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If You're a SME Make Extra Money with GLG

Successful Independent Consulting

It’s the Gerson Lehrman Group ( GLG ), a 20-year-old international company that brings together subject matter experts (SMEs) with businesses and non-profits looking for insight on various topics. Why are the subject matter experts in the GLG network called Council Members? How can I sign up to become a Council Member?

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Tips for Sending Successful Messages on LinkedIn

Tom Spencer

Step 1: Use a compelling subject line. Before you write the message, ask yourself: How do I know this person, and why am I reaching out to him or her? Use that information, make it unique, and craft a specific subject line. To get the ball rolling, start with a one or two sentence background about yourself. “Hi

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Independent Consultants: Excellence Begins Here

Successful Independent Consulting

You give yourself all sorts of reasons not to pursue it. “I As you talk yourself into it, the idea spawns scores of related ideas, and you can’t not do it. So here I am, launching this blog , which will help you become a better management consultant and solopreneur. I will write about the topics that most interest you.

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Five Ways to Raise your Game in Consulting - Part 3

The Consultants Peer Group

But back to the topic of this blog. In the first of this series, I also presented an international definition of a management consultant shortened to read: – one who helps organizations through their knowledge and skills to provide objective advice the organization may be lacking. It’s not What you consult in, but How you consult?”

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Why Don’t You Have a Newsletter?

Action Plan

You need an email management program. You need a graphic service (optional) I use DepositPhotos.com – You need to start with a list of possible topics to write about. – Look at a lot of other email newsletters and emulate what you like and tend to read yourself. Write interesting, how-to subject lines.

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Consulting’s Unofficial Interview Hurdle – The Airplane Test

Tom Spencer

If you are just starting out, you will find yourself editing your resume, preparing answers for experiential questions, and practicing business frameworks to use in the case interview. Other regional topics might include unnatural weather patterns, major upcoming festivals or notable events, and nearby landmarks, among others of course.

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Just Get to the Point: Top to Bottom Communication

Tom Spencer

Hence, it makes sense for the consultant to subject their communication to economic rationalisation. Imagine that you find yourself in an elevator with the client company’s CEO who, although being visibly in a hurry, asks your opinion about an important professional topic. So, what is top-to-bottom communication?