Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Bosses, colleagues and friends all questioned the wisdom of quitting his high-paying job and steady paycheck for the unknowns of starting his own consulting business. After over 15 years of consistent and growing consulting success - they now understand exactly why he did it. Do you want to start or grow your own business?

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Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

Do you know what keeps your ideal client up at night? Most blog posts aren't helpful to your ideal customer. Not only do you have to know what's on your ideal client's mind, but you need to know what they need - hint - it is NOT the process you are trying to sell.

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The Consultants Peer Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. As you are likely aware, there are enumerable media articles on ethics lapses in management consulting.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

Let's be real - you don't want to grow your OWN consulting or coaching business for the money. Your goal is to have a career and business that supports your total life priorities and allows you to use your gifts and passions to make a difference in the world. This article is your first step.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

If you are a STEM major looking to go into technical consulting, whether at a large generalist firm or a small boutique one, you will likely need to draw upon your knowledge of digital tools and skills. However, some of the specific technical software you might use in graduate school may not be the same ones used in consulting.

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The Consultants Peer Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yesterday I was a presenter on a national Zoom ‘webinar’ on the ‘High Cost of Ethics Lapses’ in the management consulting profession. They are ugly and unfortunately define the costs associated with inappropriate behavior in consulting, which not only damages their reputations but smears all consultants. The jokes persisted.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 2, 2018

Last August I wrote a blog post about how labels matter , specifically that you should make more money by calling yourself a consultant instead of a contractor. It’s not enough to simply replace contractor with consultant on your résumé and LinkedIn profile. How do they do it while contractors struggle?

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A training program that resonates with one may leave another feeling lost, which is why creating customized lessons is vital for your business’s success. But how do they achieve this level of personalization? Still not sure if it’s right for you? Why Do Instructional Design Consultants Prioritize Learner Needs?

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As a self-employed consultant do you really need a website? I’m asked this a lot, particularly if a consultant gets most business from referrals or they contract through agencies or boutique firms. Besides, it’s highly unlikely that a prospective client is going to stumble upon your website and decide to hire you.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 27, 2018

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn: Well hello there everybody it's Betsy Jordyn of the Consultants Institute, and I am so excited to finally be interviewing Michael Zipursky of Consulting Success. So you have your own business consulting success. Do you have a consulting background yourself?

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2017

"As an independent consultant, does it matter how I get paid?” being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business instead of on a W-2 tax basis like a temp worker makes a huge difference to your profitability for two key reasons: You pay less tax. If you’re self-employed and you don’t have a solo 401(k) or SEP-IRA, you should!

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Your mind gets that it's not about you. You understand the business rationale and the economic conditions that led your company make this decision that is completely changing your life. But your heart.that's a whole different story. Step 1: Take a Beat and Process What Happened to You. your own terms.

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Consulting Success

APRIL 18, 2017

A consultant recently told me his firm spent three months evaluating CRM systems to find the right one for their business. “How is your outreach and marketing going right now?” “Well, we’re just getting going on that, as we now have a CRM in place. What a shame.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Today I’m joined by seasoned consultant and passionate leader Ron Carucci. His work has taken him to over 20 countries in four different continents, and he is the author of several consulting and leadership books as well as a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the Harvard Business Review. Ron, welcome. Thanks for having me.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

I’m super excited to have an opportunity to interview Rachelle Stone, one of my favorite Consultant Institute members, almost graduate. Betsy Jordyn : So really what I want to understand from you cause there’s going to be a lot of people who are in the same boat that you were when we first met who are trying to grow your business.

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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. Finding the right opportunity. Why firms hire experienced hires.

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Makarios Consulting

JUNE 1, 2023

Do you want dependent employees … or enabled employees? To phrase it another way, do you prefer your team members to wait for your direction and instruction before taking action (any action)? They would give their right arm for enabled employees! First, leaders fail to get the right people in the right seats.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

According to PWC , talent, technology and data will set winning professional services firms apart from the competition. Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. What Are Critical Success Factors for Professional Services?

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Management Consulted

MAY 21, 2017

Compared to a 3% acceptance rate at top consulting firms, 55% of our Black Belt Supreme participants have received 1 or more offers from top 10 firms. On average, they do 40 cases with practice partners, 10 with us, and hours of personal reflection, preparation and planning for both fit and case interviews. That’s right!

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Have you ever noticed that other people want you to do “more” work? What do you say? See Saying No to More Work for words and see the follow-on series Visualize Your Work So You Can Say No. (I and Manage Your Project Portfolio.). However, this post is about how you manage your feelings.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The question of how to join a management consulting firm as an experienced hire from another industry or another consulting firm is one that is often asked. The traditional route is to apply and go through the standard interview process as an MBA summer intern or post-MBA consultant. This was true for me as well.

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Consulting Success

MAY 15, 2017

And by the end of our coaching call, my client knew exactly what to do. Now if you’re following this discussion closely, you’ll notice these examples are for products, not services. Now if you’re following this discussion closely, you’ll notice these examples are for products, not services.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 1, 2019

In part 1 , you installed Google Analytics on your consulting website. In part 2 , you set up goal-tracking to track your website’s performance. . In part 3 , you created your Consulting Website Performance dashboard. Do More Of What’s Already Working. So do more of it. What did this tell me?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Self-described “recovering consultant” Blair Enns is the CEO of Win Without Pitching, a sales training organization for creative professionals in the design, advertising, and public relations fields. Join us to hear solid advice for increasing your revenue from Blair Enns in this episode of The Consulting Success Podcast.

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Management Consulted

JULY 22, 2013

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Long-term strategies in marketing and networking offer the greatest rewards for the most successful consultants. Description: Today’s guest is Mindy Millward, a veteran consultant with over 20 years of experience from Navalent. The question you may be asking yourself then is how can you effectively market to your ideal client?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 20, 2019

In my last blog post I wrote about how new grads can navigate interview season when they finally receive a consulting interview they’re excited about. Since fit questions are qualitative, they are often seen as the most subjective, which lends itself to the idea that there is “no right way” to answer them. This isn’t a trick question!

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Beau approached us a few months ago to ask about breaking into consulting. He had the epiphany that consulting was his calling in life, and went searching for details – finding MC in the process. Beau’s questions are probably similar to your questions – “Is now the right time? Okay, awesome.

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Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Consulting success will be yours when you start taking greater risks and stop reinventing the wheel with every new client that comes along. Description: David Baker is a consultant who has been working with marketing firms and advertising agencies since the late 1980s. Don’t Compromise Just to Keep Feeding the Machine.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Consulting firms rely heavily on case interviews to find the right candidate and, therefore, you should practice them – practice them well, start practicing them early (2-3 months prior to the interview), and then keep practicing them often. First, you have to show you have the skills to do the job. .

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 6, 2018

Whether I was talking to graduates, MBAs or experienced professionals, as a consulting club president at business school, I was frequently asked the same question, “What is the most efficient and quickest way to transform into a consultant?”. As is a consultant’s usual practice, let’s first clarify what the question is about.

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Effective Managers

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If you are a management consultant looking to improve your skills and differentiate yourself in the marketplace, then you need to take ISO 20700 Checklist Training. This course will help you understand the ISO 20700 guidelines for the effective delivery of management consultancy services. ISO 20700 can help you do just that.

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Management Consulted

MAY 25, 2014

GALLUP CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND CULTURE. With a name that evokes the Wild Wild West, Gallup Consulting just sounds like a fun place to work. However unrelated to horse racing or wrangling, Gallup is an impressive firm – based on strong analytical research and insight-gathering for key clients. . Gallup Consulting Website.

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CaseInterview.com

MARCH 3, 2021

At the time of writing this article, many firms are not meeting candidates face-to-face due to COVID-19. While video conference case interviews weren’t unheard of before, they are much more common right now. This is especially true when you need to show the interviewer your notes and framework drawings.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2018

After mastering both fit and case interviews, the remaining parts of your consulting interview are the Intro and Q&A. The Introduction really starts from when you arrive at the consulting firm’s office. Do the right things to positively influence results. Introduction.

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Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

If you’re new to consulting, it won’t take you long to discover that MBB firms are insanely competitive. But what do you do next if you underprepared, or just had bad luck, and received the dreaded rejection from (horror of horrors) the complete MBB tier? Undergrad Internship.

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