Consulting Matters
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Ready to take your place as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the C-Suite? Today, I am sharing my secrets to working with the C-Suite in this first episode of my new Organizational Consulting 101 Series. More and more people want to leave corporate to start their own consulting or coaching businesses for so many reasons: They want control over their career, time, and earning power.
David A Fields
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Oh wow, you’re a contestant on the new game show, Set Your Fees! Let’s listen in on the cheesy announcer. He seems to be giving you a choice of three doors.… “Door #1 is sponsored by Recession. Faced with uncertain revenues and reluctant prospects? Lower your consulting firm’s fees, to help you lock in projects! … Continued. The post Inflation vs.
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Successful Independent Consulting
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Solopreneurship is not the right career choice for everyone. You have to do things you’ve never done before and push your boundaries, all while trying to earn a living. It takes courage, persistence and grit because fear, uncertainty, and doubt—FUD—is always lurking, trying to coax you back to the safety of a “real job.” That’s why it’s extra important to understand why you’re taking the path of self-employment.
Kai Davis
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
As a friend reminded me this morning, there are only 31 days left in 2022 ( ). What do you want your 2023 to look like in terms of projects, clients, and projected revenue? Here’s how I approach answering that question and plotting out my projects and projections for the coming year. Projecting Projects and Profit. In addition to the habit of doing an annual review ( [link] ), I think it’s helpful to sit down and plan out what you want next year’s projects, projections, and profits to look like.
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Makarios Consulting
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
It’s that time of year again – the time when leaders review the past year, frequently introducing the task with phrases like “What are the lessons learned?” or “Where can we do better?” or even “Let’s sit down and do a postmortem.” Such sober reflection is important – critical, in fact, for business success. But to really end the year well and set yourself up for a great start in the new year, we encourage you to pair reflection with its oft-neglected sibling: celebration.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Clarity Consultants
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
When you’re overseeing a learning and development (L&D) project, ensuring it heads in the right direction every step of the way is essential. If you’re regularly running into issues during that journey – be it missing deadlines, going over budget, or not achieving the desired outcome – revamping your approach is essential. Fortunately, embracing the right best practices makes a significant difference, and most aren’t difficult to implement.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Mislabeled, missing, or incorrect information creates more work for everyone.
David A Fields
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Good news: your consulting firm has been asked to submit a proposal by Phil Yerwiech, CEO of herb eradication giant, Thyme Begone. Bad news: developing that proposal will consume time, and you’re already busy. What’s the most effort your consulting firm should invest in developing the proposal and/or proposal presentation? It depends. Before we establish … Continued.
Steve Shu Consulting
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The fall semester has really flown by. We’re in the final stretch. Thanks to all of the students in my research methods class. What hasn’t killed you has made you stronger. Lol. I am already mentally trying to prepare for spring teaching. Here’s a short pitch slide for students considering taking my AEM 6150 course on applied behavioral economics.
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Successful Independent Consulting
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
"As a solopreneur, does it matter how I get paid?” Absolutely! In the U.S., being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business instead of on a W-2 tax basis like a temp worker makes a huge difference to your profitability for two key reasons: You can pay less tax. You can save more for retirement. Here’s how I figured this out. Several years ago, as a solopreneur I did my taxes two ways using TurboTax software.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Wondering how to get more referrals for your consulting practice? In his book Permission Marketing, Seth Godin explains that there are two forms of marketing: Interruption Marketing: the old, intrusive marketing methods where you interrupt your potential client. Permission Marketing: marketing methods where you draw potential clients in — inviting them to listen to your.
Consulting Matters
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Today I'll discuss the positioning traps that hold consultants back from their impact and earning potential. To set the context for what I mean by positioning traps – I need to take you back in time to 1997 when m y mentor and professor told me – people don't get what you do and what you can offer as an organizational consultant. His feedback was impactful; I will share what he taught me to do and the powerful results!
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
It’s a systemic problem that requires systemic solutions.
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David A Fields
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
As a consulting firm leader you encounter youngsters and corporate folks who gaze on your practice with admiration and ask you what it takes to start a consulting firm. Your answer can be refreshingly simple. A simple Google search reveals 13.83 bazillion gurus and marketers who offer tidy packages and courses for startup consultants. They … Continued.
Steve Shu Consulting
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
In March 2023, I will be guest speaking to DBA students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology about implementing behavioral finance initiatives in corporations, an area that I have worked in for more than a third of my three-decade-some working career. Much thanks to Prof. Anirban Mukhopadhyay for inviting me. While the details are still to be worked, I plan to cover a number of case studies relative to retirement, FinTech, wealth management, and investment management firms.
Clarity Consultants
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
During a typical workday for learning and development (L&D) professionals, handling projects is often part of the equation. As a result, understanding critical aspects of project management is essential for everyone working in the field. By focusing on the primary components of project management, it’s easier to cover all of the necessary cases.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Everybody strives hard to become successful. But what does a successful consulting look like? In today’s episode, Brian Oulton, a top consulting coach, reveals everything. He shares his path of business development through pivoting from the challenges he faced. As a consultant, Brian discusses that you must market some potential clients. Because marketing and sales.
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Consulting Matters
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Have you ever gotten tongue tied when someone asks you what you do? I know I have! Today, I’m wrapping up my "Brand You" series by sharing tips and a script that gets people curious and excited about what you do. "What do you do?" Is one of the first questions people ask, literally everywhere you go - networking events abound. And each time you go to the grocery store, meet neighbors, go to the kids' soccer match, attend holiday parties, it is a chance to meet clients or people who know yo
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Four strategies to motivate and inspire your team.
David A Fields
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
You don’t have to run a consulting firm, you know. You could return to a corporate role or enter an entirely different profession like law, accounting or dairy farming. If you’re going to lead a consulting practice, consulting should make you happy. Just sayin’. Most consultants I encounter seem to enjoy the profession. After all, … Continued.
Epicflow
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Our mission is to simplify multi-project resource management, help project teams be maximum efficient, and let companies grow by intaking more orders and delivering their initiatives faster and cheaper. Task and workload analysis is an essential element of efficient resource management in a multi-project environment, which is why we’ve enhanced some of our Task List features.
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Clarity Consultants
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
When you’re creating new training or coursework, choosing an instructional design model is typically essential. The selected methodology gives you a core framework, guiding the process and ensuring critical steps aren’t overlooked. While there is a wide array of options, specific strategies are more commonly used than others. Here’s a look at the four most prevalent models for instructional design. 1.
Consulting Success
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Want to learn how to create winning consulting strategies? Then this episode is for you! Roger Martin, a trusted strategy advisor to CEOs worldwide, shares his journey and tips on navigating various scenarios and personalities to achieve a successful outcome for your consulting strategy. Join us in learning from his next-level experiences and what makes.
Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
An association executive director asked during a recent coaching conversation, “Am I doing something wrong, or why are the strategic plan review meetings I hold with my senior staff so boring? My Director of Operations said yesterday, ‘It feels as if all we’re doing is tracking stuff so we can mark it off this […]. The post Stop Boring Strategic Plan Updates appeared first on Weber Business Services, LLC.
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Many organizations fail to adequately prepare leaders for — or support them in — this critical part of the job.
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CaseInterview.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Any time a decision needs to be made, two roles often emerge. There’s the role of the decider versus the role of the critic. Anybody can be a critic. If a critic criticizes and is wrong, rarely does anybody go back and blame the critic. For the critic, there is no downside to criticizing. A critic only has to say your idea stinks. He doesn’t have to come up with a better idea.
Epicflow
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Initial project phases play an important role for the success of further project management work. One of the essential activities as part of these phases is developing a work breakdown structure that becomes the basis for other project management documents and processes. . What are the other functions of a work breakdown structure and how to create a comprehensive WBS that will contribute to a seamless project work?
Johanna Rothman
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
If we want more ease and better results, we need to be able to change when the world changes. Yet, we don't always notice these changes, so we don't create options and experiment. Too often, we feel as if the world drags us down. We double-down on what we've been doing. Instead, we need to generate options and see where we might experiment. When we do, and we learn something, we might feel better about our circumstances and become more open to change.
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