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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

(Note, while this is true in more established areas like supply-chain expertise, the reverse may be true when it comes to new areas like social media strategy or bitcoin mining. ;-) Years of experience in consulting — Consultants just starting out are unproven in the market and can’t charge as much.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

New Beginning, Making Gains: Attitude change and acceptance take hold as people perceive benefits (improved efficiency, new skills, better service) and celebrate successes. Training teams to use music as a metaphor may inspire them to adopt better listening, adaptation, and engagement skills and abilities. White Cliffs Media Co.

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Use Work Samples to Seal the Deal

Successful Independent Consulting

For 10 years as an independent change strategy consultant, I used this tactic to win several projects. Many clients don’t understand the difference between change management work and the more complex change strategy work. Ideally include a testimonial from the client. Always have them ready.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

My affinity for working with business owners and executives stands as one of the main reasons why I chose to study Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue and to make consulting, organizational development, and change management hallmarks of my career. Human Resource Management Review, 28 (2), 190–203. Gildan Media.

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Mental & Physical Health Support During a Career Crisis

Harmonious Workplaces

Among the decisions I needed to make which could have profound effects on my career and my family, I found myself torn between what I had prepared to do since I reentered graduate school — management consulting in organizational development and change management — and what I had done as a consultant and executive, MarCom (marketing communications).

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4 Keys to Combatting Organizational Change Rumors

LSA Global

One thing we know for sure from change management training and consulting , change is difficult. And what allows these fears to take hold and sabotage any change initiative? A well-planned change initiative can include a way for affected employees to check the facts right from the start.

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5 Things We Learned About Creating a Successful Workplace Diversity Program

Harvard Business

Brinkworth worked with these employees to co-create a diversity training program called UNEION, which stands for UCAR|NCAR Equity and Inclusion. UNEION is now a routinely offered, four-part course that covers topics related to power and privilege, gender, and race, and includes a three-hour bystander intervention training.