David A Fields
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When your consulting firm’s offering is constructed correctly, it resonates with prospects and projects are easy to close. You can build such an offering in five, easy steps. Let’s say you have a conversation scheduled with a new prospect for your consulting firm: Vera Surtan, Chief Assuredness Officer at Technacious. Will you easily lock in … Continued.
Consulting Success
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
What’s the difference between a consultant vs freelancer? In Consultant Vs Contractor: What’s the Difference, we outlined the difference between a consultant and a contractor. However, a freelancer is different from a contractor. A freelancer typically works with more than one client. And a freelancer may be quite close to becoming a consultant.
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Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Jared Nichols has always been an independent thinker and never wanted to work for someone else. I met Jared several years ago when we worked with a company helping us build our online platform and get started creating content. Initially, I wanted to interview Jared because he has done a fantastic job carving out a unique position in the market as a specialized futurist.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Interviews with workers from around the world shed light on their hopes and concerns.
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Jacq Hackett Consulting
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
With a new project to start every few months and not a lot of time for orientation, solo consulting can definitely take you outside your comfort zone.
Management Consulting Connection brings together the best content for management consulting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
If you've ever tried to write nonfiction, you probably encountered these problems: Your readers only understood what you wrote. Not what you meant to write. Only some readers got value from your pieces, not everyone. The writing you ended up with at the end might have looked very different from the piece you started with. You had to iterate over the piece to get it “right.” If so, you are a “normal” nonfiction writer.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Proven strategies that health systems are using to combat employees’ physical and emotional exhaustion.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.
Henry DeVries
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Marketing expert Clare Price shares her recommendations for which marketing functions should be automated, and where to find the best tools for the job.
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.
Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Tim, a first-level manager, asked me, “Is it reasonable for someone to quit after just a week? With no notice?” “No. What happened?” “Sam, a new developer, started on Monday. He told me today, Friday, he's not coming back.” “Did he say why?” “He had a whole raft of reasons. He had too many questions: how to use his expertise to contribute to the team; who was actually on the team; and the processes we use.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Number one: You’re no longer growing in your role.
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.
Rick Conlow
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. What do your employees say at the bar or coffee cafe about you (the boss) or the company? How about at tailgating before a football game or before and after a social event at Orchestra Hall? Or at the kitchen table with their family? At work, employees may say one thing, but how they talk about it outside of work is the true story.
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Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
In this short post, we will briefly explore how consulting firms work, the hierarchy within firms, the main types of firms, and a few ways to learn more about a particular firm as you chart your career path, prepare your applications, and get ready to matriculate into the consulting industry. 1. How do Consulting Firms Work? Learning how consulting firms operate can help you better understand what you would do as an analyst.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
A study of 51 million job postings shows a trend of companies moving away from degree requirements for many roles.
Johanna Rothman
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
You have some terrific experience in your team, such as pairing, and you decide it's time to write about it. And you have a problem. The developers and testers need one perspective, coaches need a different perspective, and managers need a third perspective. What do you do? Choose one ideal reader and write a piece for that person's perspective. (Once you're done, decide what to write next.
Prudent Pedal
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Aligning Sales and Marketing in professional services–in any industry for that matter–is a perpetual challenge. If you spend time in either function, you know what I’m talking about. Marketing blames Sales for not following up on the leads they share. Sales says the leads are worthless. Marketing gives Sales a brand story and complains that […].
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Savings Consultants are needed in today’s market more than ever. With an increase in expenses, businesses are looking for opportunities to save. Often unknown to businesses are savings in expense reduction, specialized tax savings, specialized savings including medical underpayments, health benefits cost reduction, zero cost processing, and more. Blue Coast Savings, with over 20 years in business, assists Savings Consultants in helping these companies move toward more profitable businesses.
Tom Spencer
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Tax advisory is primarily the province of the Big Four: Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG. A major specialisation of the tax departments of all four of these special services firms is transfer pricing, making it worthy of a closer look if you are considering entering this field. Transfer pricing comes into the picture when the forces of market competition are wiped out.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
A framework for designing a space (physical or virtual) that aligns with your strategic needs.
Brimstone Consulting
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Perfection is a goal, precision is what you aim for. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress. Imagine you are at the helm of a boat. The boat can be a small sailboat, a massive container ship, or anything in between. You are the captain of the boat. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.
On the Brink Podcast
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Learn how you can reach or exceed your income goals! Jessica Yarborough brings to you, our listeners, her highly successful approach to helping consultants and businesses significantly accelerate their growth. Her process is an interesting one. In today's podcast, we talk about the challenges people face who have created courses or are selling low-end programs who are not reaching their income goals.
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The Source
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
On December 7th 2021, I sat in a meeting room in our offices. Notionally taking part in a Zoom call, I was mostly just enjoying the happy background hubbub among our smart and delightful colleagues in the main office. Emerging half-an-hour later, there was stony silence and grim faces: Rumours were rife that the UK would be going back into lockdown.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Trust is fragile. Businesses must manage it as carefully as they do their balance sheets.
Brimstone Consulting
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Perfection is a goal, precision is what you aim for. Focus on executing your strategy with precision. This will enable you to adapt and progress. Imagine you are at the helm of a boat. The boat can be a small sailboat, a massive container ship, or anything in between. You are the captain of the boat. You not only have the skills and knowledge needed to operate it, but you have also spent so much time on this boat, you know its unique quirks.
PM Alliance
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Project teams usually view scope creep as something to be avoided, and they apply every technique available to keep their project within its defined parameters. For organizations that regularly struggle with scope creep, it’s frustrating to see the same problems repeated time and time again. But there are important lessons lurking within every initiative that ballooned outside its original plan, and you can use those experience to your advantage if you’re willing to take a candid look at your pr
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a
The Source
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Trust has always played a critical role in the purchasing decisions of consulting buyers: The fact that clients are often sharing their most business critical problems with their professional advisers points to the need for a profound level of trust between client and consultant. However, that ability to build trust—particularly with new clients—has unquestionably been impacted by the pandemic.
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Executive sponsorship is by far the most effective intervention a company can make to retain and advance Black talent.
Asamby Consulting
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Coordinating Mechanisms In this article, I'll lay out why a growing business will almost inevitably experience chaos. I want to show you how you can actively manage and use the three coordinating mechanisms Hierarchy Standardization and Informal communication to get in control of your company and end this chaos. What are coordinating mechanisms Entrepreneurs set out to build a team to help pursue the goals he or she is after.
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