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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. To calculate your base rate, used the “2x 3x Estimate.”

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If You Don’t Like Case Competitions, Does This Mean You Won’t Like or Be Good at Consulting?

Steve Shu Consulting

I highlight in bold, a key insight drawn from behavioral science. One the one hand, case competitions leverage a lot of skills that career consultants end up using, such as problem solving skills under pressure, teamwork, communications, creativity, and persuasiveness. I also had supportive managers at key pivot points in my career.

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How Parenthood Makes You a Better Leader with Valerie Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Parenthood: The unsung hero of leadership and consulting success Agree or disagree: How you parent reflects how you lead in the workplace. Today’s episode, I’m bringing on leadership consultant, keynote speaker and author of the book Manage Like a Mother: Leadership Lessons Drawn from the Wisdom of Mom, Valerie Cockerell.

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How To Learn From Your Competition?

Chad Barr

The post How To Learn From Your Competition? © Chad Barr 2013. All Rights Reserved. appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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How to Conduct A Market Scan And Find Your Niche

Consulting Matters

Does the crowded consulting and coaching marketplace intimidate you and hold you back from what you could be doing to launch or grow your business? You can stop worrying about the competition because today, I will teach you how to conduct a market scan and find your niche. Identify a competitive angle.

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How to Win Your Consulting Case Competition

Tom Spencer

Are you signed up for a case competition , ready to showcase your skills and get a quick resume-building experience? Or maybe this is your first exposure to case competitions, and you are debating whether they are worth the effort. Thus, it is useful to find people that have skill sets in those areas.

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How to Craft a Durable Strategy for the Long Run

Tom Spencer

Hundreds of articles have been written on strategy, each with an author that presents a unique perspective from years of paradigm-shaking experience. In a previous article , we explored what strategy is from an academic and historical standpoint. Let’s unpack the merits of this perspective.