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The Management Consultant and CEO - Getting On The Same Wavelength is Critical to Consulting Success
Getting into the head of the CEO is critical for the consultant to be effective and successful. How to do it with success? Let's talk about it.
Ice Water Test of Starbucks Strategy, Implementation, and Tactical
A simple test sometimes verifies and validates what thousands of pages of strategy documents cannot. A simple request at a Starbucks, and the response in superior service, convinced me of the strategy excellence at Starbucks.
How Article Marketing Will Help You Answer the Question,
Every time you write and submit articles, you increase your credibility and visibility - and that can pay off in many ways... follow a few basic rules...
10 Pieces of Business-Building Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Years Ago
It’s sad to say but true…Most of what you learn about starting and running a small business before becoming an entrepreneur is dead wrong! You can spend years figuring this out on your own (like I did), or you can read this article and benefit from my mistakes…

Interview Questions For Managing Consultants
To help you prepare for your Management Consultant Interview, here are some typical questions you can expect to hear… Behaviour/Skill: Decisiveness Definition: Takes personal responsibility for decisions having considered both the short and long term implications
Market Niche: 5 Key Reasons You Want to Niche
Often business owners view market niche as narrowing their sales potential or cutting into a profit margin. The truth is, a narrowly defined market niche gives your business POWER. The clearer you are about your market niche, and the more passionate you are about helping them, the more likely your income will substantially increase.

Reputation Management
One of the most important assets of any small business is its reputation – stakeholder opinion can be a driving force when it comes to establishing the value of your brand in the marketplace. As consumers continue to enjoy unlimited access to information and unprecedented freedom of expression online, it seems that Reputation Management has taken on a heightened level of importance for small business owners. What is “Reputation Management” and how important is it to your small business? What is involved and can small business owners manage the process themselves?
The Three Rules for Hiring A Players
It is very hard for people to admit that they are not good judges of character. In fact, just about everyone I know thinks he or she is a superb judges of people. But is this true? Are people generally good at assessing the qualities and evaluating the talents of others? The good news is that the research on this question consistently points to the same answer. The bad news is the answer is a resounding no — people are not particularly good judges of character.

BE AN EXPERT IN YOUR OWN LIFE
To be experts in managing our lives, and therefore to take back the power of choice, we need to know ourselves. We need to be clear about what motivates us, what we aspire to be, what energizes us and what drains us, what moves us toward our goals and what gets in the way.

Consulting Code Blue
Management consulting skills (or the lack of them) make the difference between the success and failure of a consultant. Poor skills usually result in the consultant not being asked back, or worse, being dismissed. Such dismissal is the consulting equivalent of heart failure. In many hospitals, they would call such a failure a "code blue". I use the term "code blue" to describe the situation of consultants who are quite talented but find themselves out the door and on the outs.
Loyalty Building Strategies for Managers
High turnover is an expensive problem for organizations. This article provides three simple ways managers and supervisors can improve retention on their teams.
Bouncing Back from "Bad" Feedback
Feedback is someone's perception of you, it is not you. You get to evaluate its accuracy and meaningfulness. What you do with the feedback is up to you. You can evaluate it, act on it or ignore it. If it comes from a supervisor or employer, you may be required to make changes, but you can choose how to approach it.

WORKAHOLISM – THE SCOURGE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
It is very easy to fall prey to the glamour of Corporate America and become a workaholic. It is up to each individual to achieve the right balance between work-life and personal-life. Not achieving this balance can result in burnout.
How to Get Value from a Management Consultant
Unlike many outside services, management consulting is distinguished by qualities that appear less tangible -- and are therefore more difficult to assess up-front. Usually the fee must be set before the consultant's assignment begins. So how can a value-conscious manager make sure the company gets the consulting service, support and results that it's paying for?

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WHAT MAKES A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT GREAT? Part I of III
The Consultant If asked what is a consultant? The answer can be relatively easy. A consultant is any person who applies his or her experience or knowledge to help achieve a goal. A contract consultant is an individual who typically works for himself but he also may be associated with a consulting firm.

Reasons to Use a Franchise Consultant
Reasons to Use a Franchise Consultant. A franchise consultant can provide expertise and guidance throughout the entire process. There are numerous reasons that it is advantageous to use a franchise consultant. In this article it explains the benefits of franchise consulting for a franchisee.
Consulting Code Blue
Management consulting skills (or the lack of them) make the difference between the success and failure of a consultant. Poor skills usually result in the consultant not being asked back, or worse, being dismissed. Such dismissal is the consulting equivalent of heart failure. In many hospitals, they would call such a failure a "code blue". I use the term "code blue" to describe the situation of consultants who are quite talented but find themselves out the door and on the outs.
The Number 1 Question Can A Consultant Really Make a Difference
Over the past few weeks I have received a spate of questions asking (although some readers have already formed an opinion), what role does an outside consultant really play in an organization? Specifically, what do they do and how can they help me? This is one of those rare instances when I wear the hats of an unbiased and neutral writer as well as a consultant (I write and teach accredited courses for associations such as Purchasing Management Association of Canada or PMAC). While I cannot speak for others, over the next few paragraphs I will attempt to provide you with some additional insight into how I approach my work. Hopefully this will at least begin to paint a clearer pricture and perhaps establish a framework for evaluating your current consulting arrangements to enable you to get more from existing relationships.
Can a productivity consultant add enough value to justify the fee
Maybe so, maybe not depending on the project scope and your own resources. This article is a guide to determine how to predict in advance if a consultant will pay for himself / herself, much less create a return in this economy. The key; what resources can you apply, considering your circumstances In this article, you will observe that I suggest that management must commit itself to receive a payback from a productivity consultant. The more management opens up, to investigation, to consideration of new ideas, to judgment of sacred cows, to re-prioritization, the more useful any consultant can be. If you are willing to commit, let’s talk. My Amazon book, Cost Reduction How to Survive, Recover, and Thrive, offers examples of practical ideas to effect real cost change.

How to Become a Franchise Consultant
How to become a Franchise Consultant? If you have the desire to take on the important task of matching potential franchisees with the most suitable franchises for them, becoming a franchise consultant is likely a good option for you. But what is the best way to go about achieving this goal? Becoming a Franchise Consultant can be a very rewarding experience.
Why Use a Change Management Consultant?
Why use a change management consultant? This is a very good question because unless you are very clear about exactly what sort of help you need I would just simply say don't...
Consultants Can Be Scary but Do They Provide Value
As a CEO before I became a consultant ten years ago I had very little time for consultants and did not have a high opinion of them. One of the things that always stuck in my craw - and still does for that matter -- is to see a consultant conduct sales training that never actually carried a bag themselves. Some have very little if any experience in the field as an outside sales person. Even more concerning is to watch a consultant give leadership or business acumen advice when that consultant never had to meet a payroll or run a company personally. Consultants can provide real value on many occasions but they can also be your worst nightmare.
Five Tips for Selecting an HR Consultant
Are you thinking about hiring an HR consultant? Here are five tips you can use to make sure you enlist the services of a professional consultant who can provide the assistance that you need.

Engagement is an Inside Job
When faced with major organizational problems, managers often hire consultants to help provide a solution. The consultant will usually interview people, run focus groups, and gather input from a variety of sources. Many good ideas are sifted through and the most relevant one presented to management along with the consultant's recommended action plan.
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