Tue.Dec 19, 2023

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“Colorado Pricing.” A Lucrative Fee Arrangement for Your Consulting Firm?

David A Fields

If your consulting firm’s offerings are suited for it, Colorado Pricing could increase your revenue and profitability while smoothing out the up/down cycle of consulting. 2-Constraint vs. 1-Constraint Consulting Projects Quite a lot of consulting consists of discrete, one-and-done projects. For instance, Cadbunny’s chocolate chips are melting, so they hire your consulting firm for $150K. … Continued The post “Colorado Pricing.

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SEO For Consultants: How To Write Content That Attracts Clients

Consulting Success

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the BEST marketing method for consultants. Over the last several years, we’ve published hundreds of articles on our consulting blog. Many of them have ranked 1st for competitive keywords. For example, here’s an article we wrote on “consulting fees” that is the first organic result — outranking a multi-billion-dollar company.

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Understanding the Anatomy of Startup Failures

Business Consulting Agency

Launching a startup is an exhilarating endeavor, yet statistics reveal that a significant number of startups face challenges and, ultimately, fail to thrive. Understanding the common reasons behind startup failures is crucial for aspiring entrepreneurs. Moreover, seeking guidance from business consulting services can mitigate these risks and pave the way for sustainable success.

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Research: The Growing Inequality of Who Gets to Work from Home

Harvard Business

There is a large and growing divide in terms of who gets to work from home. Research on job postings found that remote work is far more common for higher paid roles, for roles that require more experience, for full-time work, and for roles that require more education. Managers should be aware of this divide, as it has the potential to create toxic dynamics within teams and to sap morale.

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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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Progress Instead of Perfection With a Single Source of Lies

Johanna Rothman

Ever since I was on the Troubleshooting Agile podcast , I've followed Squirrel and Jeffrey. (I highly recommend their podcast.) Recently, Squirrel posted something fascinating on LinkedIn: Aim for a “single source of lies” about your business. That's quite a provocative idea, especially when many of us persist in looking for a “single source of truth.” Why might you want a single source of lies?

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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

Why Law Firms Need IT Policies Is it okay to store your password on a post it note on your computer monitor in your personal office? Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product? The answers to these and hundreds of other questions should be documented and considered integra l to the operations of all organizations, especially in industries where work product and client data are highly sensitive, and highly valuable.

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Getting Along: How Can I Step Up in My Boss’s Absence — Without Stepping on Their Toes?

Harvard Business

Covering for your boss when they’re out on leave can present a unique opportunity — it gives you the chance to showcase your skills and readiness for a promotion — but it can also be detrimental if you don’t handle the situation carefully. In this advice column, workplace expert Amy Gallo answers a question from a reader who’s looking for guidance on how to demonstrate her own abilities while her boss is out on maternity leave without overstepping.

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The problems with flat out

Seth Godin Blog

The desire for 11 is proof that we often want to go all the way to ten. While 11 is silly, there is a lot of pressure to give our all. But there are problems. The first is that if you try to sprint an entire marathon, you’ll hurt yourself. Systems can be stressed for short periods, but they burn out much more quickly if we overdo it. The second is that a system running flat out needs constant attention.

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Why More Companies Are Getting in on the Resale Game

Harvard Business

A conversation with Wharton’s Tom Robertson on the strategic value of owning your secondhand market.

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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