Lead Change Blog

MARCH 11, 2020

If you’re tired of scrambling to find yet another client after a contract ends, it’s time for you to take your consulting, coaching, or facilitating business to the next level and gain some serious traction. Chris Taylor, founder of Actionable Books, spends his daylight hours helping consultants and employees alike find meaning in their work and discover rich team relationships. The post The Consultant’s Paradox appeared first on Lead Change.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2019

You also remember the Consultants. As a consumer of consulting services for more years than I care to admit, I have developed a well defined view of a typical engagement. To illustrate the viewpoint of a consumer of consulting services, I want to present a satirical view of a typical engagement. Disclaimer: This article is intended to be a satirical depiction of a consulting engagement. The first item on the agenda was a proposal by ACME Consulting.

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You and your consulting firm are pretty spiffy. But does your firm employ the one, best consulting approach? You savor the evidence that your consulting firm produces excellent work. Yet, other consulting firms proceed quite … Continued.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 18, 2017

With over 35 years under my belt as an independent consultant, I’ve learned much about how to make life work and make work come alive. In that sense, I wish everyone could be a consultant. But, I have noticed that employees who assume the style and manner of a successful independent consultant are the ones that get ahead and seem to have a great time doing it! Still, there are features of work life as an independent consultant that can be embraced by anyone in a work role.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 19, 2021

Whatever your political leanings, you don’t want your consulting firm to lean into a bad reputation. The post 9 Impeachable Consulting Firm Offenses appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

MARCH 2, 2021

There’s a rich, hidden vein of project opportunities for your consulting firm—projects that your consulting firm may not have been in the running to receive. The post 3 Tips to Expand Your Consulting Firm’s Market appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Without focus, no one would become an expert in anything, your consulting firm wouldn’t become a thought leader in your field, and superman’s eyes would cast a warm, rosy glow instead of piercing lasers. The post Use This Unique Tool to Focus Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

MARCH 17, 2020

You’re swimming in a vast sea of stressful news and, given today’s reality, you’re well within your rights to feel anxious, nervous and uncertain about how your consulting firm should proceed. The post 10 Tough-Times Strategies for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

You can create the perfect dashboard for your consulting firm by combining two ideas we’ve explored previously. The post The Perfect Dashboard for Consulting Firms appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 8, 2020

If your consulting firm had more leads, you’d close more projects. Therefore, investing in lead-generation activities and programs seems logical for your consulting firm, right? The post Lead Generation for Consulting Firms: 4 Essential Rules to Follow appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 12, 2021

There are consulting projects, there are advisory engagements, and there are chocolate covered almonds. Your consulting firm’s clients may consume all three, however, the rules for pricing are different in each case. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Should your consulting firm have a podcast? Can you leverage the podcast movement to your consulting firm’s advantage? My consulting firm can trace a substantial portion of our … Continued. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The initial few minutes of every client meeting present your consulting firm with a unique opportunity. Let’s say that next Tuesday you’re scheduled to deliver a regular, periodic project update to your consulting firm’s client, Gridlock Enterprises. All Articles Consulting Consultant

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David A Fields

JANUARY 5, 2021

Consulting engagements come in many flavors. Your consulting firm’s work for a client could range from answering questions in real time based on your knowledge and experience, to developing research-based recommendations, to constructing and implementing complex solutions.

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David A Fields

JULY 21, 2020

What could be more discouraging for you and your consulting firm than promoting a fantastic solution… that prospects and clients don’t adopt? Virtually every day, your consulting firm offers a powerful answer to … Continued. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Also, to be fair, probably neither you nor your consulting firm are achieving legendary productivity day in and day out. The post How to make Yourself and Your Consulting Firm SUPER Productive appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

AUGUST 25, 2020

Every decision maker who’s regularly in conversation with your consulting firm is a high-potential source of projects and revenue. The post How to Rekindle Relationships with Your Consulting Firm’s Buyers appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Your consulting firm is hurtling toward the start a new year. More important than your choice of calendars is your choice of your consulting firm’s theme for the … Continued. The post What’s Your Consulting Firm’s Theme for Next Year? All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

“Self,” you say to the warm, approachable person contemplating you from the mirror, “I’d like to win <fill in amount> of consulting next year.” Or you say, “Self, I’d like other people in my firm to win <fill in amount> of consulting next year.”

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David A Fields

APRIL 14, 2020

Many of your consulting firm’s prospects are caught in the eddies of crisis and battling to stay afloat. On the other hand, you know who’s in the same boat as your consulting firm and casting about for … Continued. The post 5 Partners Your Consulting Firm Should Call This Week appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

AUGUST 18, 2020

Imagine how fun this would be at your consulting firm: you and your colleagues launch every day with a towering pile of valuable gifts that will make the hours more productive and effective. The post The 7 Greatest Gifts You Can Give Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

GLOBAL CONSULTING & DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION. All this got me thinking about another industry and disruptive innovation: Consulting. At one time there were a few large and highly professional consulting firms who provided advisory services and business expertise. As a result the big consulting firms ended up producing “solutions” and new approaches that were complex, expensive, and highly invasive. By John R. Childress.

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David A Fields

APRIL 16, 2019

What’s the ideal consulting opportunity for your consulting firm? There are myriad guidelines you could apply to pinpoint your ideal consulting opportunity. The post How to Spot Your Goldilocks Consulting Opportunities appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsBefore Goldilocks was eaten by the three bears (or was it the three pigs?), she fussily spotted the ideal porridge, chair and bed for herself.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 7, 2020

You know a rain barrel full of reasons why your consulting firm is better than other firms that do what you do. Hence, when Bethany Buttonwerk asked you why her company should work with your consulting firm instead of others she’s … Continued. The post A Superior Response to “What Makes Your Consulting Firm Better?” All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 29, 2020

You could also deploy the approach on behalf of your consulting firm. The post This 1 Easy Habit Will Make Your Consulting Firm’s Year Far Better appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

JULY 16, 2019

Or your consulting firm is stuck. Write a book, or track consulting project profitability, or win a consulting project from the Danish royal family.) Or some Godzilla task smashed its way to the forefront and all your (consulting firm’s) work has … Continued. The post 5 Consultant Strategies for Getting Unstuck appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsYou’re stuck.

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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. The post 10 Ways to Have Fun in Consulting appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsHoley shmoley. Can that be true? 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.

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David A Fields

MAY 14, 2019

Sit back and imagine your consulting firm as pure, rich, creamy scoops of ice cream. Prospects and consulting opportunities are the hot fudge that pours onto your icy practice in a steady, glossy stream of chocolatey richness. When you put it that way, it’s hard not to like consulting, right? The post 5 Keys to Great, Consulting Firm Marketing appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If you want your consulting firm to win more clients and deliver higher profit with less labor intensity on your part, where should you invest in the coming year? The post Where Should Your Consulting Firm Invest for Growth? All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

JANUARY 26, 2021

Your consulting firm is actively pursuing an engagement with Stephanie Stiltsmuffins. The post The 1 Question that Improves All of Your Consulting Firm’s Rainmaking appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

MARCH 10, 2020

The post The Great, One-Day Consulting Experiment appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsNote: At the end of this article, you’ll be requested to join an experiment. If you’re willing to join, simply post, “Yes.” In the comments section below the article. Have you ever finished a day or a week and thought to yourself, “Holy cow, I can’t believe how insanely productive that time was”? You busted … Continued.

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Consulting is an enormously fun business. The post Your Consulting Firm’s Critical, Oft-Ignored Strategic Guidewire appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

When a prospect invites you to present your consulting firm’s capabilities, you know you’ll walk into an uber high-potential meeting. And that’s why so many consulting firms’ capabilities presentations fail … Continued. The post Nailing Your Consulting Firm’s Capabilities Presentation appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The post Are You Making this Rookie Mistake at Your Consulting Firm? All Articles Consulting ConsultantsPlenty of athletes earn fame and recognition for their brilliant, first year (a.k.a., their rookie year).

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

There are many types of consultants to choose from. A lot of people think that consulting is all strategy-driven, where companies hand a few slips of paper to the CEO and then leave. Strategy consultants. Strategy consultants are the most obvious type of consultant.

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David A Fields

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you love data and can gaze lovingly for hours at a well-crafted spreadsheet, then you may hanker for a vast array of meters to judge the progress of your consulting firm; something like an airplane cockpit. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

MARCH 12, 2019

It’s easy to imagine your consulting firm’s worst nemesis is a competitive consulting firm, a procurement department, your prospects’ internal staff, or gingivitis. However, the biggest threat to your consulting firm’s growth is much closer to home and much more personal. The post Your Consulting Firm’s Worst Enemy appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

AUGUST 4, 2020

Your consulting firm, whether big or small, thriving or struggling, is a manifestation of your intention and commitment to create value for others. The post 10 Impressive, Consulting Firm Achievements that Require Only One, Small Act appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

JULY 23, 2019

I know this because your consulting firm wins consulting projects. I know this, too, because your consulting firm loses some consulting opportunities and some of the projects you win are smaller than they could be. The post Consulting Proposals: Bad, Good, and Very Good appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsYou write good proposals. You could write better proposals.

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David A Fields

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The post The Two Forces That Will Determine Your Consulting Firm’s 2021 appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting ConsultantsSpace-X recently completed another mission.

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David A Fields

MAY 26, 2020

You could answer a debate my team and I have engaged in: the best way to create a quantum leap in a small consulting firm’s performance. Plenty of folks are chattering about how your consulting firm can survive or stabilize in the face of an economic downturn. The post 9 Quantum Leap Questions for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Then Jordan asked for an overview of how your consulting firm could solve the challenge. However, there’s a real possibility that the information your consulting firm provides will … Continued. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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David A Fields

MAY 21, 2019

What’s the heaviest chain restraining your consulting firm’s growth (in revenue or margin, lifestyle, or all three)? You may believe, and even eloquently argue, that your consulting firm is limited by your capabilities, the size of the market you serve, your buyers’ … Continued. The post What Your Consulting Firm Needs Most: Perspective appeared first on David A. All Articles Consulting Consultants

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