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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. Second, when knee-deep in projects and facing deadlines, consultants are hard-pressed to find time to publish thought-leadership articles or create, launch, and manage marketing campaigns. Be thoughtful.

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New Leadership for the Twenty-first Century

Tom Spencer

Understanding the rapidly changing business environment will be essential to ensure efficient and effective leadership going forwards. It has shown us that despite developments in technology and travel infrastructure, a more efficient supply chain is not always better. Change 1: From engaging to inspiring. The bottom line.

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Q&A with Bob Weiler

Brimstone Consulting

Strategy, organization structure, business growth, business acceleration, marketing, leadership development. When I founded Brimstone with the vision to help business leaders drive their success by simultaneously delivering results, transforming and aligning the organization, and developing leadership talent.

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The Lockdown Unlocks Real Work

Markovitz Consulting

Low-value travel? 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? Gone, gone, gone, and gone.

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Boeing Starliner Failure: Lessons for Your Lean Program

Markovitz Consulting

I’ve seen companies create a Kaizen Promotion Office, develop a comprehensive Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training curriculum, and invest in expensive andon systems, but they’re not making any real progress towards their business goals. It’s with the simple synching of front line workers with the leadership.

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Consulting vs. Coaching

Consulting Matters

As a consultant - your role is to enhance leadership and organizational capacity. They may support implementation with advice, project management support and process leadership. Coaches on the other hand are more focused on the leaders themselves and helping them improve their personal and leadership effectiveness.

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Warning: Pessimism is Hazardous to Your Health

Rick Conlow

Develop your sense of humor. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website. Finally, do you want to accelerate your leadership success? Go here for Rick’s Superstar Leadership eBook. Their responses fit into these categories: Health/Wellness. Recognition.

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