David A Fields
DECEMBER 7, 2021
One key to running a successful consulting firm is choosing the right clients. Your consulting firm probably signs good clients overall. Maybe a dud here or there, balanced by the occasional, outstanding client. Your consulting firm’s very best clients deserve Rock Star status. They partner with you, are fun to work with and help your … Continued.
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.
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Consulting Matters
MARCH 3, 2021
One of my favorite things to write and talk about is copywriting. Which for most of my clients - it's their absolute least favorite thing. Most of these consultants and coaches love what they do. But they hate the struggle of trying to find the words to describe what they do and write about it. It's the lack of words that keeps websites from getting launched and marketing tactics from getting implemented.
Consulting Success
JUNE 14, 2021
When we say side hustle, the word “hustle” in it is real. This is a story of how a side hustle grew into a full-blown, sought-after consulting business. Michael Zipursky’s guest today is Heather Younger, a keynote speaker, two-time author, and the CEO and Founder of Employee Fanatix. Heather believes that you have to be realistic about how much you can take in and what.
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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
Consulting Success
APRIL 30, 2021
Do you have a reliable consulting process? In this post, you’ll learn how to develop a consulting process that makes your projects smooth, successful, stress-free — and create greater results for your clients. If your current consulting process feels messy or disorganized, you’ll learn how to deliver your consulting services with more structure and confidence.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Markovitz Consulting
AUGUST 3, 2021
One of the participants in my Conclusion Trap class was grappling with a persistent problem at her company: their website regularly crashed after upgrades. She believed that one of the primary drivers of the problem was poor communication between two teams. The solution was obvious—schedule additional meetings between those two teams. Along with spending more money on technology, adding meetings to everyone’s already overburdened schedule is an example of conclusion jumping at its finest.
Tom Spencer
APRIL 25, 2021
When you apply for consulting roles, your CV will be the first thing that the recruiters see. According to a 2018 study conducted by Ladders, recruiters spend an average of 7.4 seconds looking at the CV that might have taken you weeks to perfect. You need to make each of those 7 seconds count by submitting a CV that is properly structured, impactful and that ensures you move on to the interview phase.
Rick Conlow
AUGUST 19, 2021
The presence and impact of Servant Leaders depends on their personal power. Most leaders rely on position power that comes with their job title. How do you get someone to follow you? Read on. Leadership through position power involves these strategies: Domination approach. Employees are subordinate. “Do as I say!”. Fear strategies. The leader has all the answers.
Johanna Rothman
JULY 29, 2021
Several of my clients have internal struggles about how to internally see the future of the product. The teams want to use an agile approach so they can incorporate learning. The managers want rigid roadmaps. Why? Because the managers want to “know” the teams will deliver it all. However, the managers create a roadmap similar to the image above.
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Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.
Alan Weiss
JANUARY 28, 2021
The key to successfully eliciting quality referrals is to ask for specific names or titles. Example: Would you introduce me to your counterpart in Europe? Would you introduce me to Mary Jones, your CFO? When you merely ask for “names” you’ll either hear “Let me think about it” or you’ll receive names of non-buyers.
Clarity Consultants
AUGUST 18, 2021
While vaccine rollouts are continuing and many areas are working through re-opening processes, gathering in large groups is often discouraged. Since live, in-person training typically involved sizable classes, they continue to be less-than-ideal in the current landscape. As a result, companies increasingly need options for effectively converting live training into virtual training, ensuring their workforce can access crucial materials safely.
CaseInterview.com
DECEMBER 11, 2021
Two weeks ago, I heard about the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Based on the news headlines and video feeds, news of the Omicron variant went viral (so to speak) within 24 hours. Travelers from certain African countries were immediately banned from traveling. A day or two later, Pfizer and Moderna CEOs discussed Omicron-specific vaccine boosters.
Consulting Matters
AUGUST 26, 2021
Let's be real - you don't want to grow your OWN consulting or coaching business for the money. If you were in it for the money, you'd stay in corporate. Your goal is to have a career and business that supports your total life priorities and allows you to use your gifts and passions to make a difference in the world. So, let's make this happen for you!
This White Paper targets opportunities for Management to develop proficiency in the Decision Framing and Analyses element of input to Decision, & Risk Analyses for Major Project Funding Decisions.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
MAY 18, 2021
Because of the ‘shake-out’ that’s occurred with our economy over the past year, there are more companies than ever looking to sell, and therefore, more opportunities to buy. If you’re like a few of my clients, smart acquisitions are part of your strategic plan. However, as you identify criteria your ideal targeted acquisition candidates need to have (i.e., revenues, margins, location, equipment, staff, etc.), consider two 'soft-skills' items that can make or break a successful post-acquisition i
Consulting Success
JANUARY 28, 2021
What is an independent consultant? Consulting is providing your expertise to help a person or organization solve problems or reach their goals more efficiently and effectively. Independent consulting is when you do consulting by yourself instead of with or for a consulting company. Example: Donna Bates is an independent strategic planning consultant who helps companies. 7 Signs You Should Become An Independent Consultant is a post from: Consulting Success.
David A Fields
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
There are people you’ve not talked with in years, and it’s a shame. They’re good people, you enjoyed your relationship with them, plus, reconnecting could help generate business for your consulting firm. But if you’ve been out of touch for so long, is it really possible to renew the relationship? And if so, how, and … Continued. The post How Your Consulting Firm Can Benefit from My Experiment with Outreach appeared first on David A.
The Source
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Like a lot of people, I’ve had a great deal of time over various periods of lockdown and quarantine to listen to podcasts. One of my personal favourites has been Scriptnotes —a show that covers the inside secrets of Hollywood and the screenwriting profession. On a recent episode, the show’s hosts—both seasoned industry veterans—were discussing the fact that, if you want to sell a script, the most effective thing you can do is compare it to films that have already been enormously successful; you
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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
Tom Spencer
JANUARY 24, 2021
This is a question that you will inevitably receive when interviewing with a consulting firm. It provides you with an excellent way to demonstrate your interest in the firm, how it fits with your goals, and show that you’ve done your homework. Your goal should be to stand out from other applicants – this is done by being specific about the firm and the role that you are targeting, and giving a response that isn’t generic enough to be applicable to multiple firms.
Rick Conlow
JULY 20, 2021
Servant leadership reflects an approach that challenges traditional leadership practices today. Why? Because it focuses first on people and then the rest of the activities of leaders. The goal is to serve. Now, it is not a milk toast approach to leadership as some think. Studies show it to be the most effective and successful form of leading. By focusing on the team with integrity, setting high standards, demonstrating compassion and support, servant leaders inspire others and bring out the best
Johanna Rothman
JULY 20, 2021
We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. However, I don't see too many self-organizing or empowered teams at my clients. Not because my clients are stupid—far from it. Everyone does the best job they know how to do. However, every manager's micromanagement pervades all levels. Instead of talking about empowerment, let's discuss how we trust teams and people to do their best job.
The Management Centre
JUNE 5, 2021
Welcome to the Safe Space – where managers can share their issues, and gain advice from top learning & development consultants. Here at =mc we encourage every participant we meet on our programmes to get in touch if they have specific issues they want to follow up on. From this we hear some common problems, issues, challenges, and worries. In this regular feature we share some of those challenges, and our advice, for dealing with them.
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Just because we're working with a distributed team doesn't mean we have to abandon time-tested tools and methods like whiteboarding. Digital look-alikes often cramp creativity and all but eliminate the humanity of shared interactions. Hardware solutions are also limiting and, of course, expensive and immobile. In an increasingly digital and remote-first world, it’s important for us to select tools and processes that allow us to mitigate if not eliminate the above problems.
Clarity Consultants
JULY 15, 2021
When you need to train your workforce, finding an effective approach is often a priority. Understanding what does and doesn’t work in the current landscape is a must. That way, you can create a learning strategy that serves you and your employees well. The post Looking to Train Your Workforce? What’s Working Well – and What’s Not appeared first on Clarity Consultants - Training Development.
CaseInterview.com
OCTOBER 23, 2021
There’s a worldview that says the rich people are more important than the poor, the elite are better than the average, and the special are better than the regular. I call this the paradigm of prestige. It is the default premise of many country, company, and academic-institution cultures. It is part of the premise and allure of attending an Ivy League school.
Henry DeVries
JANUARY 20, 2021
In my studies on business development, two of the top five ways to attract high-paying clients involve networking. The secret weapon for attracting new clients: relationships.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
JULY 20, 2021
As you well know, the most brilliant change initiative will fail if it’s not implemented well. A brilliant change initiative will also fail - or at least not go as seamlessly as it could - if there is no intentional communication strategy - before, during, and after the change. With clear communication before, during, and after, the likelihood of team acceptance and implementation improves drastically.
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Whether you're a small firm or a large enterprise, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Buyer's Guide for Professional Services is a must-read for any Professional Services firm looking into Microsoft Dynamics 365. This guide will provide an overview of the entire platform and answer questions about features, selection, purchasing, implementation, and support of the Dynamics 365 suite of solutions.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
If you want to get consulting clients, an independent consultant resume WON’T help you as much as you think. Does the following scenario sound familiar? You’re talking to a potential client, and they’re showing some interest in you. Excitedly, you start telling them about your services. You KNOW deep down that you can really help. Independent Consultant Resume: Do You Need One?
David A Fields
MAY 25, 2021
Is there a best way to respond to a prospect when they tell you they won’t be awarding your consulting firm a project? Of course there is. Losing a project is frustrating. For instance, let’s say your consulting firm was contacted by the tech-focused, private equity group, E-Ratiq to potentially assist with one of their … Continued. The post Top 5 Responses When Your Consulting Firm Loses a Project appeared first on David A.
The Source
DECEMBER 3, 2021
On a regular basis we carry out small-scale surveys of consulting firms, allowing us to dip a tentative, but still important, toe in the statistical waters. One of our most recent surveys was around social purpose—the extent to which firms have an explicit one, and what its value is. And the results are thought-provoking. Just over half of the consulting firms who responded say they have a social purpose that’s central to their brand.
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