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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

Although I’ve developed a number of blog posts addressing the practice of management consulting, I have spent little time tying things together into a framework of secret weapons of the modern consultant. A modern consultant is a professional that can work in dynamic industries, operate within multiple types of consulting organizations (e.g.,

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How to Develop Your Tagline to Win More Work

Successful Independent Consulting

Narrowing your niche is an important step in the right direction, but you’ll also want to develop a tagline as part of your branding. 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). You get the idea.

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How To Make Project Closure and Client-Consultant Transitions Smooth

Steve Shu Consulting

Here are some: Clients and consultants should develop a mutual understanding of how the relationship will eventually end in terms of time of transition. And your “ex” may actually refer you in this case. While we don’t need pre-nuptials, recognize that relationship communication is a two-way street.

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Book review: "Steady Work," by Karen Gaudet

Markovitz Consulting

when the lean operating system she helped install enabled the staff at the Starbucks stores around Newtown, CT manage the chaos and trauma around the Newtown massacre. So, an initiative that was intended to create a consistent experience for the customer was actually creating slightly different operations in every store.

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Steps for Getting Started as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

Reconnect with everyone who is in a position to hire you or refer you. Land Your First Project Dont be afraid to take the leap to solopreneurship because youre anxious about having to sell or do business development. Business development involves cultivating trusting relationships, but this takes time to build momentum.

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Book Review: Four Types of Problems

Markovitz Consulting

In that regards, it’s an excellent reference book that belongs on every bookshelf. Identifying the root causes of a problem that prevent something from operating as it should. Innovation that seeks to fundamentally change how something operates. The title of Art Smalley’s new book, Four Types of Problems , is misleading.

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How to Figure Out Your Consulting Bill Rate

Successful Independent Consulting

For example, organizational effectiveness consultants charge more than change management consultants, and change management consultants charge more than training developers. Reference: Seven of the Best Salary Information Websites.) Confidence — This has a lot to do with what you can charge.