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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. I have never heard a client say, “We need someone to come in and do some organizational development.” The exact opposite is true.

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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita and manage others at Blockbuster and combine them to develop and implement training for salespeople, operations staff, cashiers, and line managers. In 2001, Michael hired a no-name like me after an informational interview to become the Associate Marketing Director for GIA Publications. References De Botton, A.

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History of Organization Development (Part 6 of 6) ? ?Can People.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 6 of 6) – “Can People Really Change? — Reference List of Books from This Series. References List of Books from This Series. Consulting and Organizational Development.

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5 Steps to Strategically Positioning Your Consulting

Consulting Matters

And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. What was really interesting for me, I did this interview with a bunch of my former clients and Brad is somebody I worked with for years and years and years.

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The Consultant's Role: How to Position Yourself for Maximum Influence

Consulting Matters

And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. What was really interesting for me, I did this interview with a bunch of my former clients and Brad is somebody I worked with for years and years and years.