Organizational Talent Consulting
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
I inherently trust most people. I also can quickly distrust people. Why? For the same reasons as everyone else, to avoid something bad. Deciding whether to trust or not is always important. Putting faith in the wrong someone or something can lead to big life and career mistakes. Increasingly leaders face overcoming inherent distrust and a rise in workforce polarization.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
You see a lot of book lists floating around the interwebs. Many contain great recommendations of useful books for consulting firm leaders. However, the books on the list are largely not unexpected or trajectory shifting. (I say that despite many lists highlighting one of my books, which is flattering, of course.) Some of the most … Continued The post 5 Unexpected Books Every Consultant Should Read appeared first on David A.
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Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
In the consulting space, your world revolves around human interaction. So when growing your business, we must also look at human behavior, what motivates them, and how we can leverage that. In today’s episode, Melina Palmer, CEO of The Brainy Business, explains how behavioral economics for consultants helps grow the business. She explains how presenting.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Our strategic planning services offer guidance on how a strategic planning facilitator can provide support in constructing an effective strategic plan that ensures your strategy is communicated and implemented across your entire organization.
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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.
Steve Shu Consulting
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
My level of awareness was heightened this week by correspondence with the brilliant Mac Hodell (former Principal at BCG). We were exchanging ideas about definitive references for management consultants related to the visual aspect of presentations. To cut a long story short, he brought up the powerful idea of maximizing the Insight:Ink ratio on slides.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Successful Independent Consulting
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
As a Solopreneur, think APV, not ABC As a solopreneur responsible for finding your own work, you may be tempted to adopt the ABC sales mantra, “Always Be Closing,” as described so powerfully by Alec Baldwin in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. But when you’re self-employed, ABC might be the kiss of death to your business because nobody likes being sold.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Breaking News: The challenge blocking your firm from the next stage of growth is… You. Growing your consulting practice requires you to surrender more and more responsibilities. Unfortunately, handing off parts of your consulting practice proves increasingly difficult as you graduate from administrative tasks and low-level analytical exercises to high-value work that fits your personal … Continued The post 3 Mindsets + 2 Plans to Relieve Your Consulting Firm’s Growth Obstructio
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Business is a war between problems and solutions. As a business owner, imagination is the best weapon to bring in this war. Imagination is the most crucial ingredient to success. In this episode, Martin Reeves, the co-author of The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future, shares his insights on.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Do you have the mindset and strategies you need to create a thriving consulting or coaching business so you can reach your full potential in your career and life? Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ann Carden, a highly successful consultant and fellow mentor to other consultants. In this episode, we're diving into embracing your expertise and the importance of believing in yourself.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
Effective Managers
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Managers are well aware of the existence of feedback. Employees are no strangers to it either. But what is feedback, and why is it essential? A key role of a manager is to monitor the work of team members, and then support and coach them towards improved performance. Doing this includes providing team members with feedback. It’s a good symbiosis that works, or at least it should.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Six factors holding the industry back — and how it can move ahead.
Epicflow
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
How to make sure that a company utilizes its available resources wisely so that they are productive but aren’t overloaded? How to minimize downtime, and get the chance to increase a project’s profitability? One of the things that makes this possible is measuring and monitoring the resource utilization rate. What is this indicator about? How to ensure an optimal utilization rate from the initial project stages?
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Jeff Boyardi, CSO (Chief Sauce Officer) at a Stuphinacan Co. contacts your consulting firm to explore a potential project. You engage in a friendly discovery conversation (a.k.a. Context Discussion) and agree to a follow-up date to discuss next steps. Alas, Jeff isn’t alone at the next call. He’s joined by his colleague Cam Bell, the … Continued The post The CORRECT Response to “How is Your Firm Better?
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Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Most of the things you and I have been taught about entrepreneurship center on… the hustle, the grind, the mental aptitude, and having tenacious grit for both your goals and your growth. Make no mistakes: these characteristics are necessary. However, there is a growing amount of research that your emotional intelligence matters just as much.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
I’m super excited to have my treasured client and colleague Michelle Massman on the show. During our conversation, we explore the power of taking action and openness to figure things out and its impact on long-term success as an entrepreneur. Michelle is a seasoned entrepreneur with a ton of experience navigating the ups and downs of running her own business.
Effective Managers
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Cross functional work is one of those concepts that sounds easy to implement in theory, but in practice, you may have varying results. As most other processes within the organization, it all depends on how your organization works and whether you know how to implement it efficiently. Accountability is crucial for the proper implementation of cross functional work and keeping the business running smoothly , even though it might not seem that way right off the bat.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
There are major practical, technical, and legal challenges to overcome before tools like ChatGPT reach the scale, robustness, and reliability of Google.
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Epicflow
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
When managing a project, it’s vitally important to regularly monitor its state: whether or not it has deviated from the approved schedule and budget; how much work has been completed and how much is left; how efficiently your resources are utilized, etc. This is where project management metrics come into play – they provide project managers with useful insights as to a project’s “health”.
David A Fields
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Remember your first boss, Justin Thyme? (Your first boss may have worked under an assumed name.) Justin taught you, “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you find time to do it again?! Rework is bad.” Justin was right. Justin was also wrong. Rework is your consulting firm’s most important obligation. … Continued The post Rework is Bad.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Are you thinking about taking the tech skills you’ve learned as a full-time employee and going out on your own as a consultant? Maybe you were caught in the recent wave of tech industry layoffs and aren’t so sure you want to start over as a new employee at another company. Or maybe you saw.
Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Strategy and Product Feedback Loops About 20 years ago, I taught a project management workshop to IT people. Their products and services did not ship outside the building—their products and services enabled the organization to make money. During that workshop, the participants all had the same question, “How do we engage our stakeholders?
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Henry DeVries
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Award-winning ad agency executive Tom Martin says the approach to business development, especially for a company or individual selling professional services based on intellectual capabilities, has to change. Martin tells us why and offers advice as to where our business development focus should be.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
You don’t have to be in your dream job to advance your career.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
When you read the title for this article, you may have heard the 1981 song from The Clash in your head. It’s a great song. Like that song, this article is about deciding to stay or leave a relationship. However, in this case, I’m talking about leaving the relationship with your current role or employer. […] The post Should I Stay or Should I Go?
CaseInterview.com
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sometimes very smart people overcomplicate their lives by overthinking things. Here’s one simple decision you can make every day that will dramatically improve your life. Does doing “X” improve the quality of my life (e.g., make me feel good or move me towards my goals)? If yes, do more. If no, do less. Does working in this job improve the quality of my life?
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Case studies are proof of successful client relations and a verifiable product or service. They persuade buyers by highlighting your customers' experiences with your company and its solution. In sales, case studies are crucial pieces of content that can be tailored to prospects' pain points and used throughout the buyer's journey. In marketing, case studies are versatile assets for generating business, providing reusable elements for ad and social media content, website material, and marketing c
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
As the owner of a small firm, what consulting leadership style will help you build a successful business? In this article, you’ll learn effective forms of leadership to help you start, grow, and scale a consulting firm in 2023.
Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Twenty years ago today, I wrote my first blog post. I was nominally on vacation in Lake Tahoe, where my family was skiing. Since I'd stopped skiing by then, I used my vacations to write and read. And Esther Derby and I were writing some version of Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management. We had an appointment to talk. Esther said, “There's a new way to engage readers.
Rick Conlow
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The number 22 signifies one of the most powerful of all numbers. It signifies leaders, doers, and visionaries. These are the people who turn the wildest dreams into amazing accomplishments. They possess a strong sense of purpose about what they do. Read these twenty-two quotes about entrepreneurship. If you want to build and lead a superb business absorb the wisdom from the following successful businesspeople. 11 Timeless Quotes for Entrepreneurs and Leaders “You do not learn to walk by followin
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