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How Consulting Firms Can Build Trust at Scale Consulting success is built on ‘trust at scale’. And too many consultancies don't get that. Read More
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How Consulting Firms Can Overcome Prospects’ Indecisiveness “87% of sales opportunities contain either moderate or high levels of customer indecision.” This is... Read More
AI Is Not Destroying Consulting. It’s Raising the Bar. Consulting is not dead. Stop the nonsense. Read More
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[Case Study] Why Offering Too Many Services Destroyed This Boutique Consultancy Here’s the story of the collapse of a 25-person boutique consultancy that was biting off more than... Read More
Why Software Vendors Must Invest in Professional Services Software vendors are still losing deals they should win, and failing to retain clients they could... Read More
Hiring a Business Development Leader Will Not Fix Boutique Consultancies’ Growth Problems Many boutique consultancies see hiring a new business development (BD) leader as the ultimate... Read More
The Value Proposition Gap: What Consulting Firms Say vs. What Clients Hear Most consulting firms operate with weak or generic consulting propositions. There is no clarity,... Read More