One of the most important business systems that every coach or consultant needs before starting their practice is a productive work schedule. A productive work schedule is extremely important to your business. One area that this would be important in is your daily schedule, for example; what will you do throughout your day? Are you scheduling time to acquire leads,...

In today’s world, a consultant’s website is unquestionably one of their core business critical marketing tools. Provided that it is structured correctly it can act as a multi-faceted resource for you that will attract, capture and convert leads from all around the world 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year without you ever needing to speak with...

Consulting is the art of sourcing information, ideas and guidance from a more knowledgeable person or organizations for solving a present problem for a fee. It involves drawing from one’s experience, outsourcing of information or maximizing professional advantage in tackling issues especially where the client has lesser capabilities. The key demand is finding most...

Author: Michael Clayforth-Carr, CEO, SELEX Systems Integration Introduction Never has there been a more urgent time to ensure that the UK has a responsive and joined-up approach to its security challenges, than in the early years of the 21st Century. The asymmetric nature of the threats we face, whether they are man-made or environmental, physical or virtual, requires...

If you are thinking about sinking your teeth into the healthcare consulting field, it is a must that you understand what this business is all about. Healthcare consulting refers to the service that aims to assist hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers in the business side of what they are doing. You see, most of these people spend 8-10 years learning how...

Should a credit card company outsource its customer service and I.T. needs to countries where labor is relatively cheap? Should a pharmaceutical company establish additional branches on specific locations? Should a giant company acquire its biggest competitor? As a strategy consultant, you may encounter such high-level strategic questions — do you have what it takes...

Strategy consulting is a type of a business service that is usually being offered by management consultants who have in-depth knowledge or expertise in designing and implementation of different business strategies. A strategy is defined as a well thought-out course of action specifically designed to achieve a business’ specific goal. Strategy consultants are more...

Corporate consulting is practically a professional service offered by the experts to assist businesses (regardless of their size) in achieving goals or in developing processes that can lead to their success. Corporate consultants can offer training people that can lead to a strong corporate structure, fine tuning the company’s processes and operations, evaluating...

Navigating the corridors of consultancy power can be exceedingly complicated. The prevailing corporate behavior of each organization differs, and you need to fit in yet stand out at the same time. And it is no good behaving like a chairman when you get your first major consulting role. “Organizational politics” is the unspoken process whereby some consultants...

Self-knowledge is a process that continues as long as you are alive. There is no beginning and no end. Questioning yourself about your needs, personality type, strengths and weaknesses and your values is just a start. You should try to develop a day-to-day awareness of your behavior and attitude toward the myriad aspects of your life and consulting work. Ultimately...