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ISO 20700 and Client Relationships: Building Trust and Transparency

Effective Managers

The standard encourages open communication and clarity in all aspects of the consulting process, from scope definition to project delivery. By adopting these practices, consultants can create a transparent environment where expectations, goals, and methodologies are clearly articulated and understood.

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How To Write a Blog Your Ideal Client Wants to Read

Consulting Matters

Phil's run into a classic mistake, writing copy that us coaches and consultants are searching for and care (our methodology) about instead of addressing real questions that his ideal customer asks. Phil ended up discovering it's not what he is (mentor or coach) or what he does (methodology). Don't focus on your methodology.

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How to Build a Consulting Website

Consulting Matters

So you definitely want to make sure that they learn more about working with you and how they can get that free consult. If you need some help, I am definitely here for you. So if that is something that you need help with, definitely let me know. That's the same deal with your clients. You know, are you going to be that person?

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Want to land a six-figure consulting project? Swipe my consulting proposal template

Consulting Matters

I definitely recommend talking about the situational overview in second person. I might say, if we work on this org design, what's going to happen is we're going to definitely decrease today's cost. We're definitely going to decrease controllable costs. Secret Sauce around methodology (4:47): Okay. The client is here.

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3 Reasons Consulting Proposals Fail

Consulting Success

We’re typically talking just weeks, not months, and definitely not years. We can definitely chat about it, but this is the path that I would take. The first reason is that you’re not having a deep and meaningful consulting sales conversation. If you want some help with that, reach out. I wish you the best.

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First Impressions

Alan Weiss

The overwhelming odds are that the buyer, who was smart enough to seek help, is not the primary problem, and definitely not in the first ten minutes. Don’t take about your methodology, talk about the results you can create: problems solved, opportunities realized, both organizational and personal improvements.

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Insights from Australia's Leading Social Sector Consulting Firm

Tom Spencer

Definitions. Launched on 16 August 2012, the SVA Consulting Quarterly is a new online publication dedicated to sharing new ideas, tools and methodologies with leaders, managers, and thinkers in the Australian non-profit sector. Helpful Links. Insights from Australia’s Leading Social Sector Consulting Firm.