Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The easiest time to raise your rate is on the cusp of something new — a new year, a new project, a new client. With the new year just a few weeks away, now might be the time. This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language to use when notifying your clients. Jot it down. for year three.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2020

"Playing small" is making choices that put a lid on your true potential. It's the part of you that wants to protect your comfort, security and validation in the short-term at the expense of what is possible in the long-term. Your ideas. Your expertise. Let me share with you 5 other ways you might be playing small.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 14, 2021

When he got opportunities, he knew he didn't want to take another corporate job. And instead of the typical two months, it wound up taking four years - which was precisely the right thing for Adam. Why listening to your gut and honoring your intuition is the best approach to never working again.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Watch this on-air coaching session if you are someone who: Like David, wants organizational consulting to be your primary career path. Watch this on-air coaching session if you are someone who: Like David, wants organizational consulting to be your primary career path. To do this, you need to understand your gifts.

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The Consultants Peer Group

AUGUST 15, 2023

It's like a game of Jenga, one wrong move and the whole tower comes tumbling down. You respond, and then someone else chimes in, and before you know it, the whole party is involved in your conversation. One car slows down, and suddenly the whole highway is backed up. Yikes, what just happened? Math was never my strong suit.]

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 28, 2020

Ever hold off on launching your website because you are just not crazy about the font size or accent colors that your graphic designer has selected for you? Have you paused on hitting publish on a blog post because you just need one more person to reassure you it is good? What is Perfectionism? It is NOT: High quality standards.

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Buzzsprout

MAY 7, 2024

Getting feedback on your podcast is essential for improving and growing your show, and podcast reviews remain one of the best ways to do this. In this blog, we'll show you how to get more reviews, how you can leverage them to make your show better, and why they matter in the first place.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 1, 2020

Fools in modern times are the late-night comedians and Saturday Night Live, whose writers are highly educated, many times from the Ivy League. Their productions aren't just videos to pass the time. 10 Ways the (Wise) Fool Archetype Can Increase Your Success: 1. Today is April Fool's Day. What A Fool Believes.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Have you ever felt you need to make more progress with your consulting or coaching business? Well, it's time to say enough already and go from surviving to thriving! You're making a solid income without worrying about your next lead. First, you need to shift your mindset and goals. How great does that sound?

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Buzzsprout

APRIL 1, 2024

Podcast transcripts are a word-for-word manuscript of your podcast that has several benefits. Audio transcriptions: make your content more accessible to listeners who are hard of hearing. boost SEO so search engines like Google can find your content. This method is free and costs only your time. Temi Rev Sonix.ai

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In our last blog , we discussed how leaders can wreck trust on their teams. If you find yourself in the unenviable position of having been responsible for dismantling team trust, you have an important job ahead of you: rebuilding trust on your team. You need to be willing to make changes in your own behavior.

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Buzzsprout

MARCH 28, 2024

With so many people listening to podcasts—and projected continued growth—there are more opportunities than ever to get your message in front of an audience who will listen. It's an excellent time to learn how to harness this medium whether you're a podcaster selling ad space, or a brand looking to promote your product.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

I'm sure you have personally lived through those 70-hour workweeks that took you from your hobbies and time with your family. And have experienced the crazy decisions in service of 90-day numbers that impacted your career opportunities. What are the top power skills that every organizational consultant ought to have?

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 30, 2023

I ranted about one of those on my other blog. Business Models Explain How to Make Money Business models help you understand how you or your company make money. I offer blog posts, conference talks, and meetups in the low-fee, commodity experience quadrant. One of those choices contains the One Right Answer.

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Buzzsprout

MARCH 11, 2024

Show notes can add tremendous value to your podcast by giving you a way to engage with your audience and share resources. In this step-by-step guide, we will look at what makes show notes an important part of your podcast workflow and why they're worth the extra effort! Ultimately, you can craft them however you want.

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Halo Psych

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here are my five top tips: Understand the root cause of any anxiety you might be feeling Talk it through with someone, or write those thoughts down on paper. Here are my five top tips: Understand the root cause of any anxiety you might be feeling Talk it through with someone, or write those thoughts down on paper.

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The Management Centre

JULY 28, 2023

In this blog, Director, Laura Slater looks at common problems with projects, and gives an overview of =mc ’s approach to Project Rationale. mc’s Systems Model outlines 3 elements in getting your project rationale right. Really they should have died ages ago, but for some reason they have not been formally closed down.

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 24, 2021

Only those who work efficiently are able to complete all tasks within the limited time available, satisfy their supervisors as well as clients, and get enough sleep on top of it. So, the crucial question is, how do you become an efficient worker to withstand the time pressure in a management consultancy? A person who works 24/7.

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The Management Centre

JANUARY 8, 2022

January is traditionally a time of looking forward and looking back. A time to consider the challenges – and failures – of the year before. For example: you may have decided 2021 was the year to get fit, to run 10K, to be your best self. What did you think would be going on in your work or life now? I doubt it.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Your boss becomes very important to you as you seek to gain what you want by pleasing the right people. There's a myriad of reasons for why a leader will choose to remain stuck and not mature but it all boils down to this: the fear of the unknown. If you missed the article, click here to read it.). Stage 2: Authoritarian Leadership.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 31, 2022

Part 2 was about cycle time and using Cost of Delay to make easier decisions. Often for two weeks at a time.). The organization needs to Clean Your (Their) Backlogs. I'm halfway through this week of working through my too-high WIP. So far, I exposed my WIP and talked about how I planned to use continuous flow in Part 1.

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Halo Psych

APRIL 17, 2024

These frustrations tend to come down to: People being ill-prepared. Poor chairing, meaning the same people dominate each meeting and take up the most airtime. Poor chairing, meaning the same people dominate each meeting and take up the most airtime. Poorly timed meetings. People not contributing during the meeting.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 16, 2018

If you’re a high-achiever SURELY, you’ve considered starting your own consulting business by now (if you haven’t already.) Establish a relationship with those future clients and demonstrate your credibility that can and will provide relevant and meaningful solutions. No cap to your earning potential.

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Makarios Consulting

APRIL 12, 2023

One of the executives frowned down at the materials in front of him, then caught my eye. Your core values act as an anchor, defining who you are and why you do the things you do. Your core values act as an anchor, defining who you are and why you do the things you do. Why he was often party to politicking and infighting.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2017

being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business instead of on a W-2 tax basis like a temp worker makes a huge difference to your profitability for two key reasons: You pay less tax. When I retire, I’ll be in a lower tax bracket because I will be earning less, so the money I take out will be taxed at a lower tax rate than it would be now.

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Tsavo Neal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

How should I monetize my blog? There are hundreds of different ways you can monetize your blog — but I’ll give you two: Products and/or Services. First things first: if you’re looking to monetize your blog, I’m assuming you’re generating traffic to it. So, you’re generating traffic to your blog.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

This blog will help shed some light on what to expect and how to prepare for behavioral assessments. Recruiters are assessing your background, your project experience, and your ability to fit into the company. A structured method to present your response. Structuring Your Response: The STAR Method.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 5, 2023

If you are a STEM major looking to go into technical consulting, whether at a large generalist firm or a small boutique one, you will likely need to draw upon your knowledge of digital tools and skills. Use your network to get an idea of what you might need to learn before you graduate. After graduating with my Ph.D.

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The Management Centre

MARCH 30, 2021

If so, read on for 4 practical ways to help you put a spring in your step at work this April: 1. Spring clean your to-do list. If it genuinely needs to be done, make time to do it. If it’s a huge task then break it down – give yourself a small chunk that you can tick off. Winter is finally over. Not quite accurate?

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Halo Psych

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Focusing on failure and ignoring your successes. 5 ways to overcome impostor feelings Focus on your strengths One study, involving more than 80 education professionals, suggests that a strengths-based intervention might have a direct, positive effect on self-belief, with a slightly less direct effect on personal growth.

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Successful Independent Consulting

MAY 31, 2018

Reflecting on my years as an independent consultant, I’ve boiled it down to five keys to success. Reflecting on my years as an independent consultant, I’ve boiled it down to five keys to success. Most agencies and firms take a 35% fee. Recently I logged into my retirement accounts and was surprised (and pleased!) But I digress.)

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The Management Centre

MARCH 7, 2021

=mc Director and L&D specialist Yvette Gyles blogs on the pros and cons of appraisals… Tis the season for performance reviews – well, it seems that way to me. I see it time and time again on social media and HR magazines, people are saying appraisals are dead, dying or endangered. Old fashioned? I don’t think so.

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Buzzsprout

JANUARY 3, 2024

Finding answers to your podcasting questions can be frustrating and time-consuming, but a good podcast course consolidates all the necessary information into one convenient place. This guide lists the best podcasting courses to help launch and market your new podcast, learn about tech, and monetize your content !

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 30, 2020

He’s pretty sure a colleague, John, is plagiarizing his blog posts. Plagiarism occurs all the time. Soon after I published Manage Your Project Portfolio , I wrote an article, Project Portfolio Decisions–Decisions For Now. Or, have your manager buy it for you if you can't afford it.” Develop Your List of Topics.

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Nash Consulting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We equipped you with tools to decipher your own style, decode those of others, and make adjustments that increase our likelihood of finding a positive resolution. Armed with this insight, we broke down some of the mindsets that can better allow us to remain engaged and relational, even as we navigate the clashes of ideas and convictions.

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Nash Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Evaluating Your Team's Psychological Safety In teams with high levels of psychological safety, you can observe certain behaviors and attitudes that contribute to a positive and productive team environment. Take a look at the following list, and maybe consider engaging in an evaluation of your own team.

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The Consultants Peer Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

You know them, “A consultant is one, when you ask for the time of day, will take your watch, read you the time, and keep the watch.” That’s the one-year price of embarrassment, not even counting the present value of future profits to partners. Not really funny to a practitioner. The jokes persisted.

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