Do you know the ONE thing that will have the biggest impact on your ability to provide amazing consulting solutions to highly influential senior leaders?
Is it your technique abilities and unique certifications?
Is it your business acumen and ability to...
Here's a common conundrum.
Smart and values-driven consultants typically don't like marketing. Yet they hate being the world's best kept secret.
Same goes for internal consultants. Just because you have an official role in the organization to support...
Do you the one meeting that will literally change your client's life and define your entire client engagement and earning potential?
It's the meeting that some might call a Discovery Meeting, Free Consult or Complimentary Strategy Session. Regardless of how...
When it comes to consulting, the client isn't always right.
More often the solution that they want isn't what they really need and what will create the results that truly matter the most to them.
It's not that they aren't smart or haven't thought through what...
In this week's podcast I want to share with you the one skill, literally the one skill that will transform your consulting practice and your positioning as a strategic business partner within the organization. This one skill - this is the one thing that you need...
Need to earn more money from your consulting but hate sales? I have some great news! You don't have to.
You don't have to become a shameless self-promoter or get overly aggressive with your pricing in order to increase your compensation.
All you need is to learn...
Congratulations! Your marketing efforts have paid off and now you have a lead. And you may be wondering, "What the heck do I do with them?"
If that is the case, you will definitely want to listen to this week's podcast from the series "Consulting Matters:...
In this week's podcast from my series "Consulting Matters: Mastering the Art & Science of the Business," I am going to take you on a virtual "Solution Safari" to give you the big picture of all the ways you can offer and deliver dramatic...
There is no such thing as organizational change. As consultants, we should NEVER put our clients in the position to become something that they are not.
That said - organizations and leaders go through different stages of growth. In order to grow they must...
Organizational culture is "simply the way things get done around here." It is made up of the values that the majority of people in the organization hold, particularly those on the senior team, that filter how they take in information and make decisions.
To be...
Talk to two consultants and you're likely to get three definitions for strategy. Some define strategy as branding while others think of strategy as goal setting and action planning. And they are both right!
Strategy at the end of the day is a series of...
One of the most powerful tools that a leader has to drive performance improvement is their organization design. However, many leaders and their consultants are simply unaware or unequipped to know how use this tool.
In this week's podcast from my series ...
One of the biggest myths in organizations today is "everyone is a leader." Sure everyone needs to take full responsibility for themselves and their work as well as become an influencer regardless of positional authority.
But having the ability to be an...
I’ll never forget the moment of joy and accomplishment when I was hired as an internal consultant at Walt Disney World back in 1999. It feels like yesterday when I was walking out of Team Disney with my offer and the potential to work for arguably one of the most...
In this week's podcast, I share with you what I learned from my years at Disney about what creates amazing experiences that turn customers into raving fans and brand loyalists.
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As consultants, everything we do ultimately affects...
Employee engagement is not some sexier new term for employee satisfaction. It's actually a total shift the pursuit of employee happiness towards employee motivation.
Employee engagement is all about to what degree employees are rationally and emotionally...
In today's podcast, I am going to reveal the one thing that every organization needs to ensure its long-term success and forever sidestep organizational decline. This one thing isn't cash flow or even a breakthrough product line. It's integrity.
Integrity at...
If you want to land contracts but hate sales and the idea of asking for higher fees makes you queasy - I got great news for you. You don't have to.
In my podcast from my series Consulting Matters: Mastering the Art & Science of the Business I am going to...
One of the best things about mentoring other consultants is the opportunity it gives me to reflect on what I do as a consultant and why.
This week our group was exploring the topic of gaining and retaining leadership buy-in and it caused me to stop and really think why this matters so much...
If you’re a high-achiever SURELY, you’ve considered starting your own consulting business by now (if you haven’t already.) There is no shortage of advice and mentors that can help you learn how to market and sell yourself. But the reality is…
…Growing a...
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I want you to land your next (or first!) six-figure contract with confidence.
Are you optimizing your earning power? Are you getting paid what you're worth?
In this video from my eCourse "Contacts to Contacts: How to Land Clients & Establish Long-Term Winning...
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Betsy Jordyn: Well hello there everybody it's Betsy Jordyn of the Consultants Institute, and I am so excited to finally be interviewing Michael Zipursky of Consulting Success. So Michael and I met how many years ago was it, Michael? ...
Hooray your marketing efforts have paid off! You have a meeting scheduled with someone who has expressed interest in doing work with you. In this article, I want to share you with practical tips on how to leverage this meeting towards establishing your credibility with your future...
Forging a strong client relationship is not a matter of chance. It is the result of choice and whether or not the consultant has taken charge of the positioning process. Unlike other roles in an organization, consultants hold no formal position on the organization chart. It is up to the...
