Difficult Client? Try These Quick Tips

by Margaret Meloni
difficult-client

Your hands are sweating; your stomach is in knots. Once again you have a client who is driving you crazy. If you say left, they say right. … [Read more...]

Interview with Alan Weiss

by TLAC and Alan Weiss, Ph.D.
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Think Like A Consultant interviewed Alan Weiss, Ph.D., a well-known consultant, coach, speaker and author of over 500 articles and 32 books. … [Read more...]

10 Winning Qualities of Consultants

by Narayanan Ramakrishnan
winning-qualities

You can find success in consulting by developing certain qualities. They make you more effective. After years of consulting experience, I have distilled these qualities into a top ten list. … [Read more...]

Learning With Open Courseware

by Amber Hensley
open-courseware

To maintain their status as experts, consultants require a variety of cost-effective and efficient ways to continue to learn. … [Read more...]

The Ethics of Consulting

by TLAC and Steve Shu
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TLAC caught up with Steve Shu, well-known management consultant and Assistant Professor of Marketing at Irvine University, for an interview … [Read more...]

Networking: It’s More Than Business Card Exchange

by TLAC and Andrea Nierenberg
networking

In this issue, networking guru and author, Andrea Nierenberg, kindly submitted to an interview while on vacation. As a networking evangelist, Andrea has lots of advice for consultants. … [Read more...]

Effective Leadership

by Anand Subramaniam
leadership

Are you looking for a way to stand out as a consultant? Consider this. When you interact with clients, you can be more than a collaborator⎯you can also be a leader. Here are some key ways that you … [Read more...]

Tips for Working on Large Initiatives

by Stephanie Heying Bach

Consulting on large initiatives requires patience, focus and the ability to juggle many simultaneous tasks. … [Read more...]

Customer Communication and the Story of Company B

by Scott Gerschwer
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Company B is a well-known brand, a company that was once feted for going from good to great but that let its customer communication strategy dissipate and has suffered greatly as a result. Most … [Read more...]

Keys to Successful Consulting Projects

by Anand Subramaniam
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Technical consultants know that it takes a great deal of effort for a project to run smoothly and to culminate in successful results. You know about the intensity of planning and project management, … [Read more...]