David A Fields
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
One of the huge perks of independent consulting is that you can operate from anywhere. Even if you’re steering a sizable boutique, it’s fairly easy to jaunt off to Italy or India or Indiana for a month. The indisputably best location for you has nothing to do with geography, though.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
Forging a strong client relationship is not a matter of chance. It is the result of choice and whether or not the consultant has taken charge of the positioning process. Unlike other roles in an organization, consultants hold no formal position on the organization chart. It is up to the consultant to carve out the position. If consultants do not take charge of the positioning process, it will be done for them by their clients which may cause them to fall into one of two traps.
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Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
It’s that time of year again. February: the month of the sell weekend. Many of you have received multiple incredible offers, but how do you decide which firm is the right fit for you? We’ve been through the process before, … Continued. The post 5 Questions to ask when deciding between consulting offers appeared first on Management Consulted.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Transcript: I want to talk about a shortcut to success, and I want to share this with you because I believe that a lot of people these days are looking for a shortcut to success. They’re looking for the secret to create more fame, to create more riches, to create just greater levels of success in a very short period of time, and I want to suggest that you actually know what that shortcut is.
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Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
Are you applying for consulting jobs, or thinking about it? Applications can be time consuming, and really difficult. Your task will be much easier though if you have a few useful templates and guidebooks to point you in the right direction. Fortunately, we have taken the time to put together 14 free consulting resources that you can download right now: Putting Your Application Documents Together. 1.
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Women in Consulting
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
:: When I was young and envisioned myself as an adult, I pictured a radiant, glowing person who carried herself with compassion, grace, ease, and certainty. It didn’t occur to me that doubt, fear, and indecision would be ghosts in the machine, casting their vote all along the way. What happened? The brain forged and fortified neural pathways into superhighways of doubt-related ‘chemical fixes.’ You were framed.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Find your focus, share your knowledge, and write to win your place as a consulting expert. Description: Self-described “recovering consultant” Blair Enns is the CEO of Win Without Pitching, a sales training organization for creative professionals in the design, advertising, and public relations fields. When he wasn’t satisfied with his $400,000 business, he decided to expand it into an organization that now makes exponentially more money that he once thought possible.
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 3, 2018
The rise of artificial intelligence has received widespread discussion in recent times and has been predicted to play a huge role in business and financial institutions in 2018. However, its impact is likely to go well beyond the business world with AI expected to play an important role in international relations and warfare. The rise of AI has been compared to the Cold War space race.
Tsavo Neal
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
The post The 5 Marketing Musts for Consultants (And Their Digital Equivalences) appeared first on Tsavo Neal.
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People Business Psychology
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Our founder, Jan de Jonge, will be speaking at the Bristol Business Expo, end of February 2018, on the key to successful leadership in business. Jan has assessed and helped the development of hundreds of senior leaders, of a myriad of businesses and sectors of industry, on most continents. There are some key aspects that define success in leaders: their perceived effectiveness, their actual effectiveness, their style of leadership and the way they communicate with others – stakeholders, follower
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Self-described “recovering consultant” Blair Enns is the CEO of Win Without Pitching, a sales training organization for creative professionals in the design, advertising, and public relations fields. When he wasn’t satisfied with his $400,000 business, he decided to expand it into an organization that now makes exponentially more money that he once thought possible.
Actionable
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
There are people who just have a job, and there are others whose work is part of a bigger personal mission. Sadly, there are far more people with just jobs. The post Do you have a mission? Or just a job? appeared first on Actionable.co.
Chad Barr
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
In the past few weeks I published the profound lessons I have learned from some of the top thinkers who have had their impact on me and lead with great thoughts. I’ve been saying for years that “You can’t position yourself as an object of interest and a thought leader by constantly quoting others!” So today, I would like to share some of my own favorite quotes as I also encourage you to publish and share yours.
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Steve Tobak
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
I just read an article by a leadership guru on how to tell if you’re a leader and don’t know it. Apparently if you have a pulse you’re a leader. My dog met two of the 10 conditions described in this stunning example of ludicrous clickbait. This self-proclaimed expert has[.] Read On. The post Leadership ‘Experts’ are Full of $#*! appeared first on Steve Tobak.
Consultant Journal
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Building credibility – it’s a one of the major skills that every professional needs. Whether you are working as an entrepreneur, consultant, running your own business, or a professional, you need to prove you can deliver well. Establishing credibility can be difficult when you are just beginning — especially when you’re trying to prove your worth to a potential client who doesn’t know the real you yet.
Actionable
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
There are people who just have a job, and there are others whose work is part of a bigger personal mission. Sadly, there are far more people with just jobs. The post Do you have a mission? Or just a job? appeared first on Actionable.co.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
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Melissa Agnes
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
As you may have heard, Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World , is my new book – and I’m so excited that it’s finally available for you to preorder on Amazon ! This book has been a true labour of love, with you and your organization fueling my focus, drive and passion in its creation. When I set out to write Crisis Ready , the last thing I wanted was to write yet another (boring) book on crisis management.
The Fearless Marketer
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Roger is an independent professional creative, much like you and me. He does his own specialized version of consulting, coaching, and training. Roger is great at what he does and has had many successes, but he often feels unfulfilled and dissatisfied with the progress of his business and marketing. Results don’t seem to come fast enough; he feels he should always be doing more, and yet his long working hours are leading to burnout, not the results he craves.
Consultants' Consultant
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Consultants Consultant: For years women have asserted that so many deals get done on the golf course and they felt mostly excluded from being there. So I was interested and surprised while listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast to discover that the more golf a CEO plays the more likely the company is to go broke, […].
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Bad habits may be so ingrained in a company that its leaders may not spot them. And that is a challenge for any company hoping to deal with disruption.
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Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Colormos/Getty Images. Samar Minallah Khan, the feminist Pakistani anthropologist and filmmaker, was enraged. Local tribal leaders were trading little girls as compensation for their male family members’ crimes. These leaders, responsible for settling legal disputes in their villages, act as local judges. A longstanding practice was to address major crimes by “compensating” a harmed family with a daughter of the family doing the harm.
Seth Godin Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
In Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky laid out 13 principles that can be used in zero-sum game political settings to discourage and defeat enemies. Alas, this approach is often used by both sides in just about any issue, and tears away at civil discourse. When you're so sure you're right that you're willing to burn things down, it turns out that everyone is standing in a burning building sooner or later.
Consultants' Consultant
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Consultants Consultant: You need around 7 – 8 hours sleep per night. Less than that and you’re functioning as well as if you were drunk, and you lose the ability to judge how functional you are (I don’t feel tired!). More than that can also be bad for your health Your Brain On 6 Hours Of Sleep A […]. The post Get good sleep appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Strategy+Business
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Why do today's major political and business institutions have problems with credibility? Because their models of governance are inadequate for solving global problems. So says Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer in this conversation with s+b editor-in-chief Art Kleiner.
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