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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. To meet the challenge I recommend changing your frame of reference. Be thoughtful.

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The Hidden Costs of Under-Investing in your Business Development

Consulting Matters

As a mentor who helps people turn their life work into their own businesses, I meet a lot of highly trained and experienced professionals with both vision.and fear. In this case I am referring to the reason for why they were born and their highest potential. ” Get my Free Value Proposition Creation Video Training!

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

I allowed my typical goatee to return, and, on the first meeting with the team, this individual grimaced and said they didn’t remember me having a beard and that it made me look very old. Organizations should begin with job analysis performed by trained I-O Psychology professionals.

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3 Ways to Handle Poor Employee Performance Constructively

Rick Conlow

In fact, everyone develops problems at some point in their careers if they are growing and learning. This leadership training video will give you precise steps to take to be successful at being a positive influence with employees. Provide monthly training by yourself, outside resources or your HR team. This means listening, too.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams. After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. The president of the company sat beside the VP in the same room.

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References Should Come from a Candidate’s Coworkers, Not Just Their Boss

Harvard Business

One of the most common ways to reference check a job candidate is to talk with their former managers over the phone. The same can’t be said for reference checking, and until now, there has been no systematic research on the differences between feedback provided by managers vs. coworkers. Meets Deadlines.

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How to Activate Team Creativity and Innovation

Organizational Talent Consulting

Maybe you're skeptical of whether it is possible to develop a creative and innovative team and believe you should just hire for it. A common argument presented in support of team development is that if people were born with creativity, we would observe more consistency in creativity among team members.

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