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Change has been occurring since before the beginning of man, so it is a fair bet that it will not stop soon. Whether organisations like it or not, they will change.External influences change the constraints an organisation has, the expectations their stakeholders place upon them and change the values and capabilities of their people. What separates organisations from one another is how they deal with change.Some react to change along a conservative line, waiting until the last moment to adapt to change. They resist change at every turn, believing in the intrinsic value of "tradition". They tend to be backward looking, r
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s
Consultants are often involved in a change in job assignments. Some jobs take more time then others. Some consultant have different assignments at the same time, but a new assignment always brings a introduction period with it.Not only consultants, but everyone involved in a job switch will be faced with such a transition. How should you handle such a period?As any change, reserve time for it. Reserve time for “nothing special.” These days where you are changing to another (work) environment can not always be planned. You do not know what to expect, you should merely adapt to the situation. Although you can not p
They’re all forms of regular “self-care” that, if you neglect them for a period of time or take the wrong approach, there will be costly negative consequences.
The same goes for marketing.
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?
• Your phone does not ring regularly with new prospects.
• You don’t regularly hear, “Hey, I’ve heard of your company!”
• Your sales pipeline is dry, so you go to some networking events, get some leads, then stop.
• People don’t respond quickly to meet or talk with you after an initial introduction through networking.
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s
Most of us would never even consider eating our lunch in the bathroom, yet we do it all the time in our office. Recent studies show there are more germs in the average office than in the average bathroom! Perhaps that is a good indicator that keeping your office clean is really important.For most office employees, keeping their office clean isn’t something they really have time to make a priority. Can you imagine telling your manager that your report will be late because the germs and dust in your office need some attention? It's doubtful that your boss would appreciate that.Even if you are very busy, you need to keep y
They’re all forms of regular “self-care” that, if you neglect them for a period of time or take the wrong approach, there will be costly negative consequences.
The same goes for marketing.
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?
• Your phone does not ring regularly with new prospects.
• You don’t regularly hear, “Hey, I’ve heard of your company!”
• Your sales pipeline is dry, so you go to some networking events, get some leads, then stop.
• People don’t respond quickly to meet or talk with you after an initial introduction through networking.
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s
7 Financial Strategies for Transitioning from Salaried to SoloA 40’s something woman was talking to me the other day about her growing sense of frustration with “working for someone else” and her longing to “do my own thing, drive my own wagon”. But, she said with consternation, “I have family counting on me and a standard of living I don’t want to sacrifice.”Everyone has to decide for themselves what level of sacrifice and risk they’re willing to undertake in order to enjoy the satisfactions of working independently. Knowing some strategies for managing the risk will allow you to make a well-informed decision.r marketing.
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?
• Your phone does not ring regularly with new prospects.
• You don’t regularly hear, “Hey, I’ve heard of your company!”
• Your sales pipeline is dry, so you go to some networking events, get some leads, then stop.
• People don’t respond quickly to meet or talk with you after an initial introduction through networking.
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s
Experts have become omnipresent. They're everywhere: on your favorite television show, on drive time radio programming, on blogs and internet discussion forums, between the pages of nationally popular magazines and your local newspaper. You can't throw a dart, it seems, without having it hit an Expert on the way to the dartboard. Why is this happening? What has motivated all of these people -- financial planners and attorneys, floral designers and wedding planners, massage therapists and ear, nose and throat specialists -- to take on the Expert mantle? One reason: Being the Expert is one of
• People don’t respond quickly to meet or talk with you after an initial introduction through networking.
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s
In early 1992, President George H.W. Bush was riding high. He was sitting on an almost unprecedented 80% approval rating following the first Gulf War. Conventional wisdom pegged him as a shoe-in for a second term.Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton faced an uphill battle. He was largely unknown at the start of 1992, facing a very popular incumbent. Worse for him, his opponent “owned” foreign policy. There was no way to successfully attack him on that front.So what did the Governor’s campaign do? They got focused. They found (or created, depending on your politics) a chink in the President’s armor: the economy. Every word tha
• The leads you do get trickle in slowly.
• You spend a lot of time looking for opportunities, but aren’t getting the results you want.
• You can’t safely project your firm’s income for the next 6 to 12 months.
• You’re finding it hard to attract and retain top talent, even in a recently tough economy.
• Relationships with clients tend to be short and one-off projects (i.e., no repeat business).
• You rely heavily on one or two income streams (i.e., consulting or coaching).
• Most of your eggs are in one basket (i.e., one or two major clients), and if they went away, you’d be in trouble.
• You’re too busy to look for more clients.
If any of these symptoms ring true for you, one of two things is probably happening. Either you’re not marketing on a consistent enough basis to generate reliable results. Or you’re not using the right approach to get the kind of results you want. Or both!
Consistency is Key
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