Practice This

Another article hot off the press – High Impact Results Guidelines For Consultants.

I have distilled key aspects of high impact results when delivering consulting service. It boils down to relevancy, winning Strategy, precise Execution, and relying on your Network.

Relevancy is key, defining relevant results upfront is half path to success. Strategy is about charting your path to the results and making it your brand. Execution is actually delivering on what you have promised. And Network is about having the safety net when in trouble which happens quite often.

Applying these guidelines in my practice I was able to establish myself as a brand for security and performance consulting gigs – my strategy was delivering results fast relying on my knowledge and my network. It paid off – here a glimpse of what my customers and colleagues say about me on my LinkedIn profile (recommendations section).

Besides  my personal experience I have tested insights from the following books:

• Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service
• First Things First
• Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life
• Hollywood Secrets of Project Management Success
• The Consultant’s Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do, New and Revised
• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
• More books I recommend…

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