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Consulting Tip #6: Use Your Intellectual Property to Build Political Capital

Johanna Rothman

Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. McKinsey wrote that report as a way of using their intellectual property (IP) to build political capital at the client. All of us consultants can do the same. Not a consultant who can do X, Y, or Z.

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What / Who Is a Professional Independent Consultant?

Successful Independent Consulting

If you tell people you are a consultant, many of them will not understand that you are an independent professional in business for yourself. Many people who call themselves consultants are employees of large global firms like Accenture, and others perform temporary assignments through a staffing agency. We are our own boss.

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Create a Conference Proposal the Conference Wants and Accepts, Part 5: Write Your Bio

Johanna Rothman

If your conference proposal has a speaking experience field, use that field to explain your expertise, authority, and credibility. These fields help the potential audience realize your session is the one they must attend, out of the entire conference. I want to be the reason people come to a conference. Am I always?

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November 2018 Newsletter

IMC USA

Message from the Chair/CEO, Juan - Communicating our Consulting Value. In early October in San Diego at our conference we celebrated IMC USA’s 50 th anniversary. In early October in San Diego at our conference we celebrated IMC USA’s 50 th anniversary. Mastering Management Consulting Course, Available On-Line, On-Demand.

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The 4 Easy Hurdles Between You and Thought Leadership

David A Fields

The benefits of thought leadership for consultants are well established. Plus, you’re invited to speak at conferences, write articles for prominent magazines and pose for your effigy to be carved into mountains. More inquiries from more clients, less competition and higher premiums on your projects. It’s a good thing.

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7 Signs It’s Time for a New Consulting Website in 2018

Tsavo Neal

Last year, your consulting website was neglected. You want to be successful because of your consulting website — not in spite of it. You want to be successful because of your consulting website — not in spite of it. Understand the “do’s and don’ts” for a consulting website re-design project.

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Cornerstone Research Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Ranked at #8 in the Vault Consulting Top 50, Cornerstone Research may just be the most interesting consulting firm you’ve never heard of. The firm has four main areas of expertise: consulting for attorneys, performing research and analysis, obtaining and prepping expert witnesses, and preparing for deposition and trial.