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Ten Factors to Consider Before Jumping into Independent Consulting

Successful Independent Consulting

One way to get over the psychological hurdle is to avoid calling it “sales”. This helps to ease the pressure of constantly doing business development, networking, or “sales”. Work ethic – It’s true that as an independent consultant you’ll have flexible schedule but the hours can also be erratic and demanding.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. Partly to blame was GSK’s compensation policy for its sales representatives, which linked bonuses to individual sales performance. But it is the employee incentives that really matter.

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How SMEs can welcome the decade of Organizational Culture

Asamby Consulting

Be prepared to enter a decade of culture-aware companies , rather than push-harder work ethics, with one-sided goals and dreaded performance reviews. In which way did it affect work ethic and performance throughout the year? In addition, the positive effect of culture on […] sales were mediated by customer satisfaction.”

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

Improved Customer Satisfaction: A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics found that servant leadership positively influenced customer satisfaction through its impact on employee attitudes and behavior. This may involve workshops, coaching, or other forms of education to help employees understand and adopt key principles.

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Training Versus Consulting ? a Story - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

He had created skill- building workshops based on his writing and trainers conducted them all over the world. I would have been the same way if our roles were switched and I went in to teach his workshop. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Peter Block ran the training side, which was entitled Designed Learning.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic.

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What's a "Mature" Organization? - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

I conducted a workshop two weeks ago in which a participant mentioned that some of the other participants in the room were not from “mature organizations.” Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. What’s a "Mature" Organization? Librarys Blogs.