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In recent years, professional services providers have had to rethink their sales methods and adapt to profound changes in the way clients buy services. In response, Winning the Professional Services Sale argues for fundamental changes in the seller's mindset and sales strategies. Rather than pressing the sale, salespeople must help clients buy - the way that works best for each client. This new approach gives buyers what they now want in a services seller: a consultative problem solver, change agent, and solution integrator, all rolled into one.

Management consulting is a $250 billion industry and growing at a rate of over four percent annually. Many predict that more than 40 percent of the US workforce will soon be contingent, freelance, or consulting members of the workforce - making this book more relevant than ever. Individuals become independent consultants out of necessity or preference: necessity because they lost their job or the company offered an attractive exit package; preference because they want a career change, more control over their time, or an enriched, varied work situation.

According to the Wall Street Journal, entrepreneurs are happier than wage-earning employees. Having the freedom to develop your own business creates the potential for both trials and triumphs. The wise entrepreneur knows that true success is all about the inner game and leveraging those obstacles into opportunities. Author and seasoned entrepreneur Oabona Michael Kgengwenyane wasn’t born in Silicon Valley but rather in an African village. He grew up in a low-income Botswana family, struggling barely to survive.

Do you consistently deliver unmatched value, yet find your income doesn't mirror your expertise? You're not alone in feeling the sting of undervaluation. The annoyance of seeing others, perhaps less skilled, out-earning you can be frustrating. You're not alone. But what if the issue isn't what you do, but how you position it?

In times of chaos and uncertainty, some freeze up or falter, but others rise up and prosper. When you’re struggling with doubt and fear, when your self-esteem and confidence are waning, this audiobook provides a proven path for not only managing the chaos, but thriving. In Act Now, best-selling author and CEO of Consulting Success® Michael Zipursky shares how consultants can navigate through these challenging times to succeed and prosper in their consulting businesses.

You or your company can be screwed if you are hiring consultants without a plan to manage their bid for the sale, statement of work, and overall engagement. Learn from a seasoned risk and compliance, fraud examiner, and process improvement consultant who has worked for over 12 years in three of the "Big Four" consultancies on how you and your company can mitigate corporate risk when bringing in paid advisors.

The Engaged Leader addresses why leaders need to master a new way of developing relationships, which begins by stepping out of traditional hierarchies; how to listen at scale, share to shape, and engage to transform; the art of making this transformative mind shift; and the science of applying the right tools to meet your strategic goals. This transformation is not optional. Those who choose not to make this change will be abandoned for those who inspire people to follow them.

Most of us feel surprisingly awkward asking for money. This book shows you how to feel more confident, to know your worth and to frame your services in terms that clients value. Blending practical Business Development techniques with a fresh money mindset, it explores the psychology of value and worth, helping you have client conversations that win both respect and proper reward.

Succeeding as a Solopreneur is the definitive guide to launching and growing your own business as a self-employed professional. For current and aspiring solopreneurs, this book will help you master the critical steps for achieving success at every stage of your solopreneur journey, from determining if you’re ready to “go for it,” to setting a marketing and pricing strategy, to lowering your tax rate to keep more of what you earn.

Real estate wholesaling is not only the fastest and easiest way to get started in real estate investing; it is the fastest path to becoming a real estate millionaire as well. This book is the field manual that contains the strategies James Hodges used to go from making $17,000 per year as a personal trainer to making $1.1 million dollars in his first 12 months as a real estate wholesaler and has now used to help hundreds of investors launch and scale their own wholesaling businesses as well.

Good news. Consulting skills aren't just for consultants anymore! This bestselling book reveals proven techniques to boost your career―from sharp problem-solving and persuasive arguments to high-performance meetings and ambitious projects. Based on the experience of working with Fortune 500 companies in more than fifty countries this comprehensive handbook pinpoints the fundamental skills required to consult effectively, irrespective of your experience level. Built around ten core themes it untangles the variables that increase the performance of projects, organizations, and people.

The agency market’s not oversupplied, it’s just under-differentiated. Discover the five-step blueprint for creating your lasting competitive advantage.

Selling professional services, particularly for new or aspiring consultants, can seem daunting and distasteful. The Best Selling Coach shows that it doesn’t need to be this way and, using a four-stage process, shows coaches how to first build their confidence and go on to locate, connect, and meet desirable clients, virtually or in person. This book guides listeners through asking for the sale and keeping control of the business relationship as it develops.

Unlock the power of remote high-ticket sales and build a business that gives you freedom, fulfillment, and financial independence. In Monetize Your Message, Rich Avery delivers a practical, proven roadmap for anyone who wants to escape traditional selling and build a purpose-driven business by helping others. Whether you're a coach, consultant, content creator, or aspiring closer, this book will show you how to sell premium offers—without pressure, manipulation, or sleazy tactics.

In this guide Juniper Advisory and other healthcare transaction professionals explore the important points that leaders should consider and understand when evaluating and undertaking strategic organizational decisions like mergers and acquisitions. The compendium of articles offers a common-sense businessperson's summary of topics and brings detailed technical analyses to key issues.

In The Strategy Dialogues, you will find the answers to these questions. In this transformative book, former US Assistant Secretary of State, accomplished CEO, and award-winning professor Dr. John Hillen invites you to eavesdrop on a series of strategy workshops and conversations, offering a front-row seat to witness the basic tools of strategic thinking applied to real-world organizational challenges.

What is brand, and how are brands built? Brand Warfare offers unconventional answers to these questions. Julian Kynaston's no-holds-barred, fast-paced account of how he launched and grew Propaganda into one of the UK's most successful brand consultancies provides inspirational insights into the emergence of a unique brand talent. From running with a notorious firm of football casuals to sitting on the board of global brands as a key consultant, Julian learned how to succeed without even pitching in an environment where many other brand agencies fail.

Unlock the secrets to a worry-free retirement with Chris Hasenberg's Financial Happiness in Two Hours a Year. Drawing from decades of experience as a financial advisor, Hasenberg offers a refreshingly straightforward approach to securing your financial future.

Are you eager to start a blog and online business but are feeling lost? No matter what type of blog you are starting, there are some core components you need to focus on if you want to make money with your blog. The Blog Startup introduces you to these nonnegotiable core components in the form of bite-sized strategies and pro tips so you won't find yourself a year later wondering what went wrong.

Stories matter. Written by renowned psychoanalyst, leadership scholar, and executive coach, Manfred Kets de Vries, this book uncovers, explains, and captures the power and art of storytelling at work and in life, and how it can be applied in organizations to powerful effect. Our talent in telling stories makes us more effective. When we talk about events, characters, actions, themes, feelings, and ideas, storytelling is a way to communicate our message. The stories we tell inform, influence, entertain, and shape our lives and those of other people.