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Flying High: How to Build Travel Rewards as a Consultant

Tom Spencer

If you are transitioning into consulting from school or a job in industry or government, you will likely begin traveling more than ever. Sure, maybe you have gone to a few conferences or travelled to your company’s annual meeting, but once you begin a consulting career you will be on the road much more frequently than before.

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Coronavirus & Consulting Offers

Tom Spencer

The travel and hospitality industries have been decimated, stock markets around the world have tanked, and governments struggle to combat this devil on so many fronts. How certain can you be that your internship or full time offer from a consulting firm will hold? Commerce has ground to a halt. Three prior downturns, what can we learn?

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The Gear That Makes Consulting So Much Easier!

Tom Spencer

As a regular mentor to new consultants, I regularly find myself addressing some challenges of consulting life by simply recommending gear acquisitions based upon my personal experience. For those who are about to matriculate into consulting or recently started, this can really help you start off well equipped. Wireless Mouse.

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What is consulting?

Tom Spencer

When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. Consulting though has many aspects – it’s not just about smooth talking. What are the different types of consultants? What does ‘consulting’ mean?

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For Independent Consultants, Business Development = Relationship Development

Successful Independent Consulting

The biggest stressor for self-employed management consultants is business development: how to cultivate meaningful regular work. First, consultants are good at helping clients solve problems but usually aren’t trained in sales or marketing. Independent consulting is no different. It’s vexing for a variety of reasons.

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100 Small Business Ideas To Get You Started

Business Consulting Agency

There is also help available through business consulting services. Working with a business consultant can quickly shed light onto options, opportunities, and more. Speaking with a business consultant through consulting services can be very beneficial. Local Business Consulting. Google Paid Ad Consultant.

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Thinking Like a Consultant: Paralysis by Analysis

Management Consulted

I exhibited the one dark downside of thinking like a consultant: paralysis by analysis. Sometimes, being a consultant is the worst. One of the privileges of owning my own consulting business is that I can now always answer that I’m traveling for business and pleasure.) The way I view the world often paralyzes me.

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