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10 Ways To Making Money And A Difference as a Consultant & Coach (Number 2 Is My Favorite)

Consulting Matters

Consultants do not work harder than their clients – they have to bring the energy and sponsorship of the work. Our clients have to bring the energy for their own change that we can support. This perspective is what will keep us in the game over the long-term as we need boundaries to protect our energy and compassion.

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Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. They’re Not.

Harvard Business

This is hardly an effective way to motivate people and help them grow, and it can result in wasted time, money, and energy. This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. Our research also looked at how you can train people to be better coaches.

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Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit

Harvard Business

At one large European energy company we consulted with, no less than four separate corporate functions were supposed to be working on innovation—yet none of them was supporting critical needs at the business unit level. At Samsung, the other aspects of the innovation process are relatively well managed at the operating level.

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6 Current Trends in Project Management [2024]: What to Prepare for?

Epicflow

Employing Hybrid Project Management Approaches More and more organizations recognize the importance of applying flexible PM methodology rather than sticking to solely Agile, Waterfall, or any traditional method. reducing energy consumption, supporting local communities, enhancing physical and mental well-being, etc.).

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Fostering Employee Innovation at a 150-Year-Old Company

Harvard Business

We then offered people the opportunity to learn new innovation methodologies and apply them to real business challenges. The coach would quickly assemble a team of four to six people and, using tools from their training, create a simple workshop to address the problem. Three key insights. The dual-speed model needs a new mindset.

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Clean Tech Consulting: Adapting to Seize Opportunities

Tom Spencer

By conducting comprehensive assessments of energy consumption, waste management, and carbon emissions, consultants can pinpoint areas with the greatest potential for cost savings and sustainability improvements. Till now works in the in-house consulting team at Enpal, a unicorn in the renewable energy space.

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A 5-Part Process for Using Technology to Improve Your Talent Management

Harvard Business

Fast-iteration methodologies are a prerequisite, because talent tech has to be tailored to specific business needs and company context and culture. Knowing how to use lean, self-managing team methodologies is a prerequisite. HR must be a partner and enabler — but not the owner.

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