Consulting Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

It makes sense that as consultants and coaches with tons of skills, certifications, frameworks, and methodologies, our path to success is either narrowing down the services we offer or making our approach attractive to many potential clients. Myths that keep consultants and coaches from using an ideal client archetype.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Over the years there has been one particular roadblock that I watch both new and experienced consultants and coaches hit time and time again. Three Myths About Your Consulting and Coaching Value. To do this, I have to first expose the myths. But as a customer we don't care about his tools. We are not Disney.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 14, 2022

Sarah and I met in 2012 when she hired me to consult with her and the senior team at Wyndham Vacation Ownership on a massive org transformation project she was leading. She does it all through her ability to influence, which is an essential skill for consultants and coaches – both internal and external. That is not true!

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Last week, like most weeks, a recurring theme among the consultants I advise was confidence. The same insecurity was voiced by startup consultants and multi-million dollar producers alike. Is the connection between confidence and rainmaking a myth? But I’ll tell you what is a myth: “Confidence is about you.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

One of the biggest challenges that both new and seasoned consultants and coaches face is finding the words to describe what they do. They go to networking events and try to explain that they are a consultant or coach but instead of getting head nods and curiosity.they experience the angst of the blank stares. You are not alone.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 23, 2021

What to do about rewards for individual achievement. See the Modern Management Made Easy books to read all about the myths and your options. The post Enlightening Conversation on the Badass Agile Podcast appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. How to make time to think. Rule of three.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I had fun with Ian Gill on his Agility by Nature podcast: A Conversation with Johanna Rothman about the Modern Management Made Easy books. We spoke a lot about what managers can do in practice as opposed to theory. Ian and I laughed and commiserated about the many myths in the Modern Management Made Easy books.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

What are the top power skills that every organizational consultant ought to have? 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. A good org consultant knows organizational anatomy.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If you really want to make money and a difference as a consultant or coach, you can't get there by being nice. A "nice" consultant or coach delivers what a client asks for. In ancient stories, myths and spiritual traditions, the King always had a Prophet, Mentor, Magician, Guide or Jester that spoke truth to power.

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Management Consulting Prep

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

No more myths. I remember about 8 years ago when the McKinsey PST was just a new concept, candidates around the globe were so emotional about it. So many … BCG POTENTIAL TEST Read More » The post BCG POTENTIAL TEST appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

Management consulting is widely known as a highly intense industry. Much is expected of consultants in terms of hours of work, quality of output, and responsiveness to client requests. So, how can one continue to excel in the pressure cooker environment of consulting without losing momentum and sanity?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 20, 2023

Here are five actions to battle the myth of a psychologically safe workplace. Psychological Safety Myth Buster #1: Get Perspective If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. I am comfortable asking my leader about my work. Leaders must focus on delivering results and being responsive, or fall behind.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2020

Almost all the consultants and coaches that I mentor want to become an executive advisor. The relationship between the Sovereign and his/her Advisors is an ancient one - one that is documented in both the Bible and in ancient myths. It's not about being paid to give some best practices you have witnessed or created in another company.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. She believed in the jack-of-all-trades myth: she would get more work if she described her expertise in a variety of ways. Who was the client?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I wrote a management myth about this, called I Am Too Valuable to Take a Vacation. The post If You’re On “Paid Time Off” Take it appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. Here's why: You need a break. So do your colleagues. Can you really finish something without other people?

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LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2024

Based upon new manager training best practices, people manager assessment data, and project post mortem feedback, the highly customized Management Training for Scientists was designed to address the myths, challenges, and success factors related to creating the conditions for teams to do their best work together.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 31, 2020

In general, consultants are not the biggest fans of marketing, even in the best of times. But here's the deal - how you treat your clients (those you already know and are working with AND the ones you don't know yet that you meet through marketing) could define your consulting brand. Which is really all about service.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 28, 2020

Ever hold off on launching your website because you are just not crazy about the font size or accent colors that your graphic designer has selected for you? It's a strategy that masks one's fear of failure or rejection using a core myth or story that says, "If I'm not perfect, I will fail and/or I will be rejected by others.".

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 29, 2021

Get familiar with the test structure and myths about the test. Moreover, it shatters some common myth that exist about the GMAT that you need to know about. By doing it this way you will quickly identify the types of questions that you need to learn more about. Take the practice test to see where you stand.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As we proceed reading, we are gradually unfolding the issue at hand, finding out more circumstantial details about the discussed event. The myth holds that the reason for this style of writing was that, in the early days of journal editing, paragraphs and news sections which did not fit the page were simply trimmed.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 8, 2020

Most consultants reckon that about 70 percent of projects fail to meet their objectives. They may relate to specific management issues or special situations that limit consultants’ effectiveness. Some of the problems with consulting projects happen ALL the time. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Reasons for this are wide-ranging.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

Our list of highly recommended books to help you succeed as a consultant. Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion - Gary Vaynerchuk E-Myth Mastery - Michael E. E-Myth Mastery - Michael E. The E-Myth Revisited - Michael E. Conquer the Chaos - Clate Mask & Scott Martineau Crush It! Goldratt and Jeff Cox.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 7, 2023

If you're trying to use an agile approach, what do you care about in terms of finishing: That the team finish the work, regardless of the personal or team cost? Learning Debt, Collaboration, and Credit I said this on LinkedIn a couple of months ago: The less we care about who gets credit, the more likely we are to collaborate.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Today, we continue our series of book reviews with a look at Beyond the E-Myth, the latest in a long line of great books by Michael Gerber (a marketing genius who has built a world-wide web of products and services to help small businesses grow). Beyond the E-Myth releases December 7, 2016, so make sure to grab your copy! WHY READ IT?

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LSA Global

JULY 17, 2023

About LSA Global Founded in 1995, LSA Global is the leading performance consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy. Learn more about getting aligned.

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Johanna Rothman

JUNE 18, 2021

All kinds of people are talking about “back” to normal. In all that time, someone's moaning about not enough people. (I However, I keep reading about hourly work, where once managers increased the salaries, the managers hired people who were better employees. What about knowledge workers? What Crisis?

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Tsavo Neal

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Let’s take your consulting website as an example. Most consultants want to generate more leads through their website — but they write and design it like a brochure, which adds no value. Here’s a freelancer/consultant LinkedIn profile template that works well : Notice how…. The Myth Debunker. A “bad” website doesn’t.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Up until the mid-1980s, women comprised about 1/3 of the technical people I worked with. I didn't work in IT, so I don't know enough about the ratio of women and men. (I I didn't know about other countries then.) The men all boasted about their high school days. What's so bad about that? I started asking around.

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Tsavo Neal

MAY 25, 2017

Differentiating your consulting firm may sound simple in theory. We all know the benefits — consulting firms that specialize have a higher chance of growth: meaning they are up to twice as profitable. What the book aims to teach you is how you can differentiate your consultancy in a way that matters to your prospective clients.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 8, 2022

As the number of experienced hires have increased during the pandemic and I personally made this transition twice during my career, below I’ll share my thoughts on how to think about this route to help you make sense of this process and plan your approach. Some firms decided to let consultants go during the early phase of the pandemic.

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Nash Consulting

APRIL 29, 2021

Our philosophy at Nash Consulting is that developing personal growth capacity is the most crucial of all leadership practices. She didn't think about it much, so she assumed she was a-okay at it. It's not fun to find out that she has a deficit in an area that’s impacting the people in her life, many of whom she cares about.

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Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A recent discussion about the challenges of direct-to-consumer marketing of a skincare product ended with one participant describing the hard part with, “nothing to ad.” Once committed, they’re open to trying just about anything. It’s hard, it has dead ends, but it’s the work.

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Alan Weiss

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In our work in consulting, “agreeing” isn’t really the issue. But my deal is that if you don’t believe what you hear about me, I won’t believe what I hear about you.” ” Consensus is fine, uniformity is a frustrating myth. .” Improvement is the issue.

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 31, 2014

Our guest writer is Michelle, an MC intern who is focused on curating the Consulting Bootcamp program. All of our behaviors/actions are based on what we think we know about ourselves, others, circumstances, careers, etc. You will learn about his life and journey from being employee to entrepreneur to investor and advisor.

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Comatch

MAY 26, 2023

Like in most lines of work, soft skills are critical to your success as an independent consultant, perhaps even more so. It’s not just about “what” you have to offer but “how” you sell your services too. Turning your fixed mindset into a growth mindset is not just about self-belief and positivity.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 11, 2017

First and foremost I want to address the myth that all high achieving students have about consulting, “You need talent to be a consultant!”. Curiosity drives intuition and that’s exactly what consultants thrive on – Business Intuition. What a consumer perceives about a product, a company must foresee in advance.

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Management Consulted

MAY 28, 2017

Have we got a treat for you today, as we highlight up-and-coming software consulting firm Bulger Partners. What makes Bulger Partners even more unique among consulting firms is the fact that the firm houses Strategy Consulting and Investment Banking arms under the same roof, and even has a small PE fund. BULGER PARTNERS.

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