by Rob O'Byrne | May 22, 2020 | Tips on Consultng
There’s no doubt that starting a new independent consulting business can be hard on family life. Naturally, you will need to put a lot of time, effort, and dedication into growing your business, and clients can be demanding. After all, they’re paying for your services...
by Rob O'Byrne | May 15, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Tips on Consultng
In the course of your career, many of your consulting clients will hire you to make recommendations to solve specific business problems. It’s probable that you’ll be less frequently engaged through to implementation. With that in mind, the success enjoyed by clients...
by Rob O'Byrne | May 1, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
Problem-solving will be at the heart of what you do in your new life as an independent consultant. Your customers will only hire you to solve their problems. Business leaders don’t typically hire consultants to fix things that they don’t consider are broken or need...
by Rob O'Byrne | Apr 24, 2020 | Start Consulting, Tips on Consultng
As an independent management consultant, you’ll need to get used to spending plenty of time in meetings. This may be something you’ve become used to as part of your current or previous job, but your role in meetings will probably be very different as an independent...
by Rob O'Byrne | Apr 3, 2020 | Tips on Consultng
While highly rewarding, a career as an independent management consultant is hard work; make no mistake about it. You’ll work long hours, possibly juggling a number of projects concurrently. When you aren’t helping your clients, you’ll have all the other...
by Rob O'Byrne | Mar 16, 2020 | Tips on Consultng
The more you become indoctrinated into the world of business and management consulting, the more you will find yourself incorporating jargon into your communication—it’s inevitable, but not necessarily beneficial. If you are able to remain one of the rare independent...
