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Signs Your Consulting Firm is Operating on Faulty Assumptions

David A Fields

The post Signs Your Consulting Firm is Operating on Faulty Assumptions appeared first on David A. Or more than a bit. Or completely wrong. Pickles-in-peanut-butter wrong. That’s no fun. Alas, I have bad news for you and me: … Continued.

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Figuring Out Your Billing Rate as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. Links to articles on how to raise your rate or switch to a fixed fee are at the end of this one.) Or they haven’t raised their rates consistently over time, or they haven’t switched to a fixed fee.

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10 Tough-Times Strategies for Consulting Firms

David A Fields

Clients are shutting down their operations; workshops and meetings are being called off; in fact, the entire economy appears to be headed for an … Continued. The post 10 Tough-Times Strategies for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A.

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8 Consulting Templates To Help Streamline Your Consulting Business

Consulting Success

The right consulting templates will help you close new business, deliver your work, and streamline your operations. 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.

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Effective Manufacturing Operations Management in 2024

Epicflow

There’s one more essential component that helps manufacturers reach their goals — manufacturing operations management (MOM). Read the article to learn more about this practice and its role in manufacturing, and explore recommendations that will drive MOM’s efficiency. What Is Manufacturing Operations Management? Process control.

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Your Favorite HBR Articles of 2023

Harvard Business

As we close out 2023, we asked our readers: Did an HBR article make a meaningful impact on the way you think, work, or lead this year? And how specifically did it change the way you operate? We heard from readers in a variety of different industries, writing in from various corners of the world.

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Worker Safety Needs to Be Central to Your Company’s Operations

Harvard Business

Especially in high-hazard industries, there’s nothing more central to your firm’s operations than worker safety. In this article, the author highlights a unique strategic partnership that helped the electrical transmission and distribution construction industry control injuries and fatalities caused by exposures to workplace hazards.