Confessions of a Consultant

JULY 15, 2018

Getting Comfortable. According to Mike Abbot (General Partner in Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers) we all need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. The point was made in response to emerging research that indicates most of us will have completed 11 jobs by the time we are 50. With this rate of churn, by implication you are facing a lot of time ‘being uncomfortable’ (in the sense of not being fully sure of what you are doing).

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The Fearless Marketer

JULY 16, 2018

My internal dialog started in 2008 when I decided to write another book to help me market my services. Here’s what my mind used to say: “Yeah, that’s a great idea for my second book! Let me think about it for awhile.” Then a day or two later, “No, that idea stinks, gotta find a better idea.”. This somewhat agonizing thought process repeated itself for more than five years.

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CaseInterview.com

JULY 18, 2018

When I was a child in school, I was taught that if you work hard, you would be successful. If you did your homework, you would get better grades. If you practiced your sport regularly, you improved and got better results. While there is definitely a relationship between hard work and better results, the relationship is not a perfect one. Warren Buffet did not work 10 billion times harder than the rest of us — though he definitely did work hard.

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David A Fields

JULY 17, 2018

You’re surrounded by opportunities to accelerate your success and to enjoy the rewards of running your solo or boutique, independent consulting firm. Those opportunities are like flights that will lift you away from your current condition and land you in a different, better place. You’ve learned to ignore the flight announcements over your mental loudspeakers.

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Management Consulted

JULY 18, 2018

Yes, you’re on the right website – this is Management Consulted, not the “Live Your Best Life Now Blog.” So why are we dedicating an entire post to the two travel cards that should vy for the top spot in … Continued. The post The Two Travel Cards in every New Consultant’s Wallet appeared first on Management Consulted.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2018

Imagine being a patient in a hospital bed, and you slip on a headset that visually illustrates your current and historical health status allowing you to track your progress towards recovery. If you’re a medical student, imagine being able to sit in an empty classroom on campus, put on a headset, and be able to examine a realistic computer generated model of the human body to further your understanding of anatomy.

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Clarity Consultants

JULY 19, 2018

Learn how peer to peer knowledge sharing can make a difference in your learning and development program with Clarity Consultants. The post The Understated Value of Peer-Peer Knowledge Sharing appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Learning and Development.

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Actionable

JULY 18, 2018

Innovation is a juggling act for most leaders, as they have to balance operational excellence with responding to mandates to explore new territory. The post Orchestrating Sustainable Innovation: Lessons for Leaders from the World of Music appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Consulting Success

JULY 16, 2018

What’s the most productive time of your day? What would happen if you dedicated one hour of your most productive time to the most important person in the world every day? This is part of Bob Urichuck’s daily routine, and it has resulted in positive improvements to his business. He would visualize, doing anything to help him get where he wants to go at seven o’clock.

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Chad Barr

JULY 18, 2018

What’s the framework of an effective and powerful piece of content, such as a podcast, a video or even an article? Let me first share an example with you and then further clarify: “For several decades, I’ve been fortunate to work with some of the most successful entrepreneurs and organizations in the world. Yet, one of the key challenges they share with me that they face is what are the components of an effective and successful web presence.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2018

Valerio Gualandi/EyeEm/Getty Images. Most people I know have a to-do list so long that it’s not clear that there’s an end to it. Some tasks, even quite important ones, linger unfinished for a long time, and it’s easy to start feeling guilty or ashamed about what you have not yet completed. People experience guilt and its close cousin shame when they have done something wrong.

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Actionable

JULY 18, 2018

Innovation is a juggling act for most leaders, as they have to balance operational excellence with responding to mandates to explore new territory. The post Orchestrating Sustainable Innovation: Lessons for Leaders from the World of Music appeared first on Actionable.co.

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Consulting Success

JULY 16, 2018

What’s the most productive time of your day? What would happen if you dedicated one hour of your most productive time to the most important person in the world every day? This is part of Bob Urichuk’s daily routine, and it has resulted in positive improvements to his business. He would visualize, doing anything to help him get where he wants to go at seven o’clock.

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Consultants' Consultant

JULY 20, 2018

Consultants Consultant: The most effective leaders set review dates not just due dates. This allows them to come in early as a coach, not late as a judge. It gives the person doing the work the opportunity to leverage your wisdom. It stops you abdicating rather than delegating. My favourite book on delegating is the One Minute […]. The post Leaders come in early as a coach, not late as a judge appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Harvard Business

JULY 16, 2018

H.Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images. When I speak to large groups about leadership, one question I often ask is, “How many of you have ever received a compliment from your boss that actually offended you?” Without exception, more than two-thirds of the people in the room raise their hands. When I probe further on what people found offensive about their boss’s praise, the most common responses I hear are “It wasn’t sincere” and “They didn’

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LSA Global

JULY 19, 2018

The Power of Strategic Alignment. No matter what the goal and what the strategy to reach it, the better you and your team are aligned and working together, the more likely you will succeed. We call this the power of strategic alignment and it accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing teams in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer satisfaction and employee engagement.

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Henry DeVries

JULY 19, 2018

Judy Carter teaches readers how to use speaking to increase their business and income in her book "The Message of You: Turn Your Life Story into a Money-Making Speaking Career." It is the best book I have ever read on the business of public speaking, bar none.

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Consultants' Consultant

JULY 17, 2018

Consultants Consultant: This research from Adam Grant on fundraising shows how much more effective it can be to link people’s work to a the people they’re doing it for. Not a “higher purpose” like Alcoholics Anonymous (although, why not?), but at least something that they feel they can get behind. employees who know how their work has […].

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Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

John Fedele/Getty Images. Today’s young professionals grew up in an age of mind-boggling technological change, seeing the growth of the internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the development of machine-learning systems. These advances all point toward the total automation of our lives, including the way we work and do business. It’s no wonder, then, that young people are anxious about their ability to compete in the job market.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 18, 2018

The May 21, 2018 Wall Street Journal had a special section titled, “ C-Suite Strategies.” I found the interview with Hain Celestial (organic foods and teas) founder and CEO Irwin Simon to be fascinating, with great lessons for businesses of all sizes. Let’s start at the end, with something specific to my day-to-day business, and then move on to more general insights.

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Rod Burkert

JULY 18, 2018

Greetings from Iowa. The RV is parked just outside of Winnebago headquarters where we are taking part in what RVers call a “rally.” People from all over the country (about 1,000 rigs are expected) come together to exchange ideas and learn from others’ experiences … kinda like this newsletter. So my last conversation about the potential disruption created by BizEquity’s alliance with TD Bank – all while a big chunk of the profession is mobilizing about credentials (and before that, standards) – c

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Consultants' Consultant

JULY 14, 2018

Consultants Consultant: Recruiting? Looking for a job? Here are some interesting links if you’re looking: top 22 questions for candidates top 6 questions for candidates how to answer the top 5 questions as a candidate what to ask the employer if you’re recruiting best practices in recruiting recruiting for start ups innovative job ads Seth Godin on recruiting […].

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2018

Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images. Human beings have an astonishing ability to learn, but our motivation to do so tends to decrease with age, particularly in adulthood. As children, we are naturally curious and free to explore the world around us. As adults, we are much more interested in preserving what we learned, to the point of resisting any information — and data — that challenges our views and opinions.

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Strategy+Business

JULY 16, 2018

How to spread the critical few behaviors that drive strategy forward. See also "How Can You Make Your Company's Culture Go Viral?

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 17, 2018

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