David A Fields
DECEMBER 11, 2018
You probably spend more time working as a consultant than you spend in any other role in your life right now. Holey shmoley. Can that be true? Yup. Before and after your work day, you may focus on excelling as a partner, spouse, parent, friend, hockey coach, volunteer, or civic leader; however, roughly half your … Continued. The post 10 Ways to Have Fun in Consulting appeared first on David A.
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 11, 2018
zodebala/Getty Images. The eight-hour workday harkens back to 19-century socialism. When there was no upper limit to the hours that organizations could demand of factory workers, and the industrial revolution saw children as young as six-years-old working the coal mines, American labor unions fought hard to instill a 40-hour work week, eventually ratifying it as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
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CaseInterview.com
DECEMBER 10, 2018
One of my favorite television shows is Inside the Actors Studio. It is a long-form interview show, where a famous actor or actress is interviewed for about an hour. The show is filmed before a live audience consisting of students at a well-known film school. What I like about the show is that it gets into real depth with the actor. They talk about their life story, early influences, and the technical work they did that led them to this point in their career.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Productization is a hot topic today. What could be better than packaging your consulting services into products? No proposals. Minimal negotiations. A streamlined, predictable process. Sounds good, right? Yes — but that’s not the complete story. Productizing your consulting services can be an incredibly profitable move. It can help you scale your consulting business.
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Clarity Consultants
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Millennials are still spoken about like they are mysterious unicorns; as though they are rare sightings that are not fully understood. However, there are approximately 80 million Millennials today, and they are currently the largest generation in the workforce. In fact, the oldest members of Gen Y are actively moving into leadership roles, so understanding how they work is essential if your company is going to thrive.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Tim Macpherson/Getty Images. It’s normal to underperform on occasion. After all, everyone has an off quarter — or even an off year — from time to time. But don’t just sit back and wait for that painful performance review. You need to have a conversation with your manager sooner rather than later. How should you position the news?
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Leaving your consulting business to spend time with your family or friends in some other part of the world seems an inconceivable idea, most especially if you are the type who worries about their business constantly. Learn how to be able to do just that. Michael shares how he managed to run his million-dollar consulting business while traveling the world for five months.
CaseInterview.com
DECEMBER 14, 2018
When you’re in a conflict with someone else, you want to clearly define your goal. Are you trying to “win” the conflict, or to “resolve” it? Although the words seem similar enough to be interchangeable, they couldn’t be more different. When you “win” a conflict, you get the outcome that you want without regard to what the other person gets and how they feel about the process.
Johanna Rothman
DECEMBER 11, 2018
I've been working with several managers at organizations large and small, who want to capitalize their software “earlier.” These managers have some strongly-held beliefs about the people: People are resources. Resources can multitask on several projects at a time. If “headquarters” does the difficult work, you can move the “grunt” work to lower wage areas and you will save money on the project.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 14, 2018
Yagi Studio/Getty Images. For startups, 2009 was a good year. More than 20 companies launched at that time , including Uber, Slack, Pinterest, and Blue Apron, eventually achieved $1 billion-plus valuations. Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.
Consulting Success
DECEMBER 10, 2018
It’s a known fact that consulting firms tend to be small businesses with a small number of employees. Oftentimes, because of this, when a simple knock is at the door, we tend to burst it open, ever-willing to accept all the opportunities. However, this leads to finding your business drowning with all of these things that you start losing your purpose.
Melissa Agnes
DECEMBER 11, 2018
How you make your customers feel … is the powerful differentiator from your competitors, lends to the emotional connection you build with your stakeholders, and can ultimately make or break your brand’s invincibility. Author and Customer Retention Expert, Joey Coleman, joins the Invincible Brand Podcast to discuss strategic ways to foster a culture whereby increased customer retention leads to brand advocacy, business resiliency, and ultimately, brand invincibility.
Henry DeVries
DECEMBER 12, 2018
What are you doing to ensure customer success? A happy customer is a loyal customer. And a loyal customer is a profitable customer.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Charles Orr/Getty Images. Not long ago, I received a call from an HR manager at a large corporation seeking an executive coach for one of their senior leaders. He was described as arrogant, tactlessly blunt, and lacking empathy. Despite his challenges, all of which hadn’t improved much despite several previous coaching interventions, the company hadn’t fired him because he was considered one of the industry’s most brilliant engineers, responsible for several of the firm’s
Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 9, 2018
Business leaders must implement artificial intelligence in a principled way to optimize customer experience and earn people's trust.
Chad Barr
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Ever wonder how credibility is quickly gained and achieved when visitors arrive to your site? There are five critical components to attain such credibility. Here they are: Clients’ List: This is the page on your site that lists your clients by name and potentially also shows their logo or photo. The more clients listed the higher the credibility gained.
Henry DeVries
DECEMBER 11, 2018
From books to website content to social media posts, people need to write if they want to attract high-paying clients. The best way to attract high-paying clients is to write and to speak.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Andrew Olney/Getty Images. Many of us love competition and, more important, winning. Competition drives us toward our goals and motivates us to improve our performance, while the prestige and power that come from winning can provide a powerful morale booster. What’s more, winning increases testosterone and dopamine hormones, which, in turn, increases our confidence and willingness to take risks, and thus our chances of further success.
Consultants' Consultant
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Consultants Consultant: This episode Helen Lawson-Williams interviews Cindy Tonkin. This time I get to answer the questions, The post Helen Lawson Williams on Smarter Data People Podcast appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.
Strategy+Business
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Scaled-up, spontaneous networks can help solve tough problems when people come together.
Johanna Rothman
DECEMBER 10, 2018
I had a wonderful time on the Agile Uprising podcast The Future of Agile. I had such a blast. Listen for the “expletive deleted” phrases. Yes, I actually said the words, “expletive deleted.” I said many other things that might feel contrarian to you. I thank Georgina Hughes , David Sabine for our discussion and Jay Hrcsko for his facilitation.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Marcus Franzen/Getty Images. Attending a conference is a whir of activity — flying to a destination, engaging in several days of nonstop networking, and coming home to an inbox that has spiraled out of control in your absence. Back at work, most of us immediately go into catch-up mode; the last thing on your mind is following up with the people you just met.
Management and IT Consulting
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Stop waiting for your financial statements to measure success. Incorporate these consulting key performance metrics (KPIs) into your business practice now.
Martinka Consulting
DECEMBER 12, 2018
As a prelude to the elections there was a story on the morning radio the other day about an elected official either convicted or about to plead guilty on three charges. Voters (supporters) said they’d vote for him anyway because a crooked member of their party was better than anybody from the other party. While driving between meetings I was listening to a local talk show where the host and a guest sports announcer were justifying the Seahawks signing of a player who pleaded guilty of Insider Tr
Rod Burkert
DECEMBER 11, 2018
This is not my “normal” Wednesday morning post. But I guarantee the information is just as useful. You know that “people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan” saying? Well, based on 23 years of working in this profession and the last five years of coaching BVFLS practitioners, my experience is that saying doesn’t tell the whole story.
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Harvard Business
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Caiaimage/Andy Roberts/Getty Images. A client (who I’ll call “Alex”) asked me to help him prepare to interview for a CEO role with a start-up. It was the first time he had interviewed for the C-level, and when we met, he was visibly agitated. I asked what was wrong, and he explained that he felt “paralyzed” by his fear of failing at the high-stakes meeting.
Consultants' Consultant
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Consultants Consultant: This episode Helen Lawson-Williams interviews Cindy Tonkin. This time I get to answer the questions, and it’s fun. Click here to listen Some of the references that Helen Lawson-Williams and I speak about: The 70:20:10 formula: Exposure, Experience, Education, My “scrapbook” blog on the topic of Get what you want at consultantsconsultant.com.au Links on motivating and managing […].
The Source
DECEMBER 10, 2018
THE SCENE: A bar in midtown Manhattan. It’s late and two men in their 50s sit hunched over their beers. Matt is the corporate risk officer for a major pharmaceutical company. Greying and a little broad around the middle, he no longer aspires to be a professional ping-pong player. He simply wants to get through the week without another crisis. Sandy is his drinking partner of many years, since they met up at business school and discovered a common liking for burritos.
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