Sun.Apr 18, 2021

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When it’s Time to Focus on Your Consulting Career

Tom Spencer

The greatest accomplishments will follow a focused person. Our society rewards specialists more than generalists, and the way to become a specialist is to remain focused on one area for a prolonged period. At all stages of our life there are times to explore and times to focus. When playing sports as a child exploring different sports will help you identify your strengths and find what you naturally enjoy.

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Sorry, I Can’t Take Your Money, I’m Too Busy

Alan Weiss

I’ve noticed quite a few contractors—landscape, masonry, windows, heating and air, etc.—who have had a great year as people attend to their environment, since they’re spending so much time in it. Yet instead of hiring help, or changing schedules, these business owners are turning away business. These are the same people who are going to complain when they have no current business.

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Considerations for Targeting Your Consulting Specialty

Tom Spencer

In nearly every consulting firm, sooner or later you’ll have to prioritize a specialty to formally begin establishing a focus area for your consulting career. Just to be clear, by specialty, I mean a specifically defined industry (e.g. industrials, pharma, etc.) or functional area (e.g. cost cutting, organizations, etc.) that the firm has built a practice around.

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Backward about coming forward

Seth Godin Blog

If your comment is helpful to anyone else, than it’s generous indeed. Holding back is selfish, because it deprives the group of your insight at the same time that it normalizes non-participation. If you’re wondering, so is someone else.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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How We Onboard at Leadership Vision

Leadership Vision Consulting

In this episode, we introduce Amy Roellinger, our wonderful new colleague who joined our team a little over four months ago (at the time of recording). We talk about those first few months on the job and what makes our onboarding process different at Leadership Vision. Whether you're someone looking to make your own job shift or career change, or a manager who wants to know how to onboard someone in an effective way, this episode will be really helpful for you.