Consulting Intellectual Property Productivity 
Successful Independent Consulting
APRIL 30, 2025
As a consultant, its our job to help clients solve problems and operate at their best. For example, Decrease product returns by moving the quality checks upstream in the process. As a consultant These three words transform unsolicited advice by framing it within a business context so its less personal.
Johanna Rothman
JUNE 27, 2023
I didn't give them permission to scrape my site and use the results in their product. That means these models have committed intellectual property theft. But here's the thing: if the LLMs can steal my intellectual property, what will they do about yours? Create your own art.
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Johanna Rothman
OCTOBER 10, 2023
When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. That makes so much sense.
Consulting Matters
JANUARY 13, 2018
Content marketing is essential for consultants because we are in the knowledge business. We don't sell a tangible product or service. it's one thing to have a repository of intellectual property (IP). Therefore, you need to set up your content in what I am calling your "Consultant Content Marketing Funnel.".
Successful Independent Consulting
AUGUST 24, 2022
If you tell people you are a consultant, many of them will not understand that you are an independent professional in business for yourself. Many people who call themselves consultants are employees of large global firms like Accenture, and others perform temporary assignments through a staffing agency. We are our own boss.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 7, 2018
After 10+ years of running my own consulting practice, you can bet that I made my fair share of mistakes. Along with my mistakes, I will also be sharing my hard earned best practices so that you can accelerate the growth of your consulting practice. But you already know this because you are a consultant.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 7, 2018
After 10+ years of running my own consulting practice, you can bet that I made my fair share of mistakes. Along with my mistakes, I will also be sharing my hard earned best practices so that you can accelerate the growth of your consulting practice. But you already know this because you are a consultant.
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