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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. First, solopreneurs are experts who are good at helping clients solve problems or achieve certain goals, but they are not usually trained in sales or marketing. It's vexing for at least three reasons. Keep it simple.

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The ROI of eLearning: Measuring the Impact of Online Training on Organizational Success

Clarity Consultants

Without a commitment to continuous training and lifelong learning, ensuring your employees have the information and tools necessary to outperform the competition is challenging. Here’s a look at how online training supports organizational success. First, online training is a convenient approach to continuing education in the workplace.

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Shift Your Perspective to Make Business Development Easier

Successful Independent Consulting

Most consultants I know struggle with business development, and it’s a top concern among those thinking about going independent. “ Most of us never had sales training so this concern is understandable, but reframing how we think about business development can turn concern into action. or “ Oh my god, I’m going to die!

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Create a Successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Program

Clarity Consultants

In many cases, DEI training is essential for building such a workplace. If you want to ensure your DEI training program is successful, here are some tips. As a result, any DEI training needs to include clear definitions for the terms, as well as descriptions of how each concept functions within a workplace.

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ISO 20700 and Client Relationships: Building Trust and Transparency

Effective Managers

The standard encourages open communication and clarity in all aspects of the consulting process, from scope definition to project delivery. To complement the checklist, ICMCI offers specialized training programs delivered by accredited trainers. To learn more about ICMCI’s ISO 20700 Checklist Training, click here.

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How to Transcend the Fear of Building a Purpose-Driven Career

Consulting Matters

You'll definitely want to pay close attention to all the steps on how to productively engage fear and make it your ally in your future success. But since it's an ability, it can be developed. And another part says, "Who are you kidding?". And all of internal conflict is keeping you stuck.

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Leading with Heart: Lessons from Simon T. Bailey's Latest Book

Consulting Matters

He had four jobs over seven years at Disney, including parking event sales, selling the Braves spring training, handling international wholesale, and being the Sales Director for the Disney Institute. He started by hiring an instructional designer and investing in developing content. This statement caused an uproar with his superior!