Tom Spencer
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
Congratulations! You’ve passed your interviews and you’re now a consultant. However, while you may have momentarily rejoiced and thought “I’ve made it!”, you probably quickly came to the realization that this is just the beginning. Being a consultant is a constant challenge and struggle. It will never be “easy,” but if it were, you would not grow and develop.
Management and IT Consulting
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Growth is likely one of your consulting firm’s priorities, through either acquisition, new services, repeat clients, and/or expanded projects. But what KPIs will help you determine and carry out the best growth tactics?
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SchellingPoint
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The post A New Method for Handling Uncertainty in Group Decision-Making appeared first on SchellingPoint Website.
David A Fields
OCTOBER 1, 2019
If you develop an annual plan for your consulting firm, there’s a decent chance you sit down with your senior team and/or advisors for a day or two to hammer out your objectives, strategies and tactics. (If you don’t engage in any strategic planning for your consulting firm then, as the old saying goes, “When … Continued. The post 8 Weeks to Get Juiced – A Better Strategic Planning Process for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A.
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Clarity Consultants
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Corporate training is evolving. Employee expectations have been shifting, and companies have to adapt if they are going to recruit and retain top talent. Additionally, organizations are looking at their training options to see how their programs can help them stay ahead of the competition. The post What is Having a Lasting Impact on Corporate Training?
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CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Here in the United States, we have an idiomatic expression that says to avoid “shooting yourself in the foot.”. If you’re holding a weapon in your hand, you want to avoid accidentally firing it and shooting yourself in the foot. While such an injury won’t kill you, it will most certainly be painful. More importantly, such an outcome is entirely preventable.
On the Brink Podcast
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Learn what the incredible power of listening can do ! I received a copy of Benjamin Mathes’ book, “ Short Paragraphs on Listening ,” as a gift after a speech I gave recently in Los Angeles. Not knowing much about Ben, I was curious about why an actor was teaching others about how to listen, even asking them to post signs on street corners encouraging strangers to come speak with them.
Chad Barr
OCTOBER 2, 2019
It’s hard to believe that on this day in 1962, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, debuted. The show, with Carson at the desk, continued for 30 years straight with famous featured guest hosts filling in during his occasional absence. Everyone remembers, “Here’s Johnny”, as his sidekick Ed McMahon would introduce him. How did he become the king of late-night television?
Henry DeVries
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
When you become a thought leader you are a recognized authority whose expertise is sought out. If you want to attract high-paying clients, then it pays to become a thought leader.
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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
The Source
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Regular readers of this blog will know that there’s a disconnect between what clients and consultants say about outcome-based payment methods and what happens in practice. In essence: lots of talk distils down into a very small percentage of fees being genuinely at stake. One of the reasons why value-based pricing is so difficult is that we don’t know enough about the value clients are looking for when they hire consultants.
Alan Weiss
OCTOBER 2, 2019
A few things a client or prospect should never hear or see: • A web page that says “site under construction.” • A voice mailbox that says the mailbox is full and you cannot leave a message. • A voice mailbox response giving your whereabouts, philosophy, and most anything other than a “beep.” • An email with typos.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Melinda Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Pivotal Ventures, is committing $1 billion over the next ten years to advance gender equality. She says evidence shows it’s the best way to drive economic development in nations and performance in companies. She shares her own stories as a female executive at Microsoft, a working mother, and a nonprofit leader learning from women around the world.
Henry DeVries
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
Are we in marketing guilty of being ageist? Two out of three old people say yes.
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Kates Kesler
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Our clients typically don’t run in to issues completing the design phase of their organization transformation.
Alan Weiss
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
My recent trip to Malta and Croatia reemphasized some customer service points. The server would ask if I wanted warm milk with my coffee. Why on earth would you put cold milk in hot coffee? The servers brought the credit card machine to the table, so that my card never left my possession or sight. The airport flight screens indicated how far a walk it was in minutes from that point to the gate of my flight.
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the UK, joins Azeem Azhar in conversation about how the technology industry and policy makers can work together to amplify their potential to serve the public good. Regulating big tech, as Blair explains, is only a small part of the solution in a necessary effort to transform our society and economy for the exponential age.
Kai Davis
OCTOBER 2, 2019
After a decade in the consulting mines, I’ve found that, for me, the best way to start work is to have a standard process to follow. Here’s my Start of Business Day Procedure. There are many like it. This one is mine. Get a glass and fill it with lemon water. Stay hydrated. Clean your workspace for 5 minutes. Take any lost dishes, glasses, or loose pieces of paper and bring them to their homes.
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Simon Associates
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Starting a company: how do you do it? Often I get asked, what is it like to start a company? Or, what do you have to do to become an entrepreneur ? Or maybe, lessons learned for developing a company? Or something else about being a business builder. Thinking back, I can’t tell you how many startups I have tried that haven’t worked, or how many times I have been “ On the Brink.
Consultants' Consultant
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Consultants Consultant: This is an inspiring display. Sometimes you need to just see some beautiful synchronised. The post Inspiring Display appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Harvard Business
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
At a time when we bring so much of ourselves to work, mental health is still something we don’t like talking about at the office. But so many high-achieving people have suffered — or are currently suffering — from anxiety, depression, or other mental and emotional issues. Our guest, Scott Stossel, national editor of the Atlantic and author of “My Age of Anxiety,” explains where anxiety comes from and how it affects us in our work — for better or worse.
Rod Burkert
OCTOBER 2, 2019
In case you missed last week: Why can’t we copy Jim Hitchner? riffs on Jim’s success from augmenting his traditional 1:1 BVFLS client service valuation practice with 1:many BVFLS user products (like his newsletters and webinars). And even if you didn’t miss this last week, it’s worth another read. On to this week: Up to now, our BVFLS organizations have devoted most of their resources (much of which we provide via volunteer time and membership dues/program fees) to making sure we are technically
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Prudent Pedal
OCTOBER 1, 2019
If you find yourself in a partner meeting having achieved consensus on a strategic choice without blood and guts having been spilled on the conference table, then you have probably not made a strategic choice. Professional services firms don’t build consensus any other way. Here’s why. While channel surfing last night, I caught the middle of one of my favorite movies: The Karate Kid.
Gina Abudi
OCTOBER 2, 2019
A Mini Case Study. Enabling for collaboration in training programs enables for increased interactions between participants and the facilitator and increased opportunities for learning. Many of my clients assume that to enable for more collaborative efforts, training has to be over a longer time period, for example a year long leadership program. But collaboration can [.].
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 2, 2019
After Hours is back for Season 3! Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate which of the Big Tech companies (Apple, Facebook, Amazon, or Google) had the best/worst summer, before digging into the WeWork saga.
Consulting Success
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Working solo can work wonders, especially if you know how to maneuver your tasks with precision coupled with the right actions. Tom Critchlow, an independent strategy consultant, shares how he started winning businesses for his consultancy as well as the lessons he learned along the way that he applied to his business growth. As Tom. Growing A Solo Consulting Business with Tom Critchlow: Podcast #108 is a post from: Consulting Success.
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