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The ISO 20700 Checklist: A Game-Changer for Management Consultants

Effective Managers

By using the checklist, consultants can clearly articulate the scope, objectives, and methodologies of the project, aligning expectations and reducing the likelihood of misunderstandings. This transparency is critical in building trust and clarity, crucial factors in any successful consulting relationship.

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The Little Known Strategy for Becoming an Executive Advisor

Consulting Matters

If your entire marketing strategy is simply going by referrals, finding other consultants or coaches who are more successful and taking their overflow work or signing up for firms that will do the marketing for you - you'll have a hard time convincing a senior leader that you are their equal and peer. Start now to change this.

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Balance Your Project Portfolio Between Current Needs and Future Goals

PM Alliance

The efforts that are on the horizon can go through different iterations as your team works to build on the current crop of projects, align with the organization’s stage of maturity, and set the business up for customer and market demands down the road.

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Here’s why at least 7% of your organization should be involved in transformation initiatives

Brimstone Consulting

The interim president of a global packaging company’s beauty and personal care division faced mounting market pressures and obstacles, including an absence of operating mechanisms and a lack of trust among the leadership team. As part of the PL program, the team conducted an extensive calendar management exercise.

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Agile Strategy: Stability and Opportunity During Disruption

Brimstone Consulting

When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. Strategy has traditionally been a top-down exercise conducted on an annual basis.

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Agile Strategy: Stability and Opportunity During Disruption

Brimstone Consulting

When Andy Frawley took on the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2018, V12 faced several challenges, including business inefficiencies stemming from a recent merger and inapt product and go-to-market strategies. Strategy has traditionally been a top-down exercise conducted on an annual basis.

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Top Power Skills Every Organizational Consultant Needs

Consulting Matters

They get super aspirational in their marketing, thinking that they will attract clients who want to create purpose-driven, people-centered organizations. I typically am not a fan of values exercises with executives because what they come up with is often what they think makes them sound better but doesn't reflect their true values.