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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Elaborately defined, documented, and monitored processes and procedures? At a $500M footwear company I once worked with, the founder and CEO—long removed from his role product development—decided that he didn’t like a particular style his product team had designed, developed, and purchased. Long commutes? Four-hour meetings?

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Consultant Marketing The Right Words

Jerry Fletcher

Here are the most common written documents produced by my clients: Newsletters Blogs Articles Posts White papers Position Papers Presentations Booklets Books. Of the developed countries we rank 16 th or 17 th depending on the study. Or, “How can we make it better?” Sometimes it is just a simple, “Please edit. And so it goes.

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Consultant Marketing Brand Takes Time

Jerry Fletcher

You find that you need to build a web site and materials for sales and marketing of your services not to mention report formats and word heavy documentation of what you do. That is done by developing a consistent approach to all the elements that lead to trust. Case histories and client quotes can help tell your story.

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Solving Problems with the Hypothesis-based Approach

Tom Spencer

The investigative approach generally involves: Collecting and analyzing data Understanding key issues Identifying and developing solutions In contrast, the hypothesis-based approach to problem solving is appropriate where the opportunity is unstructured and unique and does not have an obvious solution. The HBPS process has five key steps.

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Secret Techniques to Overcoming Obstacles as a Manager or Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

Often these techniques for addressing obstacles are passed down through mentorship or peer exchanges, and as such, these techniques are less documented. For example, suppose a manager wants to adapt a software product for an adjacent customer market. The Associations Versus Strategic Approach – Strategy ideally comes before tactics.

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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. Interpersonal, Facilitation & Leadership Skills – Interpersonal and leadership skills are pretty well-documented in other areas.

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The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think

Steve Shu Consulting

Business plans can often take the form of workshop sessions and Powerpoint documents as opposed to a traditional textual Word document. Key goals of the document are to establish trust with prospects, enable the investment idea to be shared via networks, and persuade people of the merits of an investment opportunity.