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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Factors that Impact Your Base Rate The 2x-3x estimate will give you a rough idea, but tweak your numbers up or down based on the following factors: Pedigree: Did you learn your craft at a consulting firm with formal training, such as Deloitte or Bain & Company? I was happy, and the client believed they were getting a fair price.

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How to Get Your Workforce Ready for Change

LSA Global

Don’t make organizational change any more challenging than it already is. Change management consulting experts know that most workers naturally feel resistance to change. To make lasting change, find ways to prepare employees for change in order to reduce anxiety and to increase engagement. to-1 margin.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

Was it at a big firm with formal training (for example Deloitte, Bain & Company) or did you learn on the job as an internal resource with a company? Field of expertise — Consultants who can diagnose problems and create sound strategies and actionable plans can charge more than those who focus on more tactical work like project management.

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Changing Business Practices to Change Culture

LSA Global

The Challenge of Culture Change Organizational change is always challenging, but culture change is especially difficult because it requires changing employee mindsets and behaviors as to how work gets done. It requires changing business practices to change culture. The question is why?

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How to Change Hearts and Minds at Work

LSA Global

Hearts and Minds Successful change in the workplace requires more than just simple persuasion. To truly achieve behavioral change, change management consulting experts know that you need to harness both the hearts and minds of those affected by change – their understanding and commitment as well as their emotional energy.

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Other-Centered Communication for Change

LSA Global

Communication for Change Experienced change management consulting professionals have learned a lot (the hard way) about how to communicate for effective change in the workplace. For example, change communication should be simple, clear, timely, relevant, oft-repeated, and leader-led.

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4 Field-Tested Factors to Better Manage Organizational Change

LSA Global

The Challenge of Organizational Change Statistics can be misleading, we know, but when they are so lopsided, you have to lend them some credence. Bain reported that only 12% of change management initiatives achieve what they set out to do, and over one-third fail miserably.