Consulting Success

MARCH 8, 2024

However, there are 2 scenarios I’ll go over in this article where it can make sense to use hourly fees when pricing your consulting services. Should you ever use hourly consulting fees? At Consulting Success®, we believe that there are more reasons NOT to use an hourly fee than to use one. But before we.

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Consulting Success

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In this article, I’ve summarized Flawless Consulting to help you master the craft of consulting. How do you — the independent consultant or consulting firm owner — get your expertise used? Flawless Consulting: Book Stats Rating: 6.5/10 Flawless Consulting Summary (Book Review For Consultants) is a post from: Consulting Success

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this article, we’ve broken down the book The McKinsey Way to help you do exactly that. How can you — the solo consultant or small consulting firm owner — consult like the most prestigious consulting firm in the world? The McKinsey Way by Ethan Raisel (Background) McKinsey & Company is a consulting firm founded.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In this article, we’ll simplify all of it for you, and show you some of the must-have software for consultants. The right software for consultants can help you streamline and scale your consulting business. But do you ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of software for consultants that are on the market today? We’ll only.

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David A Fields

JUNE 25, 2024

For example, an article or white paper, your new … Continued The post Offering Value Is Actually Bad for Your Consulting Business! What if that common wisdom is not only wrong, but backwards? You’ve probably encountered advice that consultants should only reach out to prospects when they have a compelling, useful tidbit to offer.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 9, 2024

While most readers of these articles are aware of my book, The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients, fewer are aware of my first book. If you want to build a successful consulting firm, certain errors aren’t just acceptable, they’re practically mandatory.

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Consulting Success

MARCH 31, 2023

By the end of this article, you’ll have 15 best practices to implement — and be. After helping several hundred solo consultants and small firm owners build strategic and profitable consulting businesses in our Clarity Coaching Program, we’ve observed what works in the field.

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Consulting Success

APRIL 7, 2023

In this article, I’ll break down the subject of D&I and show how it impacts solopreneurs, consultants, and start-ups. Diversity & Inclusion is a broad topic that intimidates many business owner and consultants. For some, it is difficult to see how D&I is relevant to their work.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, the article also requires your participation. You can easily master a valuable technique that will improve your consulting firm’s new business pipeline. You’re willing to play along? Great, let’s dive in! The 1:1:1 message is incredibly effective for warming up cool connections and fanning life into almost-dead relationships. (If

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 20, 2023

In this article, Why Buyers Don’t Buy: Sales Mistakes That Cost Consultants New Business is a post from: Consulting Success And for the business you didn’t win, what made you lose it? Whether you’re a solo consultant or running a large firm, you’ll learn about sales mistakes that are costing you new business.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 6, 2023

Listen to the podcast version of this in-depth article here) The reason why it’s such a big risk? “Supply chain” risk has been singled out as one of the biggest threats. And as consultants, we’re part of that supply chain. Most solo consultants and small firms invest.

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Consulting Success

MAY 26, 2023

By the end of this article, you’ll have a library of consulting templates that our clients have used to help build high 6 and 7-figure consulting businesses. Looking for consulting templates to become more efficient with your clients?

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn effective forms of leadership to help you start, grow, and scale a consulting firm in 2023. As the owner of a small firm, what consulting leadership style will help you build a successful business?

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Consulting Success

AUGUST 11, 2023

However, there are a lot of ways to look at margin — and many nuances to look out for This article will provide a practical guide on how you should be looking at margin in your consulting business. Most consultants know the most important number for a consultancy is gross margin.

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David A Fields

MAY 14, 2024

Quite a few years ago, the brainy duo of a neuroscientist and a Princeton professor released this eye-opening article, “Interactions of Top-Down and … Continued The post 5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.

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Consulting Success

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this article, I’ll share… What passive income looks like. We’ve done it ourselves and we’ve taught our Clarity Coaching clients to create passive income. However, creating “true” passive income — income that requires no ongoing work — takes a lot of work upfront.

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Consulting Success

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this article, I’m going to share some “shovels” with you that can help you to extract some of that gold — and open up new profit centers in your consulting business. If you’re a consultant, you’re sitting on a gold mine of opportunity. We call this the Ultimate Licensing Formula. It’s a six-step process.

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David A Fields

MAY 21, 2024

Whether you’re a long-time reader or you’ve recently started perusing these articles, you’ve probably grumbled at least once… “Hold on a second… David built a lucrative, consulting practice by layering chocolate references and obscure puns on top of illustrations my seven year-old could draw?

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Plus, you’re invited to speak at conferences, write articles for prominent magazines and … Continued The post Thought Leadership, Boiled Down to a Few Easy Steps appeared first on David A. Fields Consulting Group.

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Consulting Success

MAY 5, 2023

In this article, I’ll share how you can do both by creating. For a solopreneur consultant looking to grow, the dilemma often is what comes first: scale or structure? Do you grow to a certain size first and then develop systems and processes — or is it the reverse? The answer lies somewhere in between.

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Are you guilty of communicating blockbuster ideas in articles, webinars and social media posts that are utterly boring? Does your consulting firm produce snoozeworthy content? Dull as lichen on a rock? By adding a magic spice, your consulting firm’s ideas will pop to the top like a Taylor Swift song.

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David A Fields

MAY 9, 2023

Whether you’re a long-time reader or you’ve recently started perusing these articles, you’ve probably grumbled at least once… “Hold on a second… David built his practice by layering chocolate references and obscure puns on top of illustrations my seven year-old could draw?

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Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article was written by ChatGPT using the transcript of the roundtable, but it was lightly edited. Example: The initial image for this article was of a female assistant so I changed the prompt to “non-human assistant.”] Like I did for this article!) Please write a blog article using the following transcript as input.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 3, 2021

Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. Related Articles: "What is a Brand and Why You Need One". It's the lack of words that keeps websites from getting launched and marketing tactics from getting implemented. Yes, emotions.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 26, 2021

This article is your first step. Related Articles: Consulting vs. Leading. Related Article : Consulting vs. Coaching. Related Articles/Podcast Episode: Face the Five Fears of Working for Yourself. So, let's make this happen for you! Ask yourself: Why do you REALLY want your own business? Why consulting or coaching?

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In this article, John Winsor offers one, based on the successful work that he and Jin Paik have done in recent years helping companies experiment with and adopt digital-talent platforms at scale.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The article outlines seven key behaviors that advanced firms are adopting, including integrating human capital into deal planning, improving talent assessments, and fostering leadership development. Private equity firms are increasingly recognizing the importance of talent management in driving value creation.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This article describes a simple strategic tool that your organization can use as a framework to assess gen AI maturity and build the capabilities needed to create and capture value from AI.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Building on those insights, they designed a five-step process to drive successful transformation initiatives, and in this article they discuss the process and offer advice on how to implement it.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

With real-world examples and personal experiences, the authors of this article explain what product management is about, the critical skills a PM needs to have, as well as how to start out and match your strengths to different types of PM roles.

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Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2024

My articles ranked on page one, and inquiries started flowing in, leading to six-figure contracts. Coaches and consultants find my articles on personal branding , brand archetypes , and business strategy right when they need them. I’ve used the same strategy to pivot into brand messaging.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JUNE 28, 2024

This article has some sample text to get you started. To find one, I recommend www.UpCounsel.com. ~ ~ ~ Additional Resources ~ ~ ~ Online knowledge base: Legal and Contracting for Independent Consultants Web workshop: Legal Aspects of Solo Consulting Related articles from UpCounsel

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

But even companies that have embraced AI are still struggling with aspects of the budgeting process in today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment. Why is that? When does it make sense to rely on AI, and when does it not?

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Successful Independent Consulting

AUGUST 28, 2024

See my earlier article for tips.) After helping hundreds of solopreneurs, I’ve developed this formula: (What You Do) + (The Result) Step 1: Select the keywords that best reflect your expertise (What You Do).

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2024

This article discusses two of the more recent LinkedIn tools that can be used as a solopreneur to help drive awareness of your services and build your pipeline of prospects. Although it’s a terrific platform, using LinkedIn effectively is getting more complicated as new features and tools are added.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Send relevant articles or resources. Here are some outreach ideas. Engage on LinkedIn. Comment thoughtfully on their LinkedIn posts. Forward a LinkedIn post as a direct message. You may find this to be useful.” This sounds like an event that may interest you.”

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Epicflow

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Read the article to find out. However, with present-day high competition and ever-evolving requirements, this can be easier said than done. What steps will lead your company to become a high-performing organization? And what is the role of project management tools in achieving this goal?

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