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The Ultimate Guide To Becoming A Freelance Consultant: 25 Things I’ve Learned

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Test your Commitment : In my career, I’ve often tested out next steps in my career by telling people what that next step might be and then judging both my reaction and theirs. For example, early in my career, I would tell people “I am trying to break into consulting.” What if you run out of money?

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A Brief History of Strategy Consulting: 100 years from Frederick Taylor to the “Next New Normal”

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While Taylor came from a family of some means, college was not the first stop in his career. The next ten years for the consulting industry will be the toughest yet as they attempt to maintain their elite connection to business leaders and hope to reposition themselves in a new technology-powered business and economic paradigm.