Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 27, 2019

Michael Harris and Bill Tayler wrote a terrific article in the new Harvard Business Review on “metrics surrogation”—the tendency for people to mentally replace their business strategy with metrics. Although these metrics are supposed to reflect the company’s progress towards its goals, the focus on metrics can destroy an organization. Wells Fargo’s “” Eight is great ” initiative, which had the company measuring daily cross-sell numbers, caused employees to focus on increasing that number—not nec

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

AUGUST 12, 2019

Are you leading an organization or a business? Whether you are leading a big or small organization, or a non-profit or for-profit business, you need to have a strategic plan.

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Consultant Journal

AUGUST 6, 2019

Many people write to ask where they can find a consulting business plan template. Well, here’s a free outline of a consulting business plan template. It’s just an outline, though – see here for my full business plan kit , which includes the actual materials I use to help clients with their business plans. Executive Summary. Business Overview. Products & Services.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’m going to walk way out on a limb and assume you want to grow your consulting firm or your bank account and/or your personal capabilities. Okay, it wasn’t much of a limb. More like lounging in a lawn chair while looking at the tree. Regardless, there’s a Danger Zone that applies to every endeavor. … Continued. The post The Consulting Firm Danger Zone (and How to Avoid It) appeared first on David A.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 2, 2019

Are you at a point in your career where you're starting to ask life's big questions: Who am I? What do I want? What is my purpose? Then you're going to be relieved that I put together this video to help you start finding answers. Let me give you a few things to think about as you watch this video: Questioning your identity and wondering about your values isn't a sign that everything is falling apart (even though it feels that way.

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2019

In the glow of the US women’s national soccer team’s World Cup title—and the long record of success the team has had over the years—it’s easy to forget that victory didn’t always seem quite so inevitable. Although the team dominated and won the World Cup in 2015, a year later it lost to Sweden in the quarterfinals of the Olympics. Coach Jill Ellis noticed that Sweden employed a fundamentally different strategy than she expected.

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IMC USA

AUGUST 29, 2019

Consultants’ Conference Features Innovative Open Space Technology. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. — August 28, 2019 — The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA, www.imcusa.org ) has scheduled an entire track of its annual Consult-Con Conference with Open Space Technology, a format that encourages attendees to create their own agenda based on what is important to them.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 19, 2019

Management consulting is a decades old industry. And the case interview has been a consistent staple in the consulting recruiting process. Some firms, however, use what’s known as the “case presentation interview” to test candidates. They use this to test … Continue Reading. The post Case Presentation Interview: New Style of Case Interview appeared first on Management Consulted.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 13, 2019

You’ve undoubtedly received plenty of advice to position your consulting firm in a narrow niche. Of course, you’ve also been advised to coat your daily diet with chocolate. (Maybe the latter advice was only from me, but it still counts.) Niche, chocolate. Is either one really necessary? Absolutely! Let’s look at some examples, a few … Continued.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ll never forget the moment the Disney team turned around the performance of the Animal Kingdom theme park. This beautiful park opened in 1999, full of compelling backstories and adventure. However, it wasn’t resonating with the Disney guests as expected. The breakthrough solution to this challenge came in the middle of a 2-day strategy session.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 5, 2019

It is the 100thepisode of Consulting Success Podcast. To celebrate this milestone, host Michael Zipursky takes you through the top ten episodes’ key insights. Implement them in your business and apply them to your mindset to perform at even higher levels as consultants. Gathering golden nuggets brought by some of the great guests that graced. 10 Consultants Share Their Best Advice: Podcast #100 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2019

An improvement team at my client was struggling to get started on their experiment. They spent nearly a month interviewing people in multiple functions, trying to understand all the possible permutations of the current condition. They discovered that it’s really, really complicated. And that made it difficult to start improving the process. Trying to get all the pieces in place for their first experiment was laborious—so many moving pieces, so many people to include, so many variations to consid

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Melissa Agnes

AUGUST 8, 2019

We hear about cybersecurity incidents happening all the time. Most often, we hear about the massive breaches that happen to the biggest of brands. But the truth is that cybersecurity incidents are a threat that can happen to any and every company. You don’t have to be a massive household name to be targeted. While a cybersecurity threat doesn’t always necessarily translate into a crisis * (the level of impact depends on the incident itself), it is most certainly an incident that dema

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Henry DeVries

AUGUST 15, 2019

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David A Fields

AUGUST 6, 2019

As a consulting firm leader, you know that asking the right questions will reveal your prospect’s situation, uncover their hidden needs, and heighten the perceived value of your solution. Could you inquire more effectively and serve a deeper purpose by following certain rules? Yes. First, though, what is the role of questions? For most adults, … Continued.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 2, 2019

Hiring a mentor is the most significant business development decision you'll make. It signifies three things: You're done with trying to cobble together best practices from podcasts, webinars and books and are ready for real traction. You're wanting to grow your business right without wasting time and money on what won't work. You want your business to be the best.

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 14, 2019

Any consultant whose gone independent understands an important truth: You’re not just in the business of consulting. You’re in the business of marketing. Without marketing — generating conversations with buyers (leads) — you cannot generate revenue. And without revenue, you don’t have a business. But marketing is much deeper than generating conversations with buyers.

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Markovitz Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2019

I’m using Toyota Kata to help a client shorten its lead time for product design/delivery. This company sells primarily to department stores and mass merchants, a distribution channel that’s facing incredible pressure to shorten lead times—no one wants to guess six months out what’s going to sell, and inevitably be stuck with a bunch of closeout inventory.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 21, 2019

However, not all approaches to feedback are as effective as promoting success as others. If you want your employees to excel, here are five tips for providing useful feedback for eLearning programs. The post 5 Tips for Providing Effective Feedback for eLearning Programs appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 5, 2019

Do you work for a good boss or bad boss? Start by thinking of the worst supervisor or boss you ever had. Chances are someone comes immediately to mind. Why do you consider this person “the worst?” How did he or she act? How did this person’s approach affect your attitude and work effort? Did this person influence you to do your best?

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David A Fields

AUGUST 27, 2019

Can history teach your consulting firm anything? I mean, other than the importance of avoiding giant asteroids, bubonic plague and Bucky, the neighbor’s biting, St. Bernard? Maybe. I’ve cherry picked a handful of recent-ish decades and highlighted seminal (U.S.-centric) events to glean some lessons for us consulting firm leaders. See whether or not you agree. … Continued.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

Interview with Rachelle Stone. Betsy Jordyn: Welcome everybody, this is Betsy Jordyn. I’m super excited to have an opportunity to interview Rachelle Stone, one of my favorite Consultant Institute members, almost graduate. Rachelle, welcome. Rachelle Stone : Thank you. Good to be here, Betsy. Betsy Jordyn : So really what I want to understand from you cause there’s going to be a lot of people who are in the same boat that you were when we first met who are trying to grow your business

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 26, 2019

Prospecting, especially when you are still starting your consulting business, can be a nightmare. In this episode, Mark Hunter, the man behind The Sales Hunter, shares how he created his consulting business, how he got his notable clients, and how to do profitable prospecting for consultants. Just like any business, climbing to the top of this niche.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Are you a VP, CEO, or leader planning a strategy session for your organization? If you are, there are a lot of reasons why you may need to use a Strategic Planning Facilitator for your next strategy meeting.

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Clarity Consultants

AUGUST 14, 2019

While these rich media techniques are often considered cutting-edge, they are becoming more widely available. Here’s what you need to know about the learning technology and how it is pushing training boundaries. The post Rich Media That Is Pushing the Training Boundaries appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.

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