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Consulting as a Contractor: The Rise of Self-Employment

Tom Spencer

Business organisations and management consultants have long had a contractual rather than an employer/employee relationship. In 2017, Warton published an article that highlighted the rise of contractual workers in both the private and public sectors. They also need to manage their own training, resource development, and financing.

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Stop Setting Goals You Don’t Actually Care About

Harvard Business

Many people fail on their professional development goals for the year because they take on a lot of goals — goals that they feel they “should” do but ultimately don’t energize them. For example, this year, I decided to make writing a book proposal for a new book my primary professional development goal.

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HBR’s Best on Saying No to More Work

Harvard Business

Like many professionals, I used this month to reflect on what I wanted to accomplish in 2017. Which strategies work? Carefully weigh the costs — not just your time and effort, but the opportunity cost as well. Think Strategically About Your Career Development. January is almost over. You and Your Team Series.

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Why Consulting: The 2019 Ultimate Guide

QEmploy

For instance, you have consulting within Business Strategy, Marketing, IT, Management and so on. Marketing and Sales strategy. Growth Strategy. Product Strategy and Launch. The survey was made in January 2019 and is carried out each year at the same time. Project Management. Growth Strategy.