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Finding Cause of Resistance

Alan Weiss

Find the cause of the resistance. If you’re not making sufficient progress with a buyer and don’t know why ask this question: “What is your biggest hesitation in moving forward with my suggestions and involvement?”

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Top Power Skills Every Organizational Consultant Needs

Consulting Matters

Systems thinking helps you influence a senior team – it gives you the framework you need to solve problems at the level of cause. Today, I want to connect more specifically with those building an organizational consulting or coaching practice not just because of the money but because they want to make a difference.

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The absence of proof

Seth Godin Blog

And the unknown is where belief thrives But resistance to knowing isn’t a useful habit. When Ignaz Semmelweis used statistics to prove that hand washing by doctors would save the lives of mothers giving birth, doctors who believed they knew better ignored it, causing countless deaths.

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How to Find the Exact Words that Attract Your Clients (and Gets them Excited to Work with You)

Consulting Matters

But they hate the struggle of trying to find the words to describe what they do and write about it. They are not sitting up at night wondering how to find a coach that will unlock their authenticity or a consultant who has a 5-step methodology for aligning people, processes and profits. Which is a sales killer. Go to Amazon.

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Love your Organizational Problems, not Just your Solutions

Kates Kesler

We believe that deep understanding of root causes of issues and the implications of options is at the very heart of senior leader work today. An organization assessment will help you: Define the problems to be solved and their root causes. Identify resistance and differences in perspectives. Surface good ideas.

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3 Steps to Landing High-Paying Contracts

Consulting Matters

My guess is that this is the part of running your own business that you find the most challenging and causes you the most anxiety. I am passionate about about this topic because how you well you handle contracting conversations defines your consulting potential in terms of: Your earning potential. Your labor intensity.

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How to Uncover Your Big, Sexy Breakthrough Idea

Consulting Matters

Work: Do people find work inherently distasteful or natural? What resistance will present itself along the way? Brené Brown is known for her contributions of our understanding of "shame and vulnerability." Marcus Buckingham brought "strengths" to our awareness. Daniel Goldman did the same with emotional intelligence.

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