Successful Independent Consulting
DECEMBER 28, 2024
If you're preparing to launch your own business, you're probably experiencing a mix of excitement and anxiety. As someone who's helped hundreds of professionals make the leap to self-employment, I can assure you that those feelings are completely normal. But here's the good news: with the right preparation, mindset, and support, you can move forward with confidence.
David A Fields
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Happy New Year! Its the first week of the year and a good time to ponder what you and your consulting firm should focus on. What’s the best thing to do right now, particularly if you want more engagements at higher fees with more clients? Your consulting prospects are asking a similar question: What should … Continued The post What’s Important Right Now to Sell More Consulting Services appeared first on David A.
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Consulting Success
JANUARY 3, 2025
So, you want to build a lead-generating consulting website. What do you actually put on it? What should your consulting website content be? Here’s my hot take: as a consultant, your websites messaging and structure is far more important than your website’s aesthetics. Aesthetics are important. Dont get me wrong. But a busy executive isn’t.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2025
An annual survey of Fortune 1000 and global business leaders shows how companies are doubling down on data projects that they’ve struggled with in the past.
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Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2025
Strategies to help you strengthen the bonds with the people who make your business possible.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Peter Stark
DECEMBER 30, 2024
As we round out the holidays this year, many leaders are looking into the new year and setting some New Years resolutions. Whether you believe in resolutions or not, it is a good time to look back on the year and start some new leadership habits. Below, we have put together some tips for possible resolutions or for taking your leadership to the next level.
Harmonious Workplaces
DECEMBER 30, 2024
In this episode of Harmonious Workplaces, hosts Rich Cruz, Sharyl Volpe, and Ben Kleinman are joined by Robert Snyder, CEO of Innovation Elegance, to discuss how to improve team collaboration and manage change effectively using the concept of “Elegance.” Instead of surrendering to the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) nature of modern work, Snyder […] The post Ep 43: Improving Collaboration and Change Through Elegance appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2025
Corporate executives often use war metaphors like declaring war on the competition to project strength and confidence in their strategies. Research reveals that these aggressive metaphors may provoke negative reactions from a critical audience: financial analysts. After analyzing nearly 1,000 acquisition announcements, the authors find that war-related language tends to trigger negative reactions from analysts, who see it as a sign of excessive risk.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Credit card defaults are up 50 percent from a year ago.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 3, 2025
That’s the first question. The second question is, “how do we make it work better?” These two questions, patiently repeated, lead to incremental improvement and an understanding of reality. The opposite approach is, “because I said so.” Reality might not care what you want.
Harmonious Workplaces
DECEMBER 31, 2024
A New Year’s video message from Shermie the HR Hermit Crab: Well, folks, as we wave goodbye to 2024, the news is in: salary increases this year shrank faster than Boss Bettas patience at a budget meeting. Raises dropped 42% since 2022, and 40% of workers didnt see any increase at all. Ouch! Thats enough […] The post Shermie: Happiness Can Be More Than Money appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2025
Employees with children have to make calculated decisions about who they interact with, and when, in order to both produce high-quality work and make time for caregiving. Research shows they tend to do this by avoiding interactions, like turning down invites to lunch; hiding from coworkers by working at home or even sneaking off to the bathroom at a time when everyone else is in a work meeting; organizing interactions strategically by booking meetings back-to-back so that they can promptly end a
MishTalk
JANUARY 3, 2025
Citigroup, BofA, and Morgan Stanley join Vanguard, JPMorgan, BlackRock, State Street, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo in leaving.
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Seth Godin Blog
DECEMBER 29, 2024
“You can try this at home…” But you probably won’t. The secret recipe isn’t the reason Coke is successful. And the recipe for KFC isn’t much of a recipe at all. The secret way you do the thing isn’t what keeps your clients coming back. It’s the part you do in public that matters.
Leadership Vision Consulting
DECEMBER 29, 2024
As we wrap up 2024, were bringing back oursecond-most-listened-to episode of the year: Embracing Perspective: How Leaders Can Innovate and Empathize for Better Decision Making. Originally released earlier this year, this episode resonated with leaders who wanted to grow their curiosity, problem-solving skills, and adaptability. In this episode, we dive into why and how changing your perspective can transform your leadership and team dynamics.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Our readers share their best leadership advice from 2024.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The Chicago PMI ends the year on a very sour note with new orders the lowest since May 2020.
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Chad Barr
JANUARY 1, 2025
Dear Clients, Friends, and Family, Welcome to 2025—a blank page in the book of time, ready to be filled with stories of growth, resilience, and achievement. The start of a new year is like the dawn of a fresh morning, full of possibilities and promise, urging us to step forward with purpose and optimism. As we turn the page, let us carry the lessons of the past and the dreams of the future with us.
Harmonious Workplaces
JANUARY 1, 2025
Ancient Spiritual Wisdom for Todays Business Needs On December 26, 2024, the Harmonious Workplaces team, including co-founders Sharyl Volpe, Ben Kleinman, and me (Rich Cruz), appeared in the Breakfast Show Podcast of the Voice of Islam in the UK. Our interviewer, Imam Jalees Ahmad, asked the HW crew about corporate culture, psychological safety, change management, […] The post Have a Vision: Write It and Share It appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 2, 2025
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MishTalk
DECEMBER 28, 2024
I was wondering how long it would take for Musk to trigger backlash. We have our answer.
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Seth Godin Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
Tech and culture have enabled a new sort of informality. Not simply the end of suits and ties and heels at work, but the office itself is fading away. But there’s a difference between being informal and being in such a hurry to get to the next thing that we don’t take this thing seriously. I recently had a sales call with a software consulting firm.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2025
A new study suggests that employers overestimate how informed employees feel when they agree to policies, contracts, and even extra tasks at work — which can result in disengagement and turnover.
Harvard Business
JANUARY 3, 2025
Don’t get blamed for their unreliability.
MishTalk
DECEMBER 28, 2024
Let’s discuss a bill signed by Gov Gov. Kathy Hochul and what it really means.
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
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