• Offering Value Is Bad for Your Consulting Business?! Here's Why
    Sep 5 2025

    You can't just reach out to people if you don't have something valuable to offer them, right? Wrong! In fact, super duper wrong, as explained in this podcast episode. Visit the original article https://www.davidafields.com/offering-value-is-actually-bad-for-your-consulting-business-heres-why and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    4 mins
  • Unlocking Success: The Psychology of Growing Your Consulting Firm
    Aug 29 2025

    Do the leaders of consulting firms that grow rapidly think differently than the leaders of firms that experience modest growth or stagnation? Yes. A particular mindset is necessary (though not sufficient) to consistently build your consulting firm: the mindset outlined in this podcast episode. Visit the original article https://www.davidafields.com/unlocking-success-the-psychology-of-growing-your-consulting-firm and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
  • The Secret Sauce: What Makes Some Consulting Firms Flourish While Others Flounder?
    Aug 22 2025

    All else being equal, it would be nice for your firm to fall on the right side of the growth bell curve. You could enjoy a bit of hypergrowth before you kick back and let the firm build at a more typical rate. But, it's quite possible you're on the left side of the curve--growing slowly, holding steady or even declining this year. Why? The answer is in this podcast episode. Visit the original article https://www.davidafields.com/the-secret-sauce-what-makes-some-consulting-firms-flourish-while-others-flounder and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • From Absurd to Ingenious: How to Quickly Unearth Breakthrough Ideas for Your Consulting Firm
    Aug 15 2025

    Patently ridiculous ideas regularly turn out to be true: humans can fly through the air, food can cook in a cold box without applying heat, and an open package of cookies can last more than one afternoon (under extreme circumstances). Some nonsensical idea may be the next breakthrough that boosts your consulting firm, and you can spot that profitably wacky notion using the exercise outlined in this podcast episode. Visit the original article https://www.davidafields.com/from-absurd-to-ingenious-how-to-quickly-unearth-breakthrough-ideas-for-your-consulting-firm and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • 5 Distractions Derailing Your Consulting Firm’s Productivity
    Aug 8 2025

    Focus is essential to your consulting firm winning clients and profitably delivering value. Perhaps not laser focus every moment of every day, but better focus than you have now. Based on some interesting research, I've identified an insidious attention stealer and given you steps to eliminate it in this podcast episode. Visit the original article at https://www.davidafields.com/5-distractions-derailing-your-consulting-firms-productivity and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • 3 Guidelines to Ensure Your Consulting Firm Does the Right Thing
    Aug 1 2025

    Sometimes it's obvious what decisions would be a misstep for your consulting firm. However, other times, it's easier than you'd like for your firm to be pulled into decisions you later regret. To avoid those regrettable moments, listen to this podcast episode. Visit the original article at https://www.davidafields.com/3-guidelines-to-ensure-your-consulting-firm-does-the-right-thing and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
  • The Perfect Case Study for Your Consulting Firm
    Jul 25 2025

    Occasionally, against all reason and what is right in the world, your wit and charm alone aren't enough to secure a deal with a new client. In those instances, a tasty box of chocolates and a finely crafted case study can help you seal the deal. Instructions for crafting your case study are in this podcast episode. (Chocolate tips are in other podcast episodes.) Visit the original article at https://www.davidafields.com/the-perfect-case-study-for-your-consulting-firm and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • 3.5 Tips for Webinars and Events that Win Clients for Your Consulting Firm
    Jul 18 2025

    Webinars and live streams can be amazing visibility builders for your consulting practice. Or they can be a black hole sucking your time and money into oblivion. Let's go with the first option, yes? To get there, follow the simple tips in this podcast episode. Visit the original article at https://www.davidafields.com/3-5-tips-for-webinars-and-events-that-win-clients-for-your-consulting-firm and leave your comments.

    Show More Show Less
    6 mins