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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

Examples Several years ago, my agency represented a highly talented professional with over 20 years of experience even though he positioned himself as a jack-of-all-trades. It was hard to recommend him to clients because we couldn’t say with conviction, “You need to talk with Jack Tradesmith because he’s the expert at leadership development.”

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How to Manage a More Experienced Direct Report

CaseInterview.com

One of the questions I get a lot from newer managers is: “How do I manage someone who is older and more experienced, knowledgeable, and talented than I am?” A good CEO hires people who are smarter, more experienced, and more talented in their respective functional areas than the CEO. Develop the tactical approach (a.k.a. First Name *.

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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

Progressus

According to PWC , talent, technology and data will set winning professional services firms apart from the competition. Human experts (talent) – and the knowledge and skills they bring to the table – are responsible for generating business value and differentiating their firm from the competition.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

While the group liked getting together and engaging in some joint activities — such as goal setting, best-practice sharing, and talent development — people often wondered why they were in the room. Talent Developers: attract, assess, develop, and retain talent. In Nicolas’s case, it was the former.

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How to Evaluate Your Marketing Leader’s Performance

Prudent Pedal

Ask questions about production efficiency, turnaround times, collateral organization/dissemination, and costs. How did our leadership team contribute to or inhibit your success? If I gave you one new resource, what would it be, why, and what strategic impact could you deliver with it? Are we using your talents to the fullest?

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4 Signs an Executive Isn’t Ready for Coaching

Harvard Business

So how do those who control the coaching purse strings — HR, talent managers, and other buyers — avoid throwing money away on uncoachable executives? Maybe they point a finger at the quality of their team, a lack of resources, or even their boss. They blame external factors for their problems.

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Your Organization Wastes Time. Here’s How to Fix It.

Harvard Business

Your Scarcest Resource. Companies wind up in trouble and squander the time, talent, and energy of their workforce when they lose focus, spend money on things that don’t make a difference to employees or the future of the business, and use operating models that are out of whack. Consider the remarkable turnaround at Ford.

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