovers a crucial link: firms with diverse leadership consistently achieve higher environmental ratings from MSCI, a leading ESG data provider. This correlation suggests that the experiences and perspectives brought by diverse board members drive stronger ESG priorities, making a compelling case for stakeholders to emphasize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for a sustainable corporate future.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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How To Build Leadership Team Trust

LSA Global

Do Your Leaders Know How to Build Leadership Team Trust? We consider trust as the foundation of all healthy relationships – both personal and professional. Within a team, trust sets the stage for higher performance. In a nut shell, you will know you have been able to build leadership team trust when team members feel psychologically safe to communicate openly and honestly , and comfortable enough to take reasonable risks to learn and grow.

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Small groups, well organized

Seth Godin Blog

And those are the two challenges of anyone seeking to make an impact. First, we get distracted by the inclination to make the group as big as we can imagine. After all, the change is essential, the idea is a good one. It’s for everyone. Except that’s a trap. Because a group that’s too large cannot be coherent or organized. Or perhaps, we blink and settle for a group that’s too small.

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Why Large Companies Should Partner With More Startups - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KYNDRYL

Harvard Business

Sponsor Content from Kyndryl.

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Fighting AI-Driven Cybercrime Requires AI-Powered Data Security - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM COMMVAULT

Harvard Business

Sponsor Content from Commvault.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.

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5 Strategies for Successful Corporate Separations - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM EY AND GOLDMAN SACHS

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from EY and Goldman Sachs.