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How to Shape Thinking & Influence Executives with Retired Walt Disney World Parks President, Meg Crofton

Consulting Matters

Her successful career journey, with diverse roles in operations and staff groups at Disney, have been instrumental in shaping her understanding of leadership, corporate culture, and organizational success. It is about strong communication skills and leadership, and it requires understanding your audience and the context in which they operate.

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. Links to articles on how to raise your rate or switch to a fixed fee are at the end of this one.) Do an internet search such as “typical hourly rate for change management consultant in [your location].”

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

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. As a general rule, the more strategic — or frankly, the more mysterious — the work is perceived to be by the client, the more they are willing to pay.

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How to Help Teams Become Comfortable with Uncertainty

LSA Global

We know from our change management simulation data that most leaders are challenged by unpredictable situations where the future is uncertain, and the stakes are high. Leaders need to learn how to help teams become comfortable with uncertainty. When the pressure increases, many change leaders report feeling over their heads.

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How to Succeed in a Matrixed Work Environment

LSA Global

Do Your Teams Know How to Succeed in a Matrixed Work Environment? How is your organization structured? If your employees work on multiple teams and report to multiple managers (directly or indirectly), you are working in a matrixed work environment. In a recent study of over 14,000 U.S.

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Why Isn’t Your Strategy Sticking?

Harvard Business

In this article, the author explains how to shift from an operational to a contextual mindset so that you can better identify the hidden obstacles that may be thwarting your strategy’s implementation so you can address them before they take root.

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Earn Your Seat in the C - Suite with Darden’s Chief People & Diversity Officer Sarah King

Consulting Matters

Do you want to know how to get a seat at the table in the C-Suite and get senior leaders to buy into transformational change that you know they need that they don't quite see yet? In this episode, you'll hear: Sarah's insight into how to break into larger organizations and connect with this type of buyer as I did with Sarah.

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