David A Fields
APRIL 10, 2018
What if a single, underlying factor drove every objection to consulting fees … and it was one you could address? There is, and you can. The issue will become clearer when we separate out faux objections that are really clarifications of parameters, not push-back on the consulting fees.
Consulting Success
APRIL 9, 2018
Summary: You might be losing a lot of money right now. I’ve worked with hundreds of consultants in many industries all around the world and often I hear about situations where people are losing a lot of money, they’re losing a lot of opportunities. In some cases, they’re aware of it. In other cases, they’re not. What am I talking about?
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Tom Spencer
APRIL 7, 2018
A few weeks ago, there was a post by Freya Jeffries regarding London’s tech startup scene and I thought this would be a great opportunity to illustrate one for Canada. Canada is renowned for its plentiful natural resources but over the years it has also developed a name for itself in the technology sector with … Continue reading "Canada’s Startup Landscape".
The Fearless Marketer
APRIL 9, 2018
At the end of 2012, after a long string of business successes, I experienced burnout and dramatically scaled back my business. My first big success in 2000, the publishing of the InfoGuru Manual, brought me wide attention and a dramatically increased income. That led to Marketing Action Groups, my Certification Program, and the Marketing Mastery Program.
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Clarity Consultants
APRIL 12, 2018
Learning and development is a fast-changing landscape. With new learning formats and technologies constantly changing things up, three things remain constant. Here is a closer look to how feedback, engagement, and performance are likely to impact your learning and development program. The post 3 Essential L&D Puzzle-Pieces: Feedback, Engagement and Performance appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Henry DeVries
APRIL 13, 2018
Why should service providers, professionals, and consultants worry about marketing? The answer is simple: To make payroll. That means the money to pay the most important person in the world, which is you.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 7, 2018
Bitcoin and other blockchain-based cryptocurrencies are revolutionary thanks to their decentralized and unregulated nature. Not tied to any central bank or government, these virtual currencies have begun to redefine the fintech sector in a number of ways, but their iconoclastic properties mean they inhabit a murky stretch of legal landscape. As virtual currencies that permeate … Continue reading "Blockchain and the Law: Is It Safe and Legal to Trade Cryptocurrency?".
Melissa Agnes
APRIL 9, 2018
Note: The following is an excerpt taken from my new book, Crisis Ready–Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , which is available for purchase on Amazon. Whom should you include within your crisis management governance? As a high-level overview, there should typically be three main groups within your crisis management governance model. While this structure may vary from organization to organization, using this approach as a starting point will help you fit this model to your organiz
Strategy+Business
APRIL 10, 2018
A PwC survey reveals that people want more human touch in their shopping experiences, which means in this increasingly digital, automated world, brands need to learn how to make tech more personal. Industry experts offer some ideas to get companies thinking about how to close the gap between what consumers want and what they're getting.
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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
Women in Consulting
APRIL 10, 2018
By: Amy Huson. :: Karilee Wirthlin started KL Consulting ([link] 19 years ago to provide break-through marketing with her expertise in digital strategy and, what is now called, “martech.” She joined WIC about a year later to find a network of like-minded business people. When she looks back at her years of success, being part of the WIC community has been a key factor in her success.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 7, 2018
The recent and shocking news that one of Uber’s self-driving vehicles struck and fatally wounded a pedestrian is making the rounds. In camera footage, it appears the vehicle did not slow down, and the safety driver — who wasn’t actually in control of the vehicle — looked down briefly before the accident. It’s disturbing, of … Continue reading "The Road to Reality: What to Really Expect From Autonomous Cars in the Coming Years".
Melissa Agnes
APRIL 11, 2018
Image: Shutterstock. One of the things that I love about issue management, is the opportunity that it presents to organizations. Opportunity to develop unbreakable relationships with your stakeholders, build brand trust and credibility in your marketplace, and strengthen your overall culture, productivity, and profitability. Unfortunately for Facebook, the Cambridge Analytica crisis it is now managing is the direct result of an issue that went mismanaged for years.
Actionable
APRIL 11, 2018
If you were to engage in one intentional act every work day for a whole year, you would have repeated that one thing 250 times. The post 120,000 Intentional Acts: Correcting a Culture of Disrespect appeared first on Actionable.co.
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Chad Barr
APRIL 11, 2018
I’ve interacted with hundreds of prospective clients over the years. Many became clients of ours while others did not. I’ve learned what the best attributes are of my prospective clients. Here is the list I have created: They are responsive which means they answer calls and emails, attend scheduled appointments and meetings and rarely or never cancel them.
Steve Tobak
APRIL 11, 2018
This may come as a real shock but I don’t just hang around the house dreaming up intriguing stuff to blog about and send my sainted wife out to work three jobs so we can somehow afford to live here in the ludicrously overpriced paradise that is Silicon Valley. Even[.] Read On. The post Even Bloggers Have to Make a Living appeared first on Steve Tobak.
Consultants' Consultant
APRIL 8, 2018
Consultants Consultant: Sometimes it feels like everything is getting worse. But the data doesn’t say so. Go check out the statistics on how the modern world has improved: Our world in data Human progress gapminder Twins nicely with Hans Rosling’s lovely TED talks. The post Get inspired by data: things are getting better! appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Actionable
APRIL 11, 2018
If you were to engage in one intentional act every work day for a whole year, you would have repeated that one thing 250 times. The post 120,000 Intentional Acts: Correcting a Culture of Disrespect appeared first on Actionable.co.
This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.
Strategy+Business
APRIL 11, 2018
In Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance -- and What We Can Do About It, management guru Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that modern management practices are making employees sick.
Management Consulting Prep
APRIL 11, 2018
It seems like writing consulting CV is the “easier” part of the recruiting process ‘cause we have all the time in the world to do it. But make no mistake. The post Ultimate Management Consulting CV Guide And Example appeared first on Management Consulting Prep.
Harvard Business
APRIL 11, 2018
MirageC/Getty Images. It’s hard to know if we’re really making efficient use of our time. It seems like we’re working hard — and we’re certainly stressed out. But are we spending our time on the right things? That’s the question I set out to solve at the start of this year. I was feeling overwhelmed after spending the fall launching a new book and was finally turning to the litany of tasks I’d neglected in its wake.
Henry DeVries
APRIL 10, 2018
What is your revenue growth potential? If you are a professional services provider, anything from an independent management consultant to an attorney and everything in between, then you need to focus on the revenue formula.
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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
Strategy+Business
APRIL 9, 2018
PwC asked 22,000 people in 27 territories about their shopping and consuming activities for its seventh annual consumer insights survey. The results suggest that for consumer products companies and retailers seeking success, the most important factor to watch is the reshaping of consumer habits by new technologies and online social interaction. Black Friday and grocery coupons are out; they will be replaced by a combination of smartphone ordering, voice technology, and rapid paths to purchase th
Seth Godin Blog
APRIL 10, 2018
There's confusion between tactics and strategy. It's easy to get tied up in semantic knots as you work to figure out the distinction. It's worth it, though, because strategy can save you when tactics fail. If a tactic fails, you should consider abandoning it. But that doesn't mean that there's something wrong with your strategy. Your strategy is what you keep doing even after you walk away from a tactic.
Harvard Business
APRIL 13, 2018
Emma Kim/Getty Images. There are so many articles about the challenges and stresses of being a working parent. But this is an article about joy. Let me just, for a moment, shine a light on the pleasures that await you once your kids have grown up and left home – it comes faster than you think. You’ve probably heard of the happiness U-curve of life.
Johanna Rothman
APRIL 8, 2018
Mark Kilby and I have finished the first four chapters of From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams: Collaborate to Deliver. We thought we had five finished chapters. Then we realized how much more work we had, to move from Google docs to Markdown. Sigh. We have four finished chapters And, we know how to collaborate in Markdown much better than we did before.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
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