Consulting Success
DECEMBER 22, 2020
This is the ultimate guide on how to start a consulting business in 2021. By the end of this guide, you’ll know how to turn your skills and expertise into a profitable and successful consulting business. Let’s dive right in. Contents Step 1: Choose Your Consulting Business Model Step 2: Get Clear On Your Ideal. How To Start A Consulting Business In 2021 (6 Steps) is a post from: Consulting Success.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Most consultants get anxiety attacks when it comes to talking about money with potential clients. While it is important for you to address your own underlying issues for why it is hard for you to ask for equitable compensation for your worth, have you considered the significance to YOUR client that you do ask for your worth ? If you are a consultant, you are a change agent.
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David A Fields
DECEMBER 15, 2020
You and your consulting firm are pretty spiffy. But does your firm employ the one, best consulting approach? Let’s find out. You savor the evidence that your consulting firm produces excellent work. Glowing testimonials and multiple, word-of-mouth referrals provide ample evidence that your consulting firm consistently pleases your clients. Yet, other consulting firms proceed quite … Continued.
Clarity Consultants
DECEMBER 21, 2020
The higher education sector has been going through a digital transformation. COVID-19 made transitioning to online learning models essentially mandatory, ensuring students could be protected while continuing with their education. While many schools treated the shift as a pure necessity, the eLearning approach can do more than simply meet social distancing and similar requirements; it can provide numerous benefits, too.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Markovitz Consulting
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Peter Drucker once quipped that, “Much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%.
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Consulting Success
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Now, I could tell you that our programs are the best at helping consultants grow their consulting business… …or, I could SHOW you the hundreds of testimonials and clients sharing their results. Which would you find more compelling? The latter. Your clients raving about you is far more impactful than you raving about yourself. But. The BEST Way To Get Testimonials From Clients (& How To Use Them) is a post from: Consulting Success.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 16, 2020
This just in: doing what everyone expects of you is OUT, doing what what makes you happy is IN. Kelly Collins-Lintz – actress of both film and movies, blogger, writer, momager (her kids are also in the acting biz on shows like Bosch, the Walking Dead, and Under the Dome) says “listening to your gut is the best way to create your own path to success,” and this woman knows what she is talking about!
David A Fields
DECEMBER 29, 2020
You may be familiar with the habit-creating technique called “Don’t Break the Chain.” Most people use it to establish a new, personal habit. You could also deploy the approach on behalf of your consulting firm. The most common, simple and concrete implementation of Don’t Break the Chain utilizes a wall calendar. First, you decide on … Continued.
Clarity Consultants
DECEMBER 1, 2020
While online classes have been around for a substantial amount of time, their use wasn’t as nearly as widespread as it has been since COVID-19. Many higher education institutions had little choice but to transition to virtual learning models as shelter-in-place orders spread across the country. Students were required to adjust, causing many who preferred the in-person experience to have.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 23, 2020
You need to explain how — and why — you’re monitoring.
Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 23, 2020
This year was a challenging year for many of us. Some of you may have lost your livelihoods, and you may know people who even lost their lives. For those of us lucky enough to be healthy and hard at work during 2020, we had to navigate a new and challenging environment; a loss of freedom to socialise and interact with friends, colleagues, and clients in the way that we had become accustomed.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 14, 2020
It is a given that entrepreneurs already have their goals and motivation set even before jumping into the business stage. And for those who do not know how to apply these into their day-to-day life to actually get results, Jeff Standridge believes what they need is just one good consulting offer. Michael Zipursky sits down with the. How To Create An Irresistible Consulting Offer With Jeff Standridge: Podcast #167 is a post from: Consulting Success.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 10, 2020
"OMG - could anything else go wrong?". You know the feeling I'm talking about - the one that describes 2020 perfectly. When consultant and trainer Christy Ogilvie's business dried up because of the pandemic, she flipped this question around and started to ask, "OMG - could I be doing anything else to make my business grow even stronger?" and got to work creating her first online course.
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David A Fields
DECEMBER 8, 2020
If your consulting firm had more leads, you’d close more projects. Therefore, investing in lead-generation activities and programs seems logical for your consulting firm, right? Maybe. Let me share what my team and I have learned. Every day, consulting firm leaders much like you tell me that lead generation is their number one obstacle to … Continued.
Markovitz Consulting
DECEMBER 22, 2020
Response to my latest book, The Conclusion Trap , has been strong, but I’ve heard from some readers who that they’d like a workbook to accompany it. Done. You can download the Conclusion Trap Workbook here. For free. Gratis. No charge. $0.00 dollars. In it, you’ll find a recap of each of the four steps, along with questions, and recommendations you can use to experiment with the approach in your work (or personal!
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 21, 2020
To do well in business, a company needs to be both robust and nimble.
Henry DeVries
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The global pandemic had an impact on every business. From a digital marketing standpoint, what will 2021 bring? Several digital marketing leaders shared their thoughts on coming trends.
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Consulting Success
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Good business communication skills are essential for any leader in any organization. For the past 15 years, this has been the specialty of Deborah Riegel, a keynote speaker, author and leadership consultant who has worked with such organizations as Amazon, Kraft and the US Army. Aside from being a top-rated consultant, Deb also teaches leadership. How To Develop Your Business Communication Skills & Become A Better Leader With Deborah Riegel: Podcast #166 is a post from: Consulting Success.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 23, 2020
If you struggle with determining how to set a price for your consulting services, don’t worry you are not alone. It’s a real challenge for those of us who get paid for our knowledge and insight to come up with the EXACT RIGHT AMOUNT TO CHARGE that both honors our expertise and is fair and reasonable to our clients. To help you master the art and science of pricing consulting services, let me share with you 5 Guiding Principles : Pricing is not a separate activity you to do earn money
David A Fields
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Space-X recently completed another mission. The company hurled a handful of humans (who are infinitely braver than I am) into space so that they can literally hang out at the International Space Station. Rocketeers balance two forces: gravity and thrust. Gravity holds the rocket in place on the launch-pad at Cape Canaveral, which is convenient … Continued.
Markovitz Consulting
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Last week, I wrote about how the pandemic lockdown and work from home have made employees more productive by removing some of the bureaucratic barnacles that keep them from doing high value work. But how do we ensure that the administrative “drag”—bloated meetings, excessive documentation, repetitive approvals, etc.—don’t snapback with a vengeance when we return to the office?
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 17, 2020
They’re easy to game on an individual level — and probably won’t reflect real value added.
Tom Spencer
DECEMBER 6, 2020
Reading Time: 4 minutes. Due to COVID-19 and the lack of physical interaction the “virtual coffee chat” has become a thing. I receive 2-3 LinkedIn messages per day asking to schedule a call so that I can share my personal experience in consulting, answer recruiting-related questions, and sometimes even review a resume on the spot. However, due my busy schedule there is only a handful of requests that I can reply and offer to help.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Many people in the corporate world who are getting plump salaries and great benefits are comfortable enough to stay the course until they hang up their hats. But some who have put in the hours and paid their dues yearn for something more. Dan Pontefract was one of those, and for him, that something more was. Leadership Strategy: How To Build A Successful Consulting Business With Dan Pontefract: Podcast #168 is a post from: Consulting Success.
Consulting Matters
DECEMBER 30, 2020
We're coming up on the end of the year and it's time to review what worked and didn't so we can come up with plans for 2021, right? Wrong! If 2020 has taught us anything, we don't always have control over all the things we put into typical annual plans, complete with SMART goals and actionable strategies. That type of planning is OUT. What is IN is cultivating smart habits that keep you in tune with your market and allow you to respond to them with ease and confidence.
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David A Fields
DECEMBER 22, 2020
If you want your consulting firm to win more clients and deliver higher profit with less labor intensity on your part, where should you invest in the coming year? Popular candidates include development of virtual offerings, lead generation programs, and dark-chocolate covered espresso beans. There’s likely a more valuable investment. Before you read my recommendation, … Continued.
Effective Managers
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Leadership is about leading people, while management is about managing subordinates. Some would say that these two are entirely the same, and some would say that they are different. That’s why managers often fall into the trap of thinking that they either need to manage or lead their subordinates. At Effective Managers™, we say that the two skills are different, and you need to know how to distinguish them.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Five questions to ask when you’re working with someone for the first time.
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