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If You Want Affection, Get A Dog

Alan Weiss

Stop craving affection and start generating respect. You accomplish that by demonstrating how you can improve my life, not by pandering or telling me how good you are. Prospective buyers need expertise, not a buddy.

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4 Tips for Putting Your Best Self Forward

Successful Independent Consulting

You have less than a second to make a good impression! If you want new clients as a solopreneur, you must make a good first impression. Clients hire experts who are accomplished and trustworthy, so obviously you need to convey those qualities immediately, but not just when you meet someone.

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Are You Treating Your Cats Like Dogs?

The Nonprofit Consultant

I love dogs. It doesn''t take much to earn a dogs love. Dogs are easy. I love dogs, but I prefer cats. Earning a cats love is much more rewarding than the easy affection that flows from dogs. Are you treating them like dogs or like cats? If you fed them once, they were yours for life.

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Jealous Dogs and Jealous People

Martinka Consulting

Last week we dog sat for our younger son’s two Golden Retrievers. Quite an experience with monsoon type rains for a few days that left four dogs in the house for most of every day. These dogs are good friends. If we go on a hike or to the dog park they run around and play together. Kids want what other kids have.

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Thinking Like a Consultant: People Skills

Management Consulted

One of the best things about strategy consulting is that you get to work across a broad spectrum of industries , giving you exposure to a lot of the wonderful variety that exists around us in the business world. Whether it’s Betty Billionaire or Sammy Startup, you’re there to add value. 1 – Teamwork is Dreamwork.

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Thinking Like a Consultant – Communicating Core Values

Management Consulted

If you have’t read Part 1 or Part 2 yet, make sure you catch yourself up before reading on. As a consultant, or as any skilled professional for that matter, you should be aware of the the environment you are creating for yourself, both internally and externally. When you’re networking? In the lobby?

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7 People who NEED to apply to McKinsey in the next 8 days

Management Consulted

Okay, okay, we know you get it. But the problem with McKinsey being so desirable is that everyone and their brother’s pet dog wants to work there. But the problem with McKinsey being so desirable is that everyone and their brother’s pet dog wants to work there. Non-MBA Master’s.

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