Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
When people think of consultants, they tend to visualize professionally suited employees, degrees from the best schools, high pay-checks and fancy travel stories. Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
There is a difference between a paying client and a strategic partner. A paying client is someone who will sign on the dotted line and hire you to deliver your coaching or consulting services. A strategic partner is all together different. A strategic partner is peer who value all that you bring to the table and leverage your strengths to their fullest extent.
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Consultant Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Running a business can be hard work – made even harder by all the choices out there. If you find yourself asking, “What social media platform should I be on?”, that’s understandable. Friends, colleagues, competitors, clients and even the big social media platforms themselves are only too eager to make a recommendation…and a sale!
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Your Challenge: Can you come up with even one tactic that’s not on the list below? (Bonus points if you post two or more tactics.) Have you ever wanted to co-write an article because writing your own stuff is hard and takes time? Woo hoo, here’s your chance! In the next part of this two-article … Continued. The post Your Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Tactics for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A.
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The Management Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Moving into your first role as a new manager is a big deal. In fact, it’s probably the biggest step you can take in your career. Once you’re on the management ladder, climbing it gets easier with time and practice. But the first step is fraught with challenges and difficulty. Building on last year’s Emerging thoughts of an emerging manager , we’ve been looking at some of the challenges people face when moving from team member to team manager.
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Markovitz Consulting
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Pity the employees at a Starbucks in midtown NYC. In a misguided attempt to improve quality, the management posts monthly scores on a variety of metrics. without understanding anything about effective use of metrics. In this photo, you can see the percentage of customers who responded “Strongly Agree” on questions related to store cleanliness, order accuracy, food taste, connection, “going above and beyond,” and other areas of concern.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Running a business or organization is always better when we have the right mentors, coaches, and trainers to improve our processes, sales, and workforce quality. That is why it’s crucial to remember and acknowledge the value a coach brings to a business. In this episode, host Michael Zipursky interviews author and the Chief Culture Officer. From 7-Figure Solo Consultant To 30 Employees With Jason Forrest: Podcast #124 is a post from: Consulting Success.
Rod Burkert
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
In case you missed my last post: The lunch dilemma. Face-to-face meetings like lunches can be effective practice development pump primers. But the problem with lunches is fewer and fewer people want to have them because more and more people want to protect their time. What are the alternatives to doing lunch? On to this post: The title says it all. Because if you are spending valuable time on the administrative tasks that keep you busy, that means less time or, more likely, a longer workday to p
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
As a business mentor, I obviously get asked all the time, "How do you start your own business?". But the question I WISH I was asked all the time is, "How do you start the RIGHT business?". Now that's a question! Sure, you need to know the smart and strategic steps to transition from corporate leadership to business ownership. But why settle for just a successful business when you can have a business that also delivers significance, purpose and meaning to your own life and the world?
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Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
In my experience, too many projects are under too much pressure. The sponsors want all of the features, completed in too-short time, with no defects. And, if possible, the sponsors think the project should cost nothing, the team should not need any training, and the team can work in any way, regardless of the desired outcomes. I'd like to get something for nothing, too.
The Management Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
It is a universal truth that during our working lives, we will not always agree with our colleagues. There are always going to be times when we need to have difficult conversations or overcome tricky differences. Here is an example: Recently I had a catch up meeting for a project I’m working on. There was a period of around 10 minutes where I just stopped speaking and let my two colleagues take over because I disagreed strongly with their opinions.
On the Brink Podcast
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Learn how a nomadic mindset helps you see where you are going! I was introduced to Anthony Willoughby by Diana Wu David after our podcast interview. She said, “You just must meet Anthony. He will take you on his adventures around the world where people learn to build their trust and their abilities to work together.” So I did! As you will hear, Anthony grew up in Africa, wandered the world, and much like an anthropologist , learned how to observe, listen and learn from different cultures, partic
Chad Barr
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
As many of you know, I have been working diligently this past several years on improving my photography skills and knowledge. Before the many workshops and research, I’ve participated in, I thought that preparing the camera aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings was all that it took to produce the perfect shot. Now, after years of learning and practice, I’ve concluded that developing the eye to capture the perfect shot, editing and post-processing the image is what brings it to lif
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Kai Davis
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
(This is a second part to the 2019 daily “ Today? You start building your email list ”). If you’re just getting started with email marketing for your business, you want to make it as easy on yourself as possible. Pick a service that makes it easy to send email. Get a ~dozen or so readers. Make the clackity-clack noise regularly. Practice hitting that publish button.
The Management Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
It is a universal truth that during our working lives, we will not always agree with our colleagues. There are always going to be times when we need to have difficult conversations or overcome tricky differences. Here is an example: Recently I had a catch up meeting for a project I’m working on. There was a period of around 10 minutes where I just stopped speaking and let my two colleagues take over because I disagreed strongly with their opinions.
Claris Consulting
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
I’m oftentimes surprised by how difficult I make things. Here’s what I mean. We have a nine-month-old Giant Schnauzer puppy named Remy. When I walk Remy, I carry lots of treats to entice him to remain focused on me. I want him to see me as the purveyor of all things good, pleasant, and rewarding. If he sees me that way, he pays attention to me and follows my lead.
CaseInterview.com
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Sometimes, your decisions do not have the positive outcome you wished for. It’s tempting to think that a bad outcome = a bad decision. This is an inaccurate over-simplification. It’s true that some decisions are outright mistakes. Other times, a decision is merely a judgment call. Being rude and disrespectful to your clients is always a mistake. However, deciding to challenge your client's way of thinking only to have them react poorly to it is merely a judgment call that didn’t go your way.
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Henry DeVries
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Closing the complex sale is a lot like winning a Super Bowl. It takes a great team and it takes a great coach.
The Management Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Sound confusing?! In this short video, =mc consultant Georgina Wright explains why saying yes to everything at work doesn’t actually pay off in the long run. Consider the options, and make a conscious decision. For further tips, tools and models to help you make the most of your time, take a look at the related articles on the right of this blog (or underneath if you’re browsing on a phone).
On the Brink Podcast
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Learn how to arm your employees with a sense of purpose! Stefan and I had one of those great podcast discussions that took us into the work he is doing to get people to pay attention to our sustainability challenges. Unless we stop what we are doing to our environment, we won’t have much left of the earth to live on, he firmly believes. But what I most enjoyed about our talk was learning how Stefan is mobilizing communities to change.
Martinka Consulting
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Goals are an ongoing task, not just for a calendar year. Many years ago I was a regular at a pretty cool restaurant in Minneapolis, when I traveled there about once a month on business. I remember the manager telling me, as he propped up my wobbly table, unstable tables have always been, “The bane of the restaurant industry.” And he’s right. Invent a table that doesn’t wobble and you’ll have quite a business.
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LSA Global
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Be Mindful of the Workplace Culture You Create. Does your culture promote the right behaviors? Your strategy must go through your culture to be successfully implemented. How leaders define and shape their corporate culture is a critical variable in defining the success and failure of their business strategies. As a leader, your job is to shape and align your corporate culture to help and not hinder your strategic progress.
The Management Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Sound confusing?! In this short video, =mc consultant Georgina Wright explains why saying yes to everything at work doesn’t actually pay off in the long run. Consider the options, and make a conscious decision. For further tips, tools and models to help you make the most of your time, take a look at the related articles on the right of this blog (or underneath if you’re browsing on a phone).
On the Brink Podcast
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Learn how to arm your employees with a sense of purpose! Stefan and I had one of those great podcast discussions that took us into the work he is doing to get people to pay attention to our sustainability challenges. Unless we stop what we are doing to our environment, we won’t have much left of the earth to live on, he firmly believes. But what I most enjoyed about our talk was learning how Stefan is mobilizing communities to change.
Martinka Consulting
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
This was originally written for the blog on www.ibainc.com. An interesting title of an article about how the author helps his company’s clients, isn’t it? Immediately telling readers the subject might not be for them. It’s because I’m not a salesperson, one size doesn’t fit all, etc. In fact, I start out speaking engagements on buying a business by telling the audience (usually management and executive level people0 there’s a good chance it’s not for them.
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