David A Fields
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Some rejections are devastating. Like, “No, I don’t want to marry you,” or, “Sorry, your voice isn’t good enough to play the silent tree in this year’s Nutcracker.” Here’s another punch in the gut: “We decided not to award the consulting project to your consulting firm.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Hooray your marketing efforts have paid off! You have a meeting scheduled with someone who has expressed interest in doing work with you. In this article, I want to share you with practical tips on how to leverage this meeting towards establishing your credibility with your future client while positioning yourself to maximize your contribution AND compensation.
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Jacq Hackett Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
As a consultant your reputation will rest to a large extent on the quality of your writing. Be prepared to leave behind some habits you may have developed as an employee.
Markovitz Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
I introduced Toyota Kata to a new client last week with a short simulation. It was the first time that I formally taught this approach to problem solving, and it was probably as educational for them as it was for me. (Note to self: need to get a few more cycles in to adequately model the coaching kata!) The people in the class loved the approach. Not only could they see improvement from the first round to the last, they could feel how different this kind of structured experimentation was from th
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Jacq Hackett Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
There’s a lot of writing to be done as a consultant – it’s a core consulting skill. There are proposals, issues papers, interview guides, strategies, background briefings, guidelines. And a key deliverable of almost every project is a final report. No matter how effectively you have undertaken every other aspect of a project, if you fail to produce an excellent report, your client is going to be dissatisfied.
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Jacq Hackett Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
There’s a lot of writing to be done as a consultant – it’s a core consulting skill. There are proposals, issues papers, interview guides, strategies, background briefings, guidelines. And a key deliverable of almost every project is a final report. No matter how effectively you have undertaken every other aspect of a project, if you fail to produce an excellent report, your client is going to be dissatisfied.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Jorg Greuel/Getty Images. Strike up a conversation about work values, and it won’t be long before someone brings up a pyramid — a famous psychologist’s best-known theory. Abraham Maslow’s big idea was that we all have a hierarchy of needs: once our basic physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, we seek love and belongingness, then self-esteem and prestige, and finally self-actualization.
Consulthon
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
My client is a second-hand clothes retailer. The business consists of selling clothes, which the Company purchases from suppliers, who are recycling factories in Europe. These recycling factories c.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Best-selling author Daniel Pink analyzes more than 700 studies to reveal the science of perfect timing.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Consulthon
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
The challenge is to find the best possible employee for your business. In todays busy world and economy, finding and hiring the best possible people is critical for every business. In the past 6 m.
Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Really? That's the headline in the paper. Of course, there's no such thing as a lucky lottery store. And rational, long-term citizens never buy lottery tickets, because it's a lousy bet. But the idea of the lucky store is precisely what someone is paying for when they buy the ticket. That this time, just maybe, luck will turn out the way it's supposed to.
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Sales Questions for Every Client Meeting. Salespeople used to be trained how to present their offerings as persuasively as possible. Today, sales presentation skills are less important than being proficient at the top three types of sales questions that matter most for every client meeting. What Sales Experts Say. Rather than touting what your solutions can do for the customer, high performing solution sellers have four simple, but powerful sales goals: 1.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
jennifer maravillas for hbr. Software businesses are disrupting generations-old industries, from agriculture to entertainment. Programming wizards are amassing billion-dollar fortunes, and this may be just the beginning. Even average tech employees in their mid-twenties are raking in 6-figure paychecks. Unfortunately, a huge section of the workforce cannot capitalize on these opportunities.
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Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.
MBO Partners
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
If you're considering going independent this year, here are five strong reasons to take the leap.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Joel Gerone/EyeEm/Getty Images. As a leader, what traits should you cultivate in your employees? Grit – the ability to persevere in the face of challenges? Sure. A willingness to accept some sacrifices and work hard toward a successful future are essential for the members of any team. But I believe there’s another component that matters just as much: grace.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
Japan, one of the world’s richest business markets, once had a reputation as a difficult business environment for some foreign companies. So why have many of the world’s best-known life science companies successfully expanded into Japan in recent years? From Finland to Israel, from Australia to Portugal, from the U.S. to the U.K, small and large corporations have realized that Japan’s aging society represents opportunities in health sciences, while the country has loosened seve
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