Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We're coming up on the end of the year and it's time to review what worked and didn't so we can come up with plans for 2021, right? If 2020 has taught us anything, we don't always have control over all the things we put into typical annual plans, complete with SMART goals and actionable strategies. That type of planning is OUT.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We're coming up on the end of the year and it's time to review what worked and didn't so we can come up with plans for 2021, right? If 2020 has taught us anything, we don't always have control over all the things we put into typical annual plans, complete with SMART goals and actionable strategies. That type of planning is OUT.

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

Briana) The more I focused on what would I do if I was there in person, the easier it became. So, the key is to modify what we have been doing with clients instead of becoming overwhelmed and trying to reinvent the wheel. It isn’t the same as a hallway chat, but it allows time for, "Hey, do you have a quick sec?"

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Organizational Talent Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Yet, 71% of executives say an engaged workforce is critical to their company's success. You are not alone if you are on a quest for that perfect career or feel stuck in a rut. There is a saying that any road will get you where you are going if you don't know where you are going.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

You’re an unemployed agilist. And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. Staff jobs only offer intangible and peripheral value, as I briefly discussed in Unemployed Agilists: How to Show Your Value to Support What Managers Want, Part 1.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2020

Are you working on a website (or know you need to) but are stuck because you can't seem to find the words for your copy that describes what you do and the value that you create? Don't worry - you are not alone! What to Expect in This Tutorial. Transcript. Betsy Jordyn: Hey, it's Betsy Jordyn.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 12, 2023

If an individual is not prepared or if she does not have prior knowledge of the subjects that are discussed, she can get stuck trying to process what is being said while simultaneously taking notes – the result being incomplete or fragmented notes. You can paraphrase if the speed of the conversation is too quick to transcribe.

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Do you know what to say when it's time to lay people off? The first time I had to lay someone off, I had no idea what to say. However, if you have a reasonable context, you (or HR and you) can create a script you can use to make a layoff a respectful and relatively kind experience.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2020

We started negotiating as babies when we cried to get what we wanted and gradually built up our negotiation tactics to negotiate dinner locations, job offers, problems with partners, and basically anything that life throws at us. If you are negotiating with someone for the first time, talk to them about other things first.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Thinking about starting your own business and want to know exactly what it'll cost to make that happen? I asked my partner Jen Hamilton - our community Chief Operating Officer to be my guest today and share all the deets on the what you'll need and how much it all costs so that you can plan in advance for both the startup and ongoing costs.

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Consulting Matters

JANUARY 22, 2020

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Pati for coming to talk to us today. Betsy: Before we get started I'd love for everybody here who is listening in or watching to know a little bit more about you and your background, and how you're connected to this project that we're talking about related to the Science of Burnout.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

Rachelle Stone : Thank you. Betsy Jordyn : So really what I want to understand from you cause there’s going to be a lot of people who are in the same boat that you were when we first met who are trying to grow your business. So, why don’t we go back in time and tell me a little bit about you.

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Makarios Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2022

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. If you damaged trust and want it back, you can’t afford excuses, justifications, or passing the buck. But it can happen, nonetheless.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 15, 2019

I am super excited to interview Jahaan Blake, our latest Consultant Institute grad who has launched an amazing website and has a fantastic business all ready to go to start attracting tons of leads and future clients, but before she moves on to this new phase I wanted to take a pause and learn more about her experience. So, Jahaan, welcome.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The expectation is that you can drive as fast as you like, do whatever you like with your land, say anything that’s on your mind. So don’t tailgate, turn down the stereo in your apartment and realize that your words and behavior impact the folks around you. Both are forms of freedom.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

I'm so glad to have you here and I'm so glad you're willing to take the time to talk to us. I really appreciate the time you're giving me to talk with you. So tell me a little bit about your background and what was it that made you decide; like you know what, I want to take the risk and start my own shop?

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The Management Centre

DECEMBER 3, 2023

As a manager though you may be reluctant to overload people, to let go of tasks that you enjoy, or to invest the time in showing someone the ropes. It’s about understanding the competence and commitment of the person you want to delegate to – how experienced are they at doing this work? How signed up are they to the task?

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Let’s say you have a professional service that is very powerful, it really delivers the results your clients are looking for. And you have a prospective client who desperately needs those results but they can’t seem to get those results on their own. What problems does it address? What results will I get?

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And, guess what? For example, the head of sales decides to tell the marketing staff what they should do, undercutting the priorities that have been set by the head of marketing. and less productive (“I’ll wait to see who wins this round before I do anything.”). The Decision to Infringe. The Decision to Ignore.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 9, 2019

I'm so glad to have you here and I'm so glad you're willing to take the time to talk to us. I really appreciate the time you're giving me to talk with you. So tell me a little bit about your background and what was it that made you decide; like you know what, I want to take the risk and start my own shop?

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Rick Conlow

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

He encouraged me and said, “You are doing all right. Come and tell them what it takes.” It was four weeks or so before the banquet. As the date approached, I could not think of anything to say. Finally, I thought, did I learn anything even though I didn’t achieve my dream?” The One Word: An Excuse.

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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? Are you tired of hit-or-miss profits and feeling like you're never getting ahead? Well, it's time to say enough already and go from surviving to thriving! So how do you get out of this trap?

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Buzzsprout

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Podcasting started in the early 2000s, long before social media, algorithmic feeds, and “going viral.” It allowed podcasting to be digitally native while retaining the original idealism of the internet, a democratized media where everybody had a voice and anybody could listen to what was important to them. Maybe that’s true?

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Rick Conlow

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

4 Employee Comments that Lower a Team’s Morale Whether it is a department or a work team or a cross-functional team, here are seven “side comments” that team members make which will undermine, if not destroy, teamwork before it gets started. Sabotage is what happens next. Some managers backed out by saying this.

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Makarios Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And, guess what? For example, the head of sales decides to tell the marketing staff what they should do, undercutting the priorities that have been set by the head of marketing. and less productive (“I’ll wait to see who wins this round before I do anything.”) The decision to infringe is an end-run around another person.

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The Fearless Marketer

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

And if so, how exactly do you do it? What other people say about your work can be much more persuasive than what you say about your work. First of all, what is a good testimonial vs. a bad one? That’s bad because it could have been about anything. You have to ask. James is amazing.”.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 4, 2017

Everybody knows you should dress conservatively for a job interview. Before starting Black Lapel , Tian worked in finance and his wife was a consultant at McKinsey. Suffice it to say, he knows a thing or two about dressing for a consulting interview. But what exactly is a good fit? A poor fit looks sloppy.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 30, 2021

Someone asks you for information and you don't know the answer. ” A colleague or a person you serve asks, “Why are we doing this?” ” You might freeze and not be able to answer in the moment. ” You might freeze and not be able to answer in the moment. Can you admit you don't know?

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And yet, CIPD’s latest report on Health & Wellbeing at Work (published in April 2022) says that while “ organisations are clearly still committed to supporting their people, evidence suggests that activity in this area is starting to slip, and a more holistic approach – based on the health risks and needs of the workforce – is needed.”

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 29, 2022

Joanie asked the various leaders these questions for every project in progress: When did you start this project? Are you still working on this project? If so, how long do you think this project will take? How many other projects did you finish since you started this project? Let's walk through the data for Team 1.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you thinking about becoming a consultant but not sure what the consultant's role entails? Are you currently a consultant and tired of shadow boxing negative stereotypes about this role and want to be seen as an essential strategic partner to executives? This is a longer video than a typical Quick Win that you might see here.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Are you tired of the endless chase for small-paying consulting gigs? Are you so over those labor intensive projects that keep you as busy as you were when you were an employee? It's a consequence of an intentional positioning strategy, which I will explain to you in this video. Transcript.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Transcript: I want to talk about a shortcut to success, and I want to share this with you because I believe that a lot of people these days are looking for a shortcut to success. You actually know what that secret is. You might not see it as that, but you actually know what you need to do to become successful.

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Tsavo Neal

JULY 14, 2020

My personal website, the website you’re reading now, has been everything to me. But what about others? Exclusive Bonus : Download my guide on How To Make A Personal Website In 5 Easy Steps if you want to start YOUR personal website (takes less than 30 minutes) — and level up your career and self-development. QUICK LINKS:

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 27, 2018

So tell me a little bit about you. So you have your own business consulting success. So how did you get into starting this business? Do you have a consulting background yourself? So how did you—what made you think of Consulting Success? So Michael and I met how many years ago was it, Michael?

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The Management Centre

MAY 2, 2024

As someone working in Learning and Development, what do you visualise when you consider the term accessibility? Read on to see what she had to say. Yvette: Zara it’s lovely to see you again. Can we start with you sharing what accessibility actually means?

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 17, 2023

If you are in a period of reasonable calm (excepting, of course, the ever-present assortment of hiccups and fire drills that no company is without) you are likely relishing the chance to take a deep breath and enjoy some well-earned comfort. And you should … but not for too long. You have to test unproven strategies.

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