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Consulting Invoice Template (& 10 Invoicing Best Practices)

Consulting Success

Do you have a consulting invoice template that enables you to create and send professional invoices quickly? We see many consultants who are successful and generating good levels of revenue. But on the financial side, they are slow to invoice. They aren’t on top of their finances. And they don’t treat invoicing with the importance. Consulting Invoice Template (& 10 Invoicing Best Practices) is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Piloting Change Communication

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

As you well know, the most brilliant change initiative will fail if it’s not implemented well. A brilliant change initiative will also fail - or at least not go as seamlessly as it could - if there is no intentional communication strategy - before, during, and after the change. With clear communication before, during, and after, the likelihood of team acceptance and implementation improves drastically.

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Specialization Alone Won’t Get You To Where You Want To Be

Kai Davis

Today, a thought exercise. I want you to imagine a small but growing agency (“Tiny Nibble”) and think through their specialization, opportunities, and challenges. To start, let’s say that Tiny Nibble has specialized and niched down on a specific market and expensive problem. With that, they’ve: Picked a specific target market to focus on.

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Post COVID Customer Pain Points That Your Employees Need Training On

Clarity Consultants

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on customers. Nearly everyone experienced a level of uncertainty. And many were faced with sudden financial hardships as employers closed or reduced hours. As time has passed, new customer pain points emerged. Many of these changes stemmed from shifting priorities, as well as the mental toll the pandemic took on customers from all walks.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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.

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Business Storytelling: How to Tell Your Consulting Story with Janine Kurnoff: Podcast #195

Consulting Success

People in business are turned off by storytelling because they think it takes too much work. But storytelling is a very important tool to have so that you can build your audience. You don’t have to be super personal in your story; you just need to humanize it. To help in building your story, join. Business Storytelling: How to Tell Your Consulting Story with Janine Kurnoff: Podcast #195 is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Optional Reading for AEM 6150 at Cornell University

Steve Shu Consulting

This is an optional reading for AEM 6150 at Cornell University taught by Stephen Shu. The reading is from Chapter 12 (pages 41-44) of The Consulting Apprenticeship and covers the “key takeaway” titling, a method which is used heavily in consulting.

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Post COVID Customer Pain Points That Your Employees Need Training On

Clarity Consultants

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on customers. Nearly everyone experienced a level of uncertainty. And many were faced with sudden financial hardships as employers closed or reduced hours. As time has passed, new customer pain points emerged. Many of these changes stemmed from shifting priorities, as well as the mental toll the pandemic took on customers from all walks of life.

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How to Say No to “Grabbing Coffee”

Harvard Business

Protect your time — without compromising your relationships.

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20 Servant Leadership Quotes the Elevate our Thinking

Rick Conlow

Servant leadership reflects an approach that challenges traditional leadership practices today. Why? Because it focuses first on people and then the rest of the activities of leaders. The goal is to serve. Now, it is not a milk toast approach to leadership as some think. Studies show it to be the most effective and successful form of leading. By focusing on the team with integrity, setting high standards, demonstrating compassion and support, servant leaders inspire others and bring out the best

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

We talk a lot about empowered or self-organizing teams in the agile community. However, I don't see too many self-organizing or empowered teams at my clients. Not because my clients are stupid—far from it. Everyone does the best job they know how to do. However, every manager's micromanagement pervades all levels. Instead of talking about empowerment, let's discuss how we trust teams and people to do their best job.

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Consulting Invoice Template (& 10 Invoicing Best Practices)

Consulting Success

Do you have a consulting invoice template that enables you to create and send professional invoices quickly? We see many consultants who are successful and generating good levels of revenue. But on the financial side, they are slow to invoice. They aren’t on top of their finances. And they don’t treat invoicing with the importance. Consulting Invoice Template (& 10 Invoicing Best Practices) is a post from: Consulting Success.

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Do Most Family Businesses Really Fail by the Third Generation?

Harvard Business

Debunking the oft-cited “three generation” myth.

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Training Your Hiring Managers: The Right Questions to Ask in an Interview

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Recruiting top talent is never an easy task. It was difficult enough even before the world was turned upside down - and now with remote/hybrid work, it's become more complex. One of the many problems HR faces is the sheer amount of due diligence that must be done when scouting for talent. Naturally, you want to cast a wide net, in the hopes of attracting the cream of the crop.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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Purpose vs. Product: Differentiate Your Strategy from Tactics (Portfolio & Roadmaps)

Johanna Rothman

I'm struggling to write several posts and I realized I need to define my terms. I keep seeing managers confuse the strategic and tactical. That leads to large and unchangeable roadmaps and a lot of emphasis on predictability. I don't know how to offer the level of predictability they want for large and unchanging work. Worse, many of these managers also want business agility.

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Is It Time To Rethink Where You Are And Where You Are Going?

On the Brink

Now that we're hesitantly coming out of the pandemic, or even before that, have you found yourself asking those big questions like, Why am I here? Do I really want to be doing what I'm doing for the rest of my life? Is this all there is? Good news: Yes, there is more. Yes, you can change the direction of your life, you can write a new story. And yes, you really can become the best that you can be.

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When Someone on Your Team Has Chronic Pain

Harvard Business

Up to 40% of Americans experience chronic pain — and that number will continue to increase.

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What Motivates Business Leaders and Investors?

Tom Spencer

One of the key challenges of succeeding in business is finding the motivation to do the work necessary to achieve audacious goals. Since there is no shortage of motivational speakers, self help gurus, visionary CEOs, and spiritual leaders, it would seem odd that motivation can sometimes be hard to come by. Part of the reason for this is that motivation needs to be constantly renewed.

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Savings Consultants Are Needed in Today's Market More Than Ever

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.

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275: Carol Poore—Impactful Strategies Come In Three Parts. Ready To Try Yours?

On the Brink Podcast

Learn how to craft a strategy that delivers the results you want. Remember, my job is to help you get off the brink. How do I do that? By helping you see, feel and think in new ways. As a corporate anthropologist , I go looking for people who can help you do just that: see in new ways the things you may have done the same old way for a long time. Carol Poore is one of those people.

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Why Wait To Create Equal Position, Pay And Power For All Business Women

On the Brink

Are you ready to play a role in the future of women? Now you can. A great opportunity is before you. I would like to personally invite you to join me and an amazing group of thought leaders, corporate leaders and entrepreneurs at the Women Business Collaborative (WBC) third Annual Summit: Empowering Through Gender and Diversity. Register Now!

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The Great Re-Norming

Harvard Business

How mental health and work are changing for the better.

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Why an Internship is Not a Step Back During Graduate School

Tom Spencer

There is a misconception in graduate school that participating in an internship is a waste of time and might prolong your schooling, but that could not be further from the truth. Now I am not talking about brief stays at national laboratories where you conduct your doctoral research, nor clinical rotations for course credit, nor programs where summer internships are required.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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How To Find The Capital That Will Fuel Your Big Idea

Simon Associates

The partners of Simon Associates Management Consultants are committed to helping young entrepreneurs, and particularly women entrepreneurs, take their ideas and turn them into successful business ventures. As part of our effort, in 2018 we started the Simon Initiative for Entrepreneurship through the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Washington University in St Louis.

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I'm Honored To Be Awarded The First Vistage Top Performer Award

On the Brink

For many years I've been affiliated with Vistage International , the world's largest executive coaching organization, giving talks and leading workshops on topics ranging from culture change to Blue Ocean Strategy. Recently, I was thrilled to be a recipient of the inaugural Vistage Top Performer Award for 2020, a great honor. Part of Vistage's new Speaker Awards & Recognition program, th e Top Performer award is an annual recognition of speakers who have presented 25+ engagements, maintained

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Digital Transformation is Incomplete Without the Connected Worker - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM AVEVA

Harvard Business

Sponsor content from Aveva.

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What Do You Really, Truly Want?

The Fearless Marketer

Well, you could want a lot of things in your life, right? But, in your business, don’t you ultimately want to make a difference with the people you work with? And to make a difference you need to take action, right? Actions in working with your clients, but also actions in attracting new clients. The first is relatively easy… if you have clients to work with.

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

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

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The Relentless Pursuit of Profitability

Management and IT Consulting

Growth is more important than ever, and profitability is essential to achieving it. Learn how to differentiate your consulting firm by setting yourself apart from the competition and implementing key practices to propel your business to the next level of profitability.

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“I don’t know if I can sell strategy”

Kai Davis

One common objection that crops up when someone starts to contemplate ditching the proposal, launching a roadmapping service ( [link] ), and selling strategy is: “I don’t know if I can sell strategy. I’m not a strategic thinker. What if the client needs strategic help on something I don’t know how to do?! Ahhh!”. Which, fair objection. If you, for example, sell SEO services to Shopify stores and someone shows up and asks for your strategic insights on, e.g., solving the environmental impac

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Who Writes the Rules of a Blockchain?

Harvard Business

Decentralized systems rely on decentralized governance. Enter the “governance token.