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.
Tsavo Neal
APRIL 13, 2021
2Bobs, a podcast hosted by David C. Baker and Blair Enns, is a must-listen for consultants. In a recent episode titled “ Communication Components in Your Sales Toolbox ,” they discussed the role your website plays in the sales process. As the “websites for consultants” guy, I’m excited when I hear thought leaders talk about consulting websites.
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Kai Davis
APRIL 12, 2021
Not by knowing the right people…. Not by picking the right target market…. Not by having a killer website…. Not by having a great podcast…. Not by paying a bounty ($$$) to every person who sends you a referral…. Not by being funny/great/helpful on Twitter or social…. How do you do it? You get more referrals by making it easy for people to send you referrals.
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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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.
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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.
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 16, 2021
This best-in-class webinar series includes eight high-impact sessions. That is to say, you will gain a roadmap for realizing exceptional performance in any environment. To clarify, the webinars outline the precise strategies and mental approach that separates the best leaders from the rest. Want or need a breakthrough in your career? Do you desire to ramp up your team to be high performers?
Henry DeVries
APRIL 12, 2021
"The MLB’s decision to move the All-Star Game out of Georgia was not only a powerful display of corporate allyship, but also a huge step in the right direction of showing how companies need to lead," says Courtney McKenzie Newell.
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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
CaseInterview.com
APRIL 16, 2021
Much has been said about the value of pursuing dreams. Some say that the purpose of life is to pursue your dreams. Others say that pursuing dreams is an unrealistic, self-indulgent waste of time. My take is. wait for it. it depends. :). [I know, I know. that’s a classic consultant answer that can never be proven wrong. but it’s true!]. Okay, let me explain.
The Fearless Marketer
APRIL 12, 2021
This little question seems to have puzzled self-employed professionals since the beginning of time. Somebody asks you what you do and you make the terrible mistake of actually telling them. Like this: “What do I do? So glad you asked! I have this special methodology I use with companies that evaluate and assess their readiness to be innovative in a changing world when the diverse workforce needs to ramp up their capacity to thrive in an ever-changing post-COVID landscape.”.
On the Brink
APRIL 13, 2021
In the latter half of the 1960s, a massive disruption was underway in the US fashion industry. Before WWII, America dominated the globe in garment manufacturing, employing over 2 million people. After the war, that all changed, from where garments were made to who designed them. By 2000, only about 2% of Americans' clothing was made in the US. Amidst all this change, women in the garment business saw an opportunity.
On the Brink Podcast
APRIL 12, 2021
Hear how one woman made her mark in an industry of men. Babette Ballinger holds a special place in our hearts, and in my new book, " Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. " As a fashion designer and owner of her own apparel sales firm, Babette had to constantly re-invent herself, learn how to run a business, and deal with the challenges of sustaining successful partnerships with men.
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CaseInterview.com
APRIL 15, 2021
A few days ago, I was visiting my parents. While there, I noticed a few home repair tasks around the house. I decided to take care of them. The repairs ended up being much more time-consuming than I expected. I was surprised by how many trips I made to Home Depot. (Note to Self: Buy stock shares in Home Depot.). At my home, I have a fairly robust set of tools.
Rick Conlow
APRIL 15, 2021
Modeling great managers provides you a short cut to leadership success. Consequently, the positive part of this reality is that if you do what it takes, you can make it to the top. How do you do it? Well, first and foremost, it is a process. It is not an easy 1-2-3 equation that magically makes you into something you are not. However, it is an intentional process of becoming your best while focusing on helping your team succeed and win.
Harvard Business
APRIL 12, 2021
Organizations must be held accountable for employees’ mental heath — but when you’re feeling burned out, the best person to help you recover may be yourself.
Brimstone Consulting
APRIL 12, 2021
Building trust is critical to effective leadership. Trust accelerates change, aligns and energizes teams, and impacts performance and profitability. This is an excerpt from The Core 4 , by Brimstone’s Managing Founder, Bob Weiler. The book explores the foundational capabilities of any organization, from a small group to a global enterprise—leadership, change, alignment, and energy.
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Kai Davis
APRIL 16, 2021
I don’t know about you, but every time I load up a sales page for a course on lead generation for freelancers/consultants, they start slamming referrals in the first few paragraphs. Is it that referrals are a terrible option for getting leads? Honestly, it’s that people, on average, do referrals so poorly that they’re an easy target. But if you invest a little time, attention, and effort, it’s easy to be outstanding with your referrals.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
APRIL 14, 2021
Shane Metcalf is the co-founder & Chief Culture Officer of 15Five, a people and performance platform that empowers people to become their best selves, wherever they work. Named one of the top 100 software companies by G2Crowd, 15Five combines employee engagement, continuous performance management, and manager effectiveness software with education, services, and community for customers including Capital One, Credit Karma, Hubspot & more.
Jerry Fletcher
APRIL 10, 2021
Cult Classic. There’s a cult classic movie called “Eddie and the Cruisers.” It’s the story of a driven young rocker from the shore who pushed everyone he made music with to levels they had not dreamed they could reach. It is a drama full of angst and attainment, joy, grief and, in the end, hope. While searching for the missing tapes of the band’s never-released album, a TV reporter newswoman makes the band think that Eddie may still be alive.
Harvard Business
APRIL 15, 2021
Managers need a new set of skills to succeed in a world of remote work, automation, and shifting employee expectations.
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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
Kai Davis
APRIL 14, 2021
So, how do you make it easy for people to send you referrals? In my worldview, you start by thinking about two primary elements: First, you need to get really, exceptionally specific on who you want your referral sources to refer to you Second, you need to build the resources, assets, etc., that make it easy for people to send you referrals. Getting Specific On Referrals.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
APRIL 14, 2021
Shane Metcalf is the co-founder & Chief Culture Officer of 15Five, a people and performance platform that empowers people to become their best selves, wherever they work. Named one of the top 100 software companies by G2Crowd, 15Five combines employee engagement, continuous performance management, and manager effectiveness software with education, services, and community for customers including Capital One, Credit Karma, Hubspot & more.
NeoAcademic
APRIL 16, 2021
We’re currently in the midst of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s annual conference, which as appropriate to a pandemic, is mostly via Zoom. Over three thousand people are participating. Another side effect of the pandemic, one that I did not expect but realized because of the online conference, is that there has been an explosion in I-O psychology podcasts.
Harvard Business
APRIL 12, 2021
Most companies overlook their greatest potential asset in creating a more diverse workplace: their own employees.
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