Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 5, 2017

For example, I hate doing accounting, so early on I hired a bookkeeper. Reflection Exercise #2: Inside & Out This exercise is similar to the “Three Whats” above but better if you’re a creative or visual person. Inside the square write YES (more of…) and the outside write NO (less of…). What do you worry about?

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 12, 2020

More concerns and complaints have been raised about accountability among our clients than perhaps any other area of leadership. The theme of these concerns and complaints is always the same: accountability is about punishment, confrontation, failure, and blame. Yet, high-performing teams invariably practice accountability.

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Kai Davis

MARCH 6, 2020

Remote work is on the upswing because check notes the world is facing a pandemic, and you’ve barricaded yourself inside your home. Remote Coworking is fun, more productive than solo work, allows for feedback/accountability, and helps you have a bit of digital face time with another human. Start your timers. Get to work!

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Effective Managers

JANUARY 14, 2021

Accountability represents all the obligations we have. Accountability is something that cannot be discarded, nor disregarded. Accountability is something that has to be respected and nurtured. With that in mind, we wanted to talk more about accountability and how you can create a culture of accountability at your organization.

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1 to 1

AUGUST 30, 2021

In its research, “The Forrester Tech Tide : Sales Technologies, Q1 2021,” Forrester finds that digital “front doors” are now the primary way that sales prospects connect with brands—80% of B2B sales will take place in remote and digital settings, elevating the roles of data insight, digital content, and inside sales in the sales process.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 22, 2021

Yet the outsider’s view is quite different than her account as an insider. In closing, the three takeaways from the interview are: What it seems like from the outside isn’t always what it’s like on the inside. From the outside, what could be better than literally being royalty?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The software company emails relevant materials which the manager reviews before reaching out to an inside salesperson with questions. The inside salesperson hasn’t seen the webform data, so the manager must repeat much of the information she had already entered. But then things begin to break down.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 14, 2021

From the above infographic we can see that North America and Europe alone account for roughly 78% of the global consulting market. Recruiters hold events on these campuses periodically throughout the year, and this will increase your chances of building rapport with the recruitment staff and getting your foot inside the interview room.

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Effective Managers

JUNE 9, 2021

Management consulting is a very young profession, especially when you compare it to professions like medicine and accounting. These again fall into three buckets: Accountability and Authority. This means that organizations need to have a framework for accountability and authority.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 2, 2021

Accountants, ExCorporates, Entrepreneurs, ExBusiness Owners and Existing Business Consultants. The McKinsey Podcast The McKinsey Podcast, our new flagship podcast series, takes you inside our global firm, and features conversations with experts on issues that matter most in business and management.

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Comatch

MAY 23, 2022

Prior to 2021 Network Rail treated all its contractors as inside IR35. However, in its 2020-21 accounts, Network Rail reported that 70% of its contractors were now outside IR35. There have been several about turns where large organizations have removed blanket bans on the use of “off-payroll” contractors. What Hasn’t Worked Well?

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LSA Global

JANUARY 20, 2023

A sales meeting with an executive can give you that inside track on the sales opportunity or at least help build an important relationship on a major sales account. Perhaps the most valuable source of up-to-date business concerns is an inside contact who is sympathetic to your success and has information about customer experiences.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

They pursued a variety of tactics before the recession that were designed to fortify the firm when the downturn hit – moves both within sales and beyond like adding a low-cost channel to serve small accounts or simplifying the product assortment. Too many sales teams use outdated practices in making account and territory assignments.

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LSA Global

JULY 1, 2023

Strategic versus Operational Leadership In general, operational leaders are charged with defining and executing operational plans to ensure that the day-to-day functions of the organization meet short-term corporate goals and accountabilities. They are critical to running an efficient team or function.

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Melissa Agnes

MAY 21, 2014

Now it’s quite possible that the account was hacked and I have no insider knowledge on whether or not it actually was. Securing your accounts, data and systems from hackers is your organization’s responsibility. Keeping your data and accounts secure from hackers is an important crisis prevention strategy.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

vs. "power with and with" leadership which is all about mutuality and cooperation and finding one's source of power from inside one's own wisdom, self-esteem and humility. (If In a nutshell "power over" leadership is all about control and dominance and finding one's source of power from a position, titles, salary, etc. The Bottom Line.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 25, 2018

The Elite Consulting Mind : 16 Proven Mindsets to Attract More Clients, Increase Your Income and Achieve Meaningful Success was recently released and today I want to share with you a glimpse of what’s inside. It isn’t a high interest savings account, or even the stock market. Increasing the Rate of Return On Your Business Investments.

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Seth Godin Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The shift is happening inside. And the coaching that happens with a good boss or inside a program like the altMBA? There’s no way the player can hear what he’s saying. That’s okay. The theory is the same.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 25, 2021

An interesting recent transaction reported by Business Insider is a video of a golden gummy bear being sold for $1 million. Rhulani (Ruce) Ndlala is an accounting student at the University of Cape Town, and former President of the UCT Consulting Club. It will be worth monitoring this space to see how the technology develops.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

This view, combined with traditional sources such as quota attainment data, territory and account plans, and qualitative observations from ride-alongs and coaching sessions, allows executives to confidently identify which activities and behaviors matter most for sales performance. Aligning Sales Priorities and Incentives.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2022

In addition to time spent physically inside the classroom attending lectures, time is also spent completing assignments, visiting faculty office hours, and preparing for examinations. This will help you practice being a consultant and improve your time management skills before graduation. Time Commitments in Graduate School.

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Tsavo Neal

JUNE 1, 2017

In a business context, this includes corporate legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants, HR professionals, IT experts and others. This means that you need to step inside the head of the “influencers” that can get you through the side door and into the C-suite fortress.

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Rod Burkert

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Join me this Friday at 1pm ET on Practice Development INSIDER for my interview with Gary Trugman. Typical old-school accountant mentality, right? And then there is my INSIDER webinar series. How do you avoid that? And if you’re new here, welcome aboard. This is what we do! Here was my rationale. I was not “that” busy.

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Rod Burkert

JUNE 3, 2020

On to this week: In honor of what my INSIDER guest will be talking about on Friday , I thought hourly pricing was a good subject for this newsletter. That guest is Tracy Coenen, a forensic accountant and expert witness who charges fixed fees for her litigation projects. Before I went solo, I was a partner in an accounting firm.

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LSA Global

JUNE 24, 2023

They follow through on commitments and hold themselves accountable for their behavior. Do your leaders scan the broad environment inside and outside the organization to gain strategic insights into how to move the business and their people forward? Build Relationships Great leaders build long-term internal and external relationships.

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 27, 2021

What’s more, if the leader is not bought-in to the program, there will not be the accountability necessary to help drive and sustain the program. If the program does not have buy-in, getting the appropriate resources, program lead, and participants will be difficult. Goals and Objectives.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 18, 2016

One of the most daunting things about case interviews is the uncertainty you’re faced with as you step inside the door. Whereas the Profitability framework works when you have intimate knowledge of the client’s accounts, working from the internal to the external, market study starts externally and works its way in.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2018

Tesla, the one company that is going it alone in both manufacturing cars and creating the software inside them, is in dire straits. In 2017, Apple accounted for just 14% of smartphones worldwide and iOS accounted for just 20% of mobile operating systems worldwide (see Charts 1 and 2 below).

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 5, 2021

Regardless of how your team works, you can demo something inside of a week or two. If you want a 100% confidence level, you need to account for the maximum possible cycle time, before you've done the work. If you can, keep the story size to some small range. I like one-day stories. Assuming you implement by feature.).

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 6, 2020

Inside the cabinet were pictures of 400 people (mostly friends and former friends of the three editors) that would be cut and pasted in the WWN any time they needed a picture of an expert, a citizen or both. Either to make a short-term profit or to atomize/vaporize widespread trust to hide from accountability and to slow change.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

But the reality is that no matter the size or the scope of a breach, usually it’s caused by an action, or failure, of someone inside the company. The role that insiders play in the vulnerability of all sizes of corporations is massive and growing. With these trusted but witting insiders, it’s the thought that counts.

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Rod Burkert

APRIL 8, 2020

Micro-influence accounts for the difference. So far, each guest I have interviewed in my INSIDER series (10 as of this post) believes it is important for practitioners to specialize. Barbara Price (CMO of Mercer capital) said in her April 3rd INSIDER interview: “Specialization creates a pricing fence around you.” In real life.

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Prudent Pedal

JULY 27, 2021

Big banks, accounting firms, and business leaders are working to “reset” how company’s conduct and measure business performance. . The concept of ESG has been gaining momentum for some time. Today, racial tensions, political division, and a once-in-a-lifetime global shutdown have led to a serious reexamination of life and business practices.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 16, 2023

Now, think about the Obstacles inside yourself – the things you do that might hold you back. This reinforces the powerful role of mentoring, coaching and action learning sets in facilitating learning and achieving goal success – because you’re held to account. How will you feel? Summarise the outcome in 3 to 6 words.

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Johanna Rothman

MAY 16, 2019

I want to stay inside my budget so I don't have to worry. Many organizations think they are supposed to manage with the same cost accounting ideas that they report to the outside world. However, cost accounting focuses on the cost of things, not the value of what people produce (or don't) over time. That would be convenient.

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Consultant Ninja

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Corporate expenses rose, due to accounting and audit costs. 3 comments: Consultant Insider. From an insider who got out in time - 100% agree that it was Sr. Consultant Insider. "Between 1999 and 2002, the company took on debt to make various acquisitions. Posted by Consultant Ninja. at 6:28 PM. Labels: Consulting.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was known as the “Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act” by the U.S. Senate, and “Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act” by the U.S. public company boards, management and public accounting firms. House of Representatives.

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