Jerry Fletcher

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The exercise is to have someone in the meeting rant for one minute, uninterrupted, about a subject of their choice. The exercise is intended to open up a closer understanding of the people “in the room” and to build engagement. That was the title of a blog from a Canadian Consultant friend, Charlene Norman. Rant, he said.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

Let's be real - you don't want to grow your OWN consulting or coaching business for the money. If your goal is to grow your consulting or coaching business to a place where it earns passive revenue so you can follow your real passions, I promise you are setting yourself up for years of spin and struggle. Why consulting or coaching?

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Women in Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

By: Deborah Siegle Continuing from my prior posts on Bobbie LaPorte’s talk about how to balance your work and personal life, one of Bobbie’s Keys to Success is EXERCISE. First, Bobbie defined exercise in this context as planned, structured, repetitive, purposeful exercise. They feel they can take on more, and be more productive.

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Steve Shu Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In addition to learning about behavioral science theories in the digital age, students will then learn how to apply those key theoretical concepts through discussing actual, corporate case studies and participating in hands-on exercises related to nudging and experimental design. FinTech) settings.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 30, 2021

When I talk to my friends in consulting (across all firms and types of consulting), it amuses me that the early career mistakes we have made and witnessed are eerily similar across the board. Consulting is sometimes like Disney World where there are simply too many interesting and fun experiences and only so much time available.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

In addition to learning about behavioral science theories in the digital age, students will then learn how to apply those key theoretical concepts through discussing actual, corporate case studies and participating in hands-on exercises related to nudging and experimental design. FinTech) settings.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The biggest issue that many young consultants face is dealing with feedback. Of course this is meant to be productive, and it is. Whether that’s because it is a multiple choice exercise – i.e. you were Excellent, Good, Average, Bad – or your colleagues are just blunt, it can be a painful learning experience.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Similarly, in traditional management consulting roles, employees often utilize the latest tools to solve their clients’ problems, often without considering the impacts beyond the client themselves. Sometimes, they also complete team-building exercises such as “Escape the Room”. Enter Social Entrepreneurship!

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Today we bring to you some key ways that you can increase your business understanding and, therefore, your effectiveness in consulting. As a consultant, you have to look at things in ways that most people would not. There are other options - including our “Consultant for a Day” exercise or the MC Consulting Bootcamps.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Last week we held an MC exclusive subscriber giveaway contest – entrants told us in 200 words or less how they became interested in consulting. The prize for best answer was a FREE Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd edition – a HUGE giveaway – so we weren’t surprised when we heard from so many of you.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 27, 2014

A prospective management consultant without basic business understanding is like a camera tripod with 2 legs — it just won’t work out for you. What will you learn from starting a business that will help you prepare for consulting? Complete our Consultant For a Day exercise. Size its market.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 23, 2021

Social connection impacts trust, productivity, engagement, and job satisfaction. Social connection impacts trust, productivity, engagement, and job satisfaction. An exercise we often do with clients to create social connection is Journey Lines. appeared first on Brimstone Consulting LLC. Here’s why.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I like to ask them to choose a challenging production support problem, or something else that's making them nuts. In From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams , Mark Kilby explained his Compass Exercise for how he starts converting activities. Ask the team to choose one of their current team-based problems.

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PM Alliance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The ability to adapt to updated software platforms and adopt new solutions without negatively affecting productivity are valuable skills project professionals should cultivate. Try this: There are too many technologies available for IT departments to keep up with all the latest offerings.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 15, 2020

When you first start your consulting and coaching business, you are likely to get a lot of referrals to potential clients. But when it comes to marketing as a consultant, you need to add one other thing: You need to establish your credibility. But referrals will only take you so far, especially if you want to scale up your business.

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

What was missing from current consulting resources? An update to The Consulting Bible wasn’t enough. We had to up the ante…free ourselves from the confines of a book…so that we could blast open the most valuable vault in the history of consulting interview prep. What had they wanted more of?

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

ARE you an aspiring management consultant? Over the coming months we will be posting about the consulting interview. In this post we look at the purpose of the consulting interview. The purpose of the consulting interview is twofold. Management Consulting airport test client readiness consulting consulting interviews'

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

For consultants, the average work day will consume the majority of that time, around 10-12 hours. Industry and function specific learning will help you develop your consulting toolkit. Networking is a critical habit for those in a consulting career. If I don’t exercise, I feel like something is missing from my day.

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Tsavo Neal

MARCH 20, 2019

“Why am I not getting any clients through my consulting website?”. In this article, I’ll take you through the exact questions — and steps — I would ask a consultant whose befuddled why they aren’t getting any clients with their website. As a consultant, your website has a purpose — to make you more money.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 19, 2023

Recently, I had the opportunity to run an “Impact Workshop” that aimed to reflect on our role as advisors (“consultants”), explore our individual motivations, and agree on behaviors that reflect our role. Driving change’ is both a rational and emotional process and as consultants we need to balance both sides of the equation.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 11, 2023

That brought me around to an exercise where I wrote down ways that I help my partners improve their businesses. You don’t just throw new products out willy nilly. The post 10 Ways I Improve My Client’s Businesses appeared first on Wakeman Consulting Group. Your sales can drive your valuation as well.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). I did this while attending UChicago and picking up extra cash cleaning industrial carpets, being a production artist for GES Exposition Services during the summer, or working a Blockbuster. That’s a lot of bending!

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

How in the world did Josh go from a PhD in cell and molecular biology to a job in federal consulting for The Tauri Group? Here at MC, we had the pleasure of recently interviewing Josh and asking him how he’s navigated his interesting career path, and how consulting was a great place for his passions and skills to collide.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 11, 2018

Starting an email list and working at email marketing has been one of the most valuable things I’ve done for my business as a consultant in the last five years. Email marketing is great for helping you: Exercise your writing muscle. Exercise your critical thinking muscle. A first date before marriage. The secret?

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 11, 2020

Companies sell products to a broad variety of industries and customer segments, and it’s often hard to know where to focus the sales, marketing and product development efforts. They buy quickly, renew and expand their contracts, and advocate for the product. Product analytics: monthly usage, feature usage.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The managers don't believe the teams need product owners, so the teams don't have POs. The managers (often with the assistance of a consultancy) decided Scrum was the answer. Even back in my early days of teaching and consulting about project management, teams decided on their own approach to their project. What's wrong?

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Kai Davis

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It’s always a valuable exercise. Adding a few service slots (for productized services, like my Website Reviews ). Recurring revenue from products, projects, affiliate, or services. What revenue do I want new productized services to generate? I’ve filled this out every year for the last four years. Client #1).

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Consultant Ninja

JUNE 4, 2009

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. The Secrecy of Management Consulting. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Labels: Consulting. skip to main | skip to sidebar. at 2:05 PM.

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Tsavo Neal

MAY 25, 2017

Differentiating your consulting firm may sound simple in theory. We all know the benefits — consulting firms that specialize have a higher chance of growth: meaning they are up to twice as profitable. What the book aims to teach you is how you can differentiate your consultancy in a way that matters to your prospective clients.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

When it comes to the world of business and consulting, you will benefit from learning models that change slowly and are sufficiently high level that they can be applied when analysing any particular industry or company. As a result, a good number of decisions within the consulting and entrepreneurial field employ this model.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 21, 2018

On December 30, 2017 the Wall Street Journal featured a column by Daniel Pink, How to Be Healthier, Happier and More Productive: It’s All in the Timing, which was an excerpt from his new book When, The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. What I found interesting was the study’s research on exercise. Boosting our mood.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2023

Unlike traditional product sales, SaaS requires a different type of selling. How to Put the Buyer First Putting the customer first , means putting your products, features, and sales goals second. Trying to eliminate sales objections is an exercise in futility. Buyers want to meet with people who will add value.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 30, 2017

After 20 years in construction management, he decided to make the leap to consulting, as a way to give back to the construction and contracting community. He attributes his decision to make this transition into consulting, in part, to The Consulting Success System — How to Become a Successful Consultant. Start Here.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

The hypothesis-based problem solving (HBPS) approach is a method employed by consultants to develop actionable recommendations for clients using a structured, evidence-based process. Clients often come to consultants with problems that aren’t well defined. mind mapping) Adopting different lenses to look at the problem (e.g.,

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They may also miss key data points to drive productive ideas. Leadership should exercise mindfulness and keen observation of the warning signs of information hoarding with individuals and groups. Increased Efficiency and Productivity: Knowledge sharing helps avoid duplication of effort and allows for more efficient processes.

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Women in Consulting

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Maybe your goals included running a marathon, publishing a new book, increasing your hourly fee, or starting a Facebook page for your consulting business. She referenced a Harvard Business Review study that found that regular exercise helps you balance work and family. Running a Consulting Business' I’d love to hear them.

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ConsultX

AUGUST 10, 2021

Our list of highly recommended books to help you succeed as a consultant. Presenting practical exercises to help small business owners recover their vision and passion, he clears a path for getting back to the basic disciplines for business success. Small business consultant and author Michael E. YouTube Video Summary: 9.

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