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The 7 Best CRMs For Consultants (& How To Use Them To Win Clients)

Consulting Success

What are the best CRMs for consultants? CRM” stands for customer relationship management, a type of software that helps you manage relationships with your current and prospective clients. Consulting is a relationship business. Without a CRM, you’ll have a tough time managing the relationships that you build.

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It’s Not “Time Management.” It’s Lean.

Markovitz Consulting

Indeed, a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management indicates that fifteen percent of companies offer a 32-hour workweek. And New Zealand-based Perpetual Guardian believes in the four-day week so strongly that the founder created a non-profit to promote it.

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Recharge Your Time Management

The Clever Consultant

Running a successful consulting business means your time is spread thin. Every six months or so, I take the time to re-read time management books, review my workload and consider ways to more effective. Simply completing your consulting work, pet projects and other tasks will put you above 80% of the competition.

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Managing Meetings: How to Drive Productivity and Success

Tom Spencer

Meetings can either be a powerful catalyst for collaboration and decision-making or a drain on time and productivity. Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors.

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I'm Teaching an Open-Enrollment Time Management Class on Apr 17-18

Markovitz Consulting

I’m teaching (via Zoom) a time/workflow management class at the Stanford Continuing Studies Program on Apr 17-18. Imagine finishing the day with your desk clean and your mind clear. Imagine being able to drive your strategic priorities rather than always putting out fires.

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The Training Phase in Management Consulting

Tom Spencer

Receiving an offer from a top consulting firm is an exciting experience. The first step starts with training, the learning of technical skills, soft skills, and time management skills. In consulting, your training, adapting, and professional growth actually never stop. Training enables you to meet expectations.

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Time Tracking For Consultants: Increase Your Productivity, Profitability, & Fees

Consulting Success

As a consultant, should you be tracking your time? The latest data from our consulting industry study showed that 58% of consultants use an hourly rate or project rate (based on hours). Whether you are using an hourly rate or not, there are times that you should and should not be thinking. If so, how?