Consulting Career

Step Up, Lead Boldly, Influence with Purpose. What separates ordinary individuals from extraordinary leaders? It’s not just talent or intelligence, it’s the ability to take ownership, inspire others, and lead with confidence in any situation. In The Dynamic Leader, David Cloninger delivers a powerful, action-driven guide for aspiring leaders, young professionals, and entrepreneurs who are ready to take their leadership skills to the next level. Whether you’re leading a team, launching a business, or stepping into leadership for the first time, this book gives you the tools to lead with impact.

Whether you're just getting into consulting or you're a seasoned consulting veteran but aren't experiencing the level of success and results you truly desire, this book offers you the advantage you need. Michael Zipursky, CEO of ConsultingSuccess.com and coach to elite consultants, has coached and trained more than 6000 consultants from around the world. In this book, Michael identifies the most significant factor in your success: your mindset.

In the newly revised second edition of the Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, bestselling author and consultant Peter Block delivers an invaluable companion to the fourth edition of his popular Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise. In the book, you'll find an expansive toolkit you can draw on for information and guidance in the midst of your next consulting engagement.

During the Covid-19 crisis, author and renowned consultant Chris Knudsen used the downtime to memorialize his valuable life and business lessons, resulting in this entertaining and unforgettable memoir. Not only is Trust Me, I’m a Consultant a wild ride, but it provides a detailed guide on how to divorce yourself from the traditional employment grind and use skills you already possess to build a thriving, seven-figure consultancy.

So many HR professionals crave the freedom and flexibility of being an independent HR consultant, and then the fear kicks in about whether they can make the transition from corporate to consulting and maintain their income whilst learning how to be a consultant. This audiobook guides you through not only the knowledge but also the mindset needed to be successful as well as building your confidence so that you too can make this move.

The Enterprise Selling Handbook is a field guide to selling to the largest businesses - enterprises. If you're new to enterprise selling, or find the additional complexity of enterprise deals intimidating, this book is for you! In this audiobook, you'll learn how enterprise businesses buy differently from other business types, and how to make that work to your advantage. All of the key details are covered, from how to present your offering to a step-by-step explanation of what to do (and expect!) at each stage of the deal.

Each of us lives on the thin line between chaos and order. Having a stroke thrusts you and the family who loves you into a magnitude of chaos unlike anything you have previously experienced. The trauma may seem to turn your life upside-down as you are forced to yield control to a cadre of new care specialists, and when the dust settles you may find that a portion of your brain has turned to ashes. It may take years to put the chaos behind you and find your way back to the balance of that thin line. Thriving After Stroke teaches the way out of that excruciating situation.

McKinsey & Company is the most respected and most secretive consulting firm in the world, and business readers just can't seem to get enough of all things McKinsey. Now, hot on the heels of his acclaimed international best seller The McKinsey Way, Ethan Rasiel brings listeners a powerful new guide to putting McKinsey concepts and skills into action­­: The McKinsey Mind. It explains, step-by-step, how to use McKinsey tools, techniques, and strategies to solve an array of core business problems and to make any business venture more successful.

Nonprofit folks, this is it—the last fundraising audiobook you'll ever need. Get That Money, Honey! offers a proven framework to convert conversations into copious dollars, regardless of your current budget. Here, Rhea Wong, a leading nonprofit consultant, reveals the exact methodology she used to transform Breakthrough New York from a meager $200,000 nonprofit into a multi-million-dollar organization. The secret is fairly simple: the right mindset, the right systems, and the right strategies. If you've struggled to raise money for your nonprofit, it's not your fault.

How to Talk to Anyone is an introspective guide to mastering communication skills and improving social skills in the age of the global pandemic. This book will help you understand the reason why you struggle with interpersonal relationships and insecurities, providing you with proven methods and techniques that will help you overcome these issues.

Artificial Intelligence Unleashed is the ultimate guide for entrepreneurs ready to embrace the transformative power of AI. This comprehensive book demystifies artificial intelligence, breaking it down into actionable strategies that you can implement in your business—no technical expertise required. Whether you're a startup founder or a seasoned business owner, this book empowers you to harness AI for innovation, growth, and success.

A PMO creates value when, and only when, it enables educated, fact-based decisions regarding resource allocation across projects, programs, and portfolios. If, subsequent to one year of inception, the PMO cannot provide an up-to-date, accurate view of resource allocation, then it has failed in the single most important role that a PMO has in the organization.

When Lance Marshall's life comes crashing down, his wife arranges for him to meet with his high school mentor and coach, Moore. Coach Moore sends Lance back to the locker room to talk with five sports legends who are now successful leaders. Each player will show Lance a principle for excellence in both leadership and the home. But the advice comes with a caveat: Lance must apply the principle he learns within 24 hours or the meetings end.

Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap: 12 Questions to Understand What’s Truly Underneath Your Culture is a transformational book that weaves together the stories of two companies that, on the surface, appear to be quite similar. Underneath, however, they couldn’t be more different.

Seismic changes occurring in the workforce are leading to more and more people entering the world of contract, freelance, and contingency work. Rapid changes in demographics and advances in technology have led companies and talent to engage in profoundly new ways and consulting is one of the keys to success.

Are You Ready to Make the Leap from Employee to Solo Consultant? Find out with this comprehensive guide designed to help technical professionals evaluate every aspect of the transition. Do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of leaving traditional employment? Are you questioning whether you have the right skills, mindset, or financial stability to succeed as a solo consultant? Is Solo Consulting Right for You gives you the tools, insights, and confidence to make an informed decision about this life-changing career move. Phil Charles, a solo consultant with 25 years of experience and a ...

Stand aside, we’re coming through! That’s the cry of a new generation of technology vendors. They have a new approach to enabling success for their customers. And they’re thriving as a result. These vendors all have subscription pricing at the heart of their business. Each has learned that if customers don’t feel they’ve had success, recurring revenue doesn’t grow, and may even decline. What makes them different? They have absolute clarity about what the customer considers success to be. And they’ve built their business around enabling that success.

Murphy's Law tells us that if something can go wrong, it will. Nonsense! says Al Casey, who maintains: If things can go right, they should. But you've got to make them go right, he adds, by hard work, focusing on key problems, and believing in the people around you. One of the most successful - and original - American businessmen of our time, Al Casey is a no-nonsense turnaround specialist who loves nothing more than the big challenges, whether in the private or the public sector.

This is a must-listen for all firm leaders, regardless of what business you are running or market your business is in. These authors truly understand that a company's success is directly tied to successfully maintaining and growing client relationships. Businesses with a poor client relationship management (CRM) process fail and perish. Do not let that happen to your company, be a leader that acts and champions your firm's CRM process and data.

Need to grow revenue faster? In this audiobook you will quickly see which parts of your company’s growth engine are not performing. You will discover the law of exponential growth and how to accelerate growth with ideal clients. You will find a big picture model for aligning marketing and sales to drive growth. Then, Darrell walks you step by step through how to improve each component of your growth engine.