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For Solopreneurs, Business Development = Relationship Development

Successful Independent Consulting

The biggest stress for self-employed professionals is business development: how to cultivate meaningful regular work. Second, when knee-deep in actually doing "the real work," solopreneurs are hard-pressed to find time to publish thought-leadership articles or create and manage marketing campaigns. Keep it simple. Make it personal.

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Leadership Challenge: Are You Anchored or Adrift?

Makarios Consulting

Posner explain the nature of values in their classic work The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. When discussing “Model the Way,” the first of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®, they urge leaders to “Clarify Values” because “Values are your personal bottom line. You are adrift.

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5 Leadership Traits that You Must Cultivate

Tom Spencer

Leadership skills are an essential part of the consultant’s toolkit. More than just managing people, leadership is about communicating effectively in order to motivate people to achieve the desired outcome. As President, I have faced numerous challenges and consequently gained considerable leadership experience.

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The Self-Acceptance Path to Confidence for Consultants & Coaches with Laura Gallaher

Consulting Matters

She offers a science-based hack to confidence which is about cultivating self-acceptance of who you are and where you’re actually at in your business development. Learn more about Laura and her signature Digital Leadership Catalyst online program for leaders who want to grow from the inside out at [link].

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Management or Leadership – which do I need?

The Management Centre

Managers are often tasked with demonstrating leadership in their role. What is leadership? Many researchers, academics and theorists have put forward a variety of definitions of management and leadership – what they mean, and what is the difference between these two terms. Leadership. Leadership. Leadership.

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Leadership Challenge: Empower Employees for Extraordinary Results

Makarios Consulting

Posner underline this truth in their classic work, The Leadership Challenge, when they define “Enable Others to Act” as the fourth of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®. You can’t develop this ability if you tell people what to do and how to do it. Enabling others to act is all about empowerment.

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5 Leader as Leadership Coach Fails to Avoid

Organizational Talent Consulting

You have a vision for developing your team. Many businesses are trying to build coaching skills, but leadership habits take time to change. Many businesses are trying to build coaching skills, but leadership habits take time to change. Does being a leader and leadership coach have to be that hard? The truth is it doesn’t.