Consulting Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sarah Gleason, a successful business owner and a personal development coach, exemplifies this spirit of resilience. As a business owner, Sarah learned the importance of discovering one's purpose and niche. She got her business off the ground by enrolling in a course. This resilience became a stepping stone to her growth.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 11, 2024

As the world changes, businesses and leaders must change too. As the world changes, businesses and leaders must change too. Organizations and leaders need to evolve strategic thinking and planning approaches to go beyond what is already understood. I'm suggesting that a new approach is desperately needed.

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Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This is what I want to start to unpack for you in this article. Three Myths About Your Consulting and Coaching Value. What you do isn't the same as your methodologies or tools. Your value isn't found in your tools. It's in how you use your tools that matters. Your value isn't in your mission either.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 7, 2022

Do you want to know what executives in world-class companies think about leadership and why they hire consultants and coaches? Second, Jim is one of the best executives and lives the values driving consultants and coaches like us, especially around purpose and relationship. I invited Jim to join me on the show for several reasons.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 13, 2020

As a mentor who helps people turn their life work into their own businesses, I meet a lot of highly trained and experienced professionals with both vision.and fear. It's a big deal to leave the comforts of a steady paycheck for the unknown world of business ownership. And they have fear. Of course they do.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 11, 2023

That brought me around to an exercise where I wrote down ways that I help my partners improve their businesses. These 10 ways are all focused on producing more business for you. Higher Profit Margins : We focus on better pricing, brand power, marketing effectiveness and more with the outcome being a higher profit margin.

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Granite Leadership Strategies

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Winning new Government contracts requires that a company pursue them by tracking and chasing more of them if they want to grow the business. But from a strategic business development sense, that may mean more opportunities or a better, more focused approach rather than a shotgun method. From a sheer numbers standpoint that makes sense.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 13, 2021

Do you know what keeps your ideal client up at night? Most blog posts aren't helpful to your ideal customer. Not only do you have to know what's on your ideal client's mind, but you need to know what they need - hint - it is NOT the process you are trying to sell. He loves talking shop.

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Consulting Matters

JULY 20, 2023

Running a business and maintaining optimal health may seem like a Herculean task, but it's not impossible. An integrative health practitioner, Adrienne Barela navigated her journey from employee to health and wellness business owner with resilience, determination, and an impressive understanding of the human body.

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Business Consulting Agency

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Entrepreneurship stands as a beacon of innovation, resilience, and vision, shaping the future of business landscapes globally. Here are ten compelling quotes from visionary entrepreneurs that not only offer profound insights but also reflect the evolving dynamics and potential of the business world. Value is what you get.”

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 20, 2020

The best thing about leaping from corporate into running your own business is having control over your career, time and earning potential. And as a result - we take work is beneath what we did when we were corporate leaders and get paid for our time, something we haven't done in years. We work a ton of hours.

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This is a business disaster. Also, highlighted in the video are four leadership strategies that power drives the ‘secret sauce’ The Power of People. A lack of engagement produces poorer productivity, morale, and overall business results. This costs companies billions of dollars in lost sales, and profits.

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The Consultants Peer Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. practice) in a deeper, more meaningful way – How you consult, in addition to What you do. As you are likely aware, there are enumerable media articles on ethics lapses in management consulting. Yes, equivalent to $0.70

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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. These leaders channel whatever ego and drive they have into the good of others and radically serving others. The other day I wrote an article on the difference between power over and power with/within leadership approaches.

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Brimstone Consulting

JULY 17, 2022

Is your leadership team aligned? Highly aligned organizations grow revenue 58% faster and are 72% more profitable than unaligned organizations. What can you do? Alignment is a catalyst for speed and a cornerstone for accelerated growth. 28% of those surveyed were able to list three of the company’s five strategic priorities.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

3 things I’ve seen that matter more than anything: Invest in your brand. Strategy drives price. I’ve been formalizing my Billion Dollar Strategy process and the components of a good strategy look like this: What does success look like? What resources do we need to make this happen? What action will we take?

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MARCH 4, 2024

What sets a data-driven organization apart? Today's generative AI is driving a data revolution. But, unlocking the full potential of what is possible requires a talent strategy tightly aligned with your company's data analytics strategy. Evidence suggests better revenue and customer value.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. You cannot need your clients more than they need you. They will feel the desperation and it'll affect your close rates. your peers.). Before we get started.

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Rick Conlow

JULY 11, 2023

What does this mean to a company? For example, high employee disengagement equals: Poor morale More employee turnover Absenteeism Poor customer service Lower productivity Fewer sales Lack of employee loyalty Less profit. Business schools around the world teach this. What can companies do? In the US it is 70%. Delegation.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JULY 5, 2017

Everyone wants to work smarter, but when you’re self-employed finding time to work on your business, not just in it, is hard. You’re already so busy doing client work, where’s the time to make improvement? It’s even harder to step back and evaluate what you’re doing, not just how you’re doing it. What’s Working?

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The Management Centre

APRIL 8, 2024

The Calico Group is a collection of social profit-for-purpose businesses, charities and services, that exist to make a difference to people’s lives. The Calico Group is a collection of social profit-for-purpose businesses, charities and services, that exist to make a difference to people’s lives.

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Consulting Success

MARCH 5, 2018

The importance of trusting your motivation, developing habits of effective networking and capitalizing on your strengths to find greater consulting success. There is a common misconception in the consulting world that working with nonprofit organizations means that there are no profits to be had for consultants.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

Are you thinking about creating an online course but aren't sure if they are profitable for consultants? Courses are a fantastic way to expand your reach, sweeten the value that you offer your clients, reduce your labor intensity, and provide passive revenue. More than likely, my answer to you will be yes. Transcript.

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Their companies make 22% more profit. Obviously, CEOs and executives are leaving valuable sales and profit on the table by tolerating toxic workplaces and bad bosses. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your customers.” The way your employees feel is the way your customers will feel.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. You cannot need your clients more than they need you. They will feel the desperation and it'll affect your close rates. your peers.). Before we get started.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Critical is connecting the dots between sustainability risks and opportunities, investor demands, government regulations, finance, and business operations to think holistically about integrating ESG into every company function. Your Strategic Partner. This is where we come in. Our Solutions. Our Results.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In today’s data-centric digital landscape, intelligence is central to any business strategy, especially as we look towards 2024. Professional services firms have always known this, given that profits depend on their ability to provide specialized insights and solutions you can’t get anywhere else. Read on to learn more.

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

What constitutes project accounting in a company is based on several factors including company type, the number of projects and company size. For those companies, project accounting is one component of several operational mechanisms used in controlling projects, maximizing project profitability, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 15, 2022

It is more than likely that your team (even if it has been in place for some time) is in the forming stage. Recognizing where your team is at on this path is critical, as the stages are building blocks for cohesion and success of the team. We’ve all dealt with personal challenges, loss, and even grief on an unprecedented level.

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LSA Global

MAY 6, 2024

Unveiling Distinctiveness: Key Strategies to Differentiate Your Company Setting your company apart from the pack is not just desirable; it’s imperative for leaders looking to create sustainable high growth. With so many businesses vying for attention, standing out matters to get above the noise. What happened?

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Do you want more self-satisfaction and recognition for your efforts? Ramp up your team through four keys approaches to creating exceptionally high levels of employee engagement. Employee engagement has become a strategy not a way of doing business. This means 21% more profitability, and 202% overall better productivity.

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The Consultants Peer Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I can only surmise that some of the founders of what are now large consulting firms would also be embarrassed and maybe even angry: Bill Bain, of Bain & Co. Historically, these firms have offered a very narrow view of what good economics and good government looks like. Lions, tigers, consultants, Oh my. Oh my, indeed.

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Makarios Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

What would happen if a significant number of the people in your organization were not performing and executing well in their roles? The profit loss? To function at the highest level in your organization, you need to have the right people in the right seats. of the time the person should be let go from your company.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 15, 2023

This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test. link] Why is Character Important to Your Success? The impact of these decisions either reinforces your team's desired or undesired thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. What is Leadership Character?

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 15, 2022

It is more than likely that your team (even if it has been in place for some time) is in the forming stage. Recognizing where your team is at on this path is critical, as the stages are building blocks for cohesion and success of the team. We’ve all dealt with personal challenges, loss, and even grief on an unprecedented level.

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Kates Kesler

JUNE 29, 2020

Simple financial measures, like P&Ls, are an effective way to visibly drive leader accountability, yet they frequently do not match the complexity of today’s strategies. Metrics serve as a powerful motivator and unfortunately, are often perfectly designed to drive sub-optimal results. Assume you are the coach of a basketball team.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

At the start of 2023, I saw articles pop up about Tesla’s rush to discount their cars to “drive demand” and I decided it was time to revisit the OG blog post to answer the question: “Are Discounts Still For Dummies?!” What does a discount say about you? What it means is you don’t believe in the value you are offering.

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