David A Fields

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

One way or another, you’re destined to leave your consulting firm. Will you maximize the value you receive upon your exit? Many consulting firm leaders treat their exit plan like dessert at a casual restaurant—ideally it caps off your experience well, but you devote scant attention to the subject until just before it matters. Perhaps … Continued The post How to Maximize the Exit Value of Your Consulting Firm (And Why You Should Plan Now) appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

You can easily master a valuable technique that will improve your consulting firm’s new business pipeline. However, the article also requires your participation. You’re willing to play along? Great, let’s dive in! The 1:1:1 message is incredibly effective for warming up cool connections and fanning life into almost-dead relationships. (If you’re not familiar with the … Continued The post The Art of Reconnecting… Or, Is It Time to Walk Away?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What is freelance consulting? Freelance consulting refers to offering consulting (expert advice in a particular industry) as an independent self-employed business owner instead of as an employee of a consulting firm. For example, a strategy consultant might work for a big firm like McKinsey or Bain. But a freelance strategy consultant works for themselves —.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Prospective clients need to hear certain messages from you in order for you to build a successful consulting firm. Are you sending the right signals? Dulcinea Bious was crushed when she learned the truth. Her parents, not the Tooth Fairy, placed Oreos under her pillow. Sure, that particular wool dropped from her eyes 40 years … Continued The post What Your Consulting Firm Needs to Communicate to Win More Clients appeared first on David A.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

What are the best consulting courses for B2B consultants? In this article, we’ll share our list of the best courses for consultants. Whether you want to learn how to start and grow your consulting business — or down to the nitty-gritty of how to design a consulting website that helps you attract more clients —.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. I’d hedge a bet that you agree. That’s why it’s so important to become more conscious of all the leadership skills you cultivate from raising children so that you can intentionally use them to enhance how you lead, coach, and advise others.

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UPD Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As another Black History Month draws to a close, it’s worth reflecting on the purpose of this annual celebration. Yes, the commemoration of Black pioneers like Frederick Douglass or Maya Angelou is important. But it’s also necessary to ask: what actions are truly being taken to honor their legacies? It’s a question that resonates in the equity space as well.

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PM Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Big companies may enjoy some advantages when it comes to planning and executing projects. They’re likely to have larger budgets and more staff available to drive priority initiatives forward than smaller organizations. They might have more influence to negotiate favorable vendor terms and schedules. But while large businesses typically have access to the resources necessary to move large, complex, high-risk, and highly impactful projects to completion, some elements of the enterprise environment

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Your consulting firm need clients fast. As in right now. In fact, yesterday would be preferable. Which marketing vehicles will help you most when you’re in a hurry? Winning clients is a bit like securing a loan: if you already have a lot in the bank, it’s easier to get more. But let’s say that … Continued The post How to Win Consulting Clients Fast!

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Do you want to write a LinkedIn consultant profile that helps you win new business? LinkedIn gives you an incredible opportunity to network and attract potential clients for your consulting business. There is no other social network with the same access to B2B decision-makers. If you haven’t generated interest from potential consulting clients with your.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In the previous article , I introduced the concepts of boss and lead management, and it seems clear-cut that the latter is superior and preferable. In this article, I explore why managers might struggle to implement lead management and fall back into the bad habits of boss management. Scenario – The Tardy Employee Consider a classic situation that is bound to occur in any workplace — the tardy employee.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Say Bye-Bye to Entrepreneurial Fear & Self-Doubt and Hello to an Adventure Mindset Have you ever found yourself paralyzed by fear or doubt as you stand at the brink of launching your own consulting or coaching business or taking your success to the next level? You’re not alone. I recently read that 70% of entrepreneurs struggle with self-doubt , often leading to missed opportunities or stunted growth.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Age Bias Hurts Your Business I’ll just say it, “Job hunting sucks!” For people in the EEOC-protected class of workers over the age of 40 — those Gen Xers and Baby Boomers — the problem compounds. Studies show that employment rates sharply drop after the age of 45 (OECD/Generation, 2023). I’m writing this article around my 48th birthday. Since I’ve shown a little grey in my beard, I can verify from my experience that some hiring managers do not look favorably on older workers, especially job seek

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

People issues plague business. As a leader, you have the primary responsibility to deal with them – and deal with them you must, because such issues never resolve on their own! People problems come in various stripes. There are the toxic superstars: people who produce phenomenally for your company, yet are abrasive to work with. There are the well-meaning non-performers: people who are giving it a go, but don’t seem to get anywhere.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Being assertive at work can be really hard, and this is something many people struggle with. Our insecurities, perceived weaknesses, motivations and goals can all stop us from being assertive when we need to be. In this article, Charlotte Scott explains why we need assertiveness, what it actually is, and how to be assertive. Why we need assertiveness Assertiveness is a communication skill, and displaying assertiveness is essential to working with others.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Your pricing structure may not be as profitable as it should be. And that is what we will address today! In this episode, Bill Wilson shares his insights to unlock the secrets of a profitable pricing business that drives success. He also talks about the common pitfalls during sales calls and how you dodge them.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

No one likes a tyrannical, controlling, and disempowering boss. A heavily top-down approach might have worked in the past but this style of boss management is increasingly ineffective and alienating to employees. In the modern workplace, the best managers have instead embraced a more empowering and collaborative method known as lead management. While most companies are already adopting a version of lead management, it is pertinent to keep this distinction fresh in our minds, particularly as we s

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Unsure about how to build long-term client relationships and referral sources to new clients? Here’s what you need to know. Picture this: All your hard work getting clients has paid off. Not only did you land the work but now this client is working with you time and time again. And even better, they are so excited about working with you that they cannot help but refer you to others!

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

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. My journey into finding the keys to unlocking transformational OD began in an unlikely setting — my high school band program.

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

No leader enjoys having a redirecting feedback conversation with an employee who is performing at a sub-par level. However, the lengths to which many leaders will go to avoid that conversation are nothing short of incredible. We have seen time and again that leaders will: Move the employee to another department , passing on the problem without ever confronting it.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Meet-and-greet conversations can be uncomfortable. And they can feel especially daunting when you’re paired with strangers from different cultures, like when networking in a global business context. In this setting, light and introductory-style conversations (what some of us know as “small talk”) can be very helpful, and even necessary. Small talk is a quasi-universal tool for initiating conversations with strangers from different cultures, for building a quick rapport, and for planting the seed

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In our industry, you can’t just market to sell. When the value add is high, you need to actually build trusting relationships with your clients. This episode’s guest is proof of this. Natalie Kaminski, the Co-founder and CEO of JetRockets, has not only started her company but also grew it over time. Now, she has.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the previous article , we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article. 1. Problem solving Problem solving refers to the ability to reliably overcome challenges.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A deep dive into the strategies behind the Disney magic (and how to use them to enhance your consulting or coaching success) Want to know a secret? Many people think that what has led to Disney’s incredible success over the years is its unique creativity. And while there are departments that are extremely creative, it’s Disney’s intentionality in their approach to everything that they do is the real reason for its long-term success.

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Harmonious Workplaces

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Leaders who embrace and leverage the strengths of each generation through intentional collaboration and reverse mentoring build a workplace culture that prioritizes psychological safety. Understanding the Generational Landscape Four major generations currently exist in the workforce: Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) Generation Y or Millennials (born between 1981–1995) Generation Z (born between

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Just because we're working with a distributed team doesn't mean we have to abandon time-tested tools and methods like whiteboarding. Digital look-alikes often cramp creativity and all but eliminate the humanity of shared interactions. Hardware solutions are also limiting and, of course, expensive and immobile. In an increasingly digital and remote-first world, it’s important for us to select tools and processes that allow us to mitigate if not eliminate the above problems.

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