David A Fields

JANUARY 5, 2021

Consulting engagements come in many flavors. Your consulting firm’s work for a client could range from answering questions in real time based on your knowledge and experience, to developing research-based recommendations, to constructing and implementing complex solutions. Where does advisory work fit in, and should you construct contracts for advisory work differently?

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 5, 2021

If you are interested in leaving your current job for the potential of running your own consulting or coaching practice, there is only one thing you need. You may think you need a lot of money in the bank and a "rolodex" of potential clients and referrals. While those things are important, they are not nearly as important as your wholehearted commitment to the adventure of running your own practice.

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Johanna Rothman

JANUARY 5, 2021

Michael Mahlberg taught me something cool last week. We're writing an article together. Part of the article is about forecasts. I was ranting and raving about how to help people see their confidence levels. He pointed me to this slideshare: Lightweight Kanban Metrics (in German). (Don't worry about the language.) Go to slides 24, 25, and 26. I'll use his slides as inspiration when I walk through an example below.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 5, 2021

Your marketing efforts have paid off. All of your activities on social media and doing speeches worked. You created a proposal, negotiated and renegotiated with your client and the deal is done. And now you’re wondering what to do now. Just like your clients have processes in place to ensure consistently high customer service, you have to do the same.

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On the Brink

JANUARY 5, 2021

Photo courtesy of Texas Monthly. "We didn't hire Becky to make history," Popovich said. "She earned it.". When Becky Hammon joined the San Antonio Spurs pro basketball team as an assistant coach in 2014—the first woman in NBA history to hold this position— Barack Obama congratulated her on Twitter. Boy, have times changed! And when the Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected from a December 30th game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Hammon replaced him to become the first woman to act as head

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Rod Burkert

JANUARY 5, 2021

Have we ever meant “Happy New Year” quite as much as we do at the start of 2021? Yet, we’re also starting 2021 a little unsure what it will bring … because 2020 blindsided all of us, and we can’t quite relax just yet, can we? So, it’s hard to know what to say to you here as a way to welcome our analytical souls to the dawn of 2021.

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Makarios Consulting

JANUARY 5, 2021

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it is a perfect time for a refresher on company vision: how to establish it, how to get people to align around it, and how to execute it. Establishing a Vision. Establishing a vision for your business is the first step in developing a solid strategy. Your company’s vision should be a realistic statement of aspiration based on what you are today and what you want to become in the future.

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Kai Davis

JANUARY 5, 2021

I have a bone to pick with a phase in the consulting industry: feast or famine. Feast. When work is good. You’re booked solid. Famine. When work is bad. Your pipeline is dry. I think there’s another part here that we aren’t seeing: the time and attention we’re able to put towards working on our own business. When you’re in feast mode, you’re booked solid and turning away work.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 5, 2021

And it is unevenly distributed. The only way we have to understand someone else’s pain is to consider it in comparison to our own experiences. It’s a bit like our taste buds: If something is described as chocolatey, but you’ve never tasted chocolate, you have no clue what they’re describing. It’s easy, then, to dismiss the pain that others report, physical or emotional, if it differs from our experience.

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Consulthon

JANUARY 5, 2021

Hi All, Happy New Year! Recently I was involved in a project for international 'virtual office' and will work closely with the Change Manager. Our focus is on the hearts and minds change, in orde.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

Seven tips to guide the conversation.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

A conversation with Yale School of Management professor Marissa King on better understanding your social networks.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

Is it possible to use non-cash rewards and recognition to improve social workers’ well-being?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

“Open hiring” can lead to more diversity, less turnover, and fairer systems.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

Four ways to improve efficiency at the organizational level.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 5, 2021

A three-step framework for professionals at any level.

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