I broke my own rule again this week… I over-extended, over-promised and, in keeping all my commitments, I exhausted myself. That made me mad (at myself). Then two of my clients reported doing the same thing — focusing on the less-important promises and...
Our complex world, now dominated by information, has not yet affixed to our wrist an embedded chip containing everything we need to communicate to Others (and maybe we don’t want that). The Cloud doesn’t yet know our name (but it will soon). William...
You take the trouble to speak in public to share your knowledge, and to attract people you want to know for your business. Beyond the expertise you offer in your presentation or on your panel, the next most significant event is speaking to those from the audience who...
I get exasperated at my colleagues sometimes. They think too much and do too little, especially when starting out, re-starting, or pivoting. My clients do not fall into this error, because we are accountable to each other to keep up their pace in closing new work,...
Peter Drucker once wrote: “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” Steve Jobs once said: “Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.” Now, that customer may...
My head keeps ringing with “refine your ideal client profile” and “test your pricing model again to increase margins.” These are the repetitive tasks every consultant must attend to, in order to drive profitability in his or her practice. ...