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Managing References Contributed by:
William KruegerWednesday, November 20, 2002 (10 years 177 days ago)
Have you ever been called to give someone a reference? Did you know what to say? Did you sound so much like a rambling idiot that when you hung up the phone you thought "Geez, after that, even I wouldn't hire that person" -- even though you thought highly of the candidate? Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to say good things about someone else, even when the compliments are sincere.
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Making A Living and Setting Your Fees Contributed by:
William KruegerFriday, October 11, 2002 (10 years 217 days ago)
If you ever want to start a great discussion with a group of consultants, just bring the conversation around to the subject of what is the best way to set fees. Not the amount, but how one goes about pricing one's services. If you really want to see a great, animated discussion, ask this question of a group of consultants after a national conference in the hotel bar.
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Making the Tough Decisions Contributed by:
William KruegerFriday, September 06, 2002 (10 years 252 days ago)
I'm thinking back to the tough decisions I've made since starting my consulting firm 10 years ago this month. You know the decisions I'm talking about -- the ones that kept me awake at night, made me stress to the point of having headaches, and that tried my friends' and colleagues' patience when I called them at midnight to talk about it...
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Managing Conflict -- Getting to a Mutually Agreeable Understanding Contributed by:
William KruegerFriday, July 26, 2002 (10 years 294 days ago)
Conflict is a part of the consulting relationship. Sometimes the conflict is obvious -- as when a client questions a particular expense or bill -- and sometimes the conflict isn't so obvious -- as when a single board member thinks your services aren't needed. Yet it is rare to have a client relationship where there is no conflict at all.
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Fifteen Steps To A Winning Sales Presentation Contributed by:
William KruegerFriday, April 26, 2002 (11 years 20 days ago)
You've done it all perfectly up to this point - the numerous calls, the written proposal, the preliminary meeting - and now it's time to actually step in front of the board or a key committee. All your hard work will come down to a one-hour or ninety-minute presentation that will determine whether you have a new client or not.
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Projecting a Professional Image Contributed by:
William KruegerFriday, March 29, 2002 (11 years 48 days ago)
Did you know that most people make up their minds about someone within twenty seconds of meeting them? Maybe not completely, but the first impression is usually made within 20 seconds. And in many respects, that first impression is almost impossible to change.
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