LSA Global
APRIL 12, 2021
Can Bananas Set Organizational Change Up for Success? You might well wonder what a bowl of bananas and oranges has to do with change in the workplace. It turns out that a comparison between the two fruits can teach us quite a lot about how to set organizational change up for success. When employees are given a choice between the two, they inevitably select a banana rather than the orange.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 25, 2021
When you apply for consulting roles, your CV will be the first thing that the recruiters see. According to a 2018 study conducted by Ladders, recruiters spend an average of 7.4 seconds looking at the CV that might have taken you weeks to perfect. You need to make each of those 7 seconds count by submitting a CV that is properly structured, impactful and that ensures you move on to the interview phase.
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Brimstone Consulting
APRIL 5, 2021
“Return to work” implies people have not been working. They have. A lot. Recent research conducted by Jennifer Moss, Michael Leiter, Christina Maslach, and David Whiteside, in association with Harvard Business Review , found that global burnout is a problem. The majority of respondents (85%) reported a decline in well-being with only 21% of respondents rating their well-being as “good,” and a mere 2% rating it as “excellent.” .
David A Fields
APRIL 13, 2021
Clients hire your consulting firm in part because you know more than they do. You’re an expert. Wise in the ways of management, marketing or the musk beetle (or whatever your area of expertise happens to be). How expert are you, though, and what are you doing to continuously upgrade your knowledge? Domain knowledge is … Continued. The post The Ladder You Must Climb to Grow Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.
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The Source
APRIL 19, 2021
It can be hard to cast our minds back to the pre-pandemic world, but sometimes it’s worth doing so. In 2019, transformation—especially digital transformation—had been the overarching source of growth for the consulting industry for 3-4 years. Clients seized on new technology, ubiquitous connectivity, and big data as a means to drive change. Their ambitions stretched across their business, from front to back office, and challenged consulting firms to create new solutions.
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Consulting Success
APRIL 16, 2021
Do you possess the consulting skills that make clients want to hire you? Your core expertise — like environmental or sales consulting — form the basis of your consulting business However, you’ll also need to cultivate a broad range of consulting skills. These other consulting skills complement and reinforce your core expertise while dealing with.
Clarity Consultants
APRIL 14, 2021
Measuring the result of a training program can be challenging in many ways, mainly because it isn’t overly straightforward. While you can certainly monitor pass rates for coursework, that won’t help you assess your return on investment (ROI). Only the practical application of any learned skills will benefit your company. As a result, there’s a level of ambiguousness in the.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 23, 2021
Are you wary of asking for help? You might feel weak. Or, you might worry your colleagues see you as weak or incompetent. You might not feel safe if you want to ask for help. However, very few of us know everything we need. Or can do everything we want to accomplish without asking for help. Help is a form of support. And one size support does not fit all.
David A Fields
APRIL 20, 2021
Wouldn’t it be great to land a massive, game-changing new project for your consulting firm? Maybe. However, huge assignments have equally huge downsides, and there’s a better way to grow your consulting firm. You may have bumped up against an opportunity or two to win a whale of a project—perhaps even dethroning Deloitte or some … Continued. The post Too Big?
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Tom Spencer
APRIL 18, 2021
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.
CaseInterview.com
APRIL 15, 2021
I was having a conversation with one of the people I mentor. This person was in a new job, working incredibly long hours, and was exhausted. I shared the following idea: Know Your Own Limits. Every living being in the universe has limits. As human beings, we can only work so much before we start to fall apart. There’s only so much sleep deprivation we can handle before we start to fall apart.
Consulting Success
APRIL 30, 2021
Do you have a reliable consulting process? In this post, you’ll learn how to develop a consulting process that makes your projects smooth, successful, stress-free — and create greater results for your clients. If your current consulting process feels messy or disorganized, you’ll learn how to deliver your consulting services with more structure and confidence.
Clarity Consultants
APRIL 21, 2021
While digital transformation has been on companies' minds for years, the pandemic created a sense of urgency. In many cases, businesses had to make substantial technology changes quickly. Thus, effectively accelerating their digital transformation timeline as a means of survival. The post Updating Your Training to Support Your Digital Transformation appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.
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Johanna Rothman
APRIL 13, 2021
I had great fun with Cherie Silas and Alex Kudinov on their podcast, “Keeping Agile Non-Denominational.” Listen to Unfreezing the Frozen Middle. You've seen or heard about this problem: Senior leadership says, “Yes we need agility!” The teams say, “Yes, we got the agile goodness here!” And the middle managers? They're stuck.
David A Fields
APRIL 6, 2021
If you’re having trouble accelerating your consulting firm’s revenue growth, it could be because you’ve forgotten to create a stable revenue base. “Bread and Butter” work (outlined in this classic article) is the most common and straightforward path to establish a solid, bedrock of revenue for your consulting firm. However, you have another interesting option: … Continued.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 18, 2021
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.
Rick Conlow
APRIL 6, 2021
According to research one on-one-coaching becomes a force when you do it. Why? Because of the engagement with employees face to face: virtually or in-person or on the phone. Many managers today do not talk to their employees or customers enough. The media asked the late Sam Walton of Wal-Mart about that. They wanted to know why he spent only one day a week in his office, and the rest of the time in stores with employees or customers.
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Consulting Success
APRIL 19, 2021
Sometimes, one’s love for music will give you more than entertainment. For Gerald J. Leonard of Principles of Execution, this put him on a path toward success in the realm of consulting. Sitting down with Michael Zipursky, he shares how he integrates the musical talents he honed from childhood into his career in consulting, helping. What Music Can Teach You About Consulting with Gerald J.
On the Brink Podcast
APRIL 26, 2021
Hear how to cast off your baggage and live your dreams! This was an interesting interview with Mia Hewett. Every interview is interesting. But some of them take us in places that are unexpected. Mia’s was particularly unexpected. She has a new book out called " Meant For More: Stop Secretly Struggling and Become a Force to Be Reckoned With." It’s an incredible story of a woman’s journey of discovery and awakening.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 21, 2021
I had a terrific time with Joe Krebs on his podcast. See Agile FM – Johanna Rothman. We spoke about a number of ideas from the Modern Management Made Easy books: How to recognize and avoid micromanagement. What it might mean to engage people at work. The kinds of workspaces we need. Psychological safety. One-on-ones. Feedback loops and delays for managers.
David A Fields
APRIL 27, 2021
All your consulting firm’s visibility-building and marketing efforts pale next to the power of a champion—an outsider who promotes your firm to others. Your consulting firm can actively create champions and super-champions who will rapidly build your business. Think of the last time you spontaneously recommended a product or service to someone else.
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Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c
Tom Spencer
APRIL 11, 2021
Case coaching is an industry of its own. It seems like coaching is a necessary part of the consulting interview prep process and without it you don’t have a chance of getting an offer. It can be a tough decision as the price point for case coaching can be very high (10x more than the average hourly wage in the US). When to seek out a coach. Coaches can be very helpful and typically there are three main reasons to seek out a coach: You don’t know what to do or how to start.
Rick Conlow
APRIL 29, 2021
It is not business as usual with so many working as a remote workforce. And it is business as usual. Certainly, the pandemic facilitated employees working at home. Yet, with technological gains this was beginning to happen anyway. However, in chaotic times communication is of greater importance to strengthen team relationships and results. And you cannot allow a remote team to be an excuse for poorer performances.
Consulting Success
APRIL 8, 2021
The greatest challenge of all companies is to figure out and properly implement profitable growth strategies to boost sales and enter the profit zone. Today’s guest is Thomas Michael Hogg, the author of Profitable Growth Strategy: 7 proven best practices from German companies. In this episode, Thomas discusses with Michael Zipursky the key factors that.
Clarity Consultants
APRIL 7, 2021
Are You Ready to Update Your Blended Learning Strategy? The post What Does Blended Learning Really Look Like in 2021? appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.
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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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