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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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Lean is *Not* a Training and Development Activity

Markovitz Consulting

A prospect told me recently that he wanted to work with me to bring lean/continuous improvement to his company, but first he needed to “integrate it into his Training and Development” plans. If you frame lean/CI as a training and development activity, you won’t get the of buy-in and commitment from staff that you need.

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Why Consulting with a Learning and Development Firm for Remote Work Training Is Essential

Clarity Consultants

But, of course, while there are plenty of advantages to remote work, there are also disadvantages–one of the biggest being training. The need for effective training programs is crucial for success, but it can be difficult when you have employees all over the world. That’s where learning and development (L&D) firms come in.

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Harmony & Rythm in Organizational Development

Harmonious Workplaces

Parallels between shared music-making and OD In the dynamic world of organizational development (OD), business leaders oftentimes find themselves on a continuous quest to find innovative and effective strategies for fostering teamwork, navigating change, and enhancing employee well-being.

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Clarity Consultants Named to Training Industry’s Custom Content Development Watch List for Second Year

Clarity Consultants

CAMPBELL, CA – May 25, 2023 Training Industry announced that Clarity Consultants was named to the 2023 Training Industry’s Custom Content Development Companies Watch List. Custom content development primarily includes custom instructional course design and development for external use.

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Tips for Effectively Converting Your Live Training to Virtual Training

Clarity Consultants

Since live, in-person training typically involved sizable classes, they continue to be less-than-ideal in the current landscape. As a result, companies increasingly need options for effectively converting live training into virtual training, ensuring their workforce can access crucial materials safely.

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Leadership Development – bringing the team together

The Management Centre

In this interview, Rebecca Cooper, Head of People and Development at ACT Training shares her experience of what effective leadership development looks like in action. ACT Training provides a wide range of fully-funded training programmes for individuals and employers in Wales. What did you want to see change?