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When you think of organising your proposal simplicity is always best.
In this episode, we’ll discuss a simple way to structure your proposal to make it flow in a clear and concise manner for your client.
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Like A Consultant is a resource platform for independent consultants and skilled professionals in the consulting process, through bi-weekly podcast episodes, video training, articles and tutorials we help consultants become more confident when they engage with their prospective clients. Click on the links below to gain access to our resources.
Podcast: https://likeaconsultant.com/podcast-2
Training: https://likeaconsultant.com/training
Blog: https://likeaconsultant.com/blog
How do you write your proposal?
There are different ways to tackle it.
In this episode, we discuss a simple approach you can use even if this is your first time writing a proposal.
About
Like A Consultant is a resource platform for independent consultants and skilled professionals in the consulting process, through bi-weekly podcast episodes, video training, articles and tutorials we help consultants become more confident when they engage with their prospective clients. Click on the links below to gain access to our resources.
Podcast: https://likeaconsultant.com/podcast-2
Training: https://likeaconsultant.com/training
Blog: https://likeaconsultant.com/blog
You can spend sleepless nights writing a proposal.
But what happens after it’s been accepted? What if your proposal is declined?
In this episode, we discuss ‘what’s next’ in the lifecycle of your proposal. Enjoy!
About
Like A Consultant is a resource platform for independent consultants and skilled professionals in the consulting process, through bi-weekly podcast episodes, video training, articles and tutorials we help consultants become more confident when they engage with their prospective clients. Click on the links below to gain access to our resources.
Podcast: https://likeaconsultant.com/podcast-2
Training: https://likeaconsultant.com/training
Blog: https://likeaconsultant.com/blog
There are two key reasons why most organizations ask for a proposal:
- to find out whether the consultant meets their needs
- it’s a tool to reach and win prospective clients.
In this episode, we discuss these reasons in length. Enjoy.
About
Like A Consultant is a resource platform for independent consultants and skilled professionals in the consulting process, through bi-weekly podcast episodes, video training, articles and tutorials we help consultants become more confident when they engage with their prospective clients. Click on the links below to gain access to our resources.
Podcast: https://likeaconsultant.com/podcast-2
Training: https://likeaconsultant.com/training
Blog: https://likeaconsultant.com/blog
A lot of consultants struggle with knowing 100% if they are the right fit for a project. It can come down to the specific requirements of a company. But there are some areas you can look out for to pinpoint if you can be a match for that project.
This has been like a consultant. A podcast for consultants and skilled professionals. You can find more episodes by going to our podcast episodes or listening on your favourite podcast platform. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a consultant, subscribe to get access to our training resources.
For now, have a good day.
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Like A Consultant is a resource platform for consultants and skilled professionals to master the consulting engagement process through bi-weekly episodes, free and premium training and a blog. To join us, click the link below to access our materials.
Training: https://likeaconsultant.com/training
As an independent consultant you’ve now joined the entrepreneur space. And its very important to start looking at how to adopt an entrepreneur mindset. Because it can help you be a better consultant.
So in today’s episode we start by defining the entrepreneur then discuss the entrepreneur’s mindset.
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Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
How do you change your mindset from being an employee to a consultant?
Any type of change that you undertake in your life, whether professional or personal requires a tremendous amount of personal courage and growth.
And the change of mindset from employee to consultant is no different. It requires a lot of growth from an individual as well as a lot of courage to be able to undertake it.
It’s also a very rewarding achievement that anybody who does it will say the same. First before we even look at the rewards of changing we need to look at why you need to change.
In this episode, we look at what you have to give up to shift and the benefits that come with leaving employment behind to build your own consultancy.
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Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
Why it’s so difficult for professionals to shift from employment to consulting? What do you give up when you make this career transition?
In this episode, we look at what you have to give up to shift and the benefits that come with leaving employment behind to build your own consultancy.
About
Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be, then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
Your foundation to consultancy may not be as strong ideally as it can be if you don’t have the proper foundation.
In the coming episodes, we’ll discuss:
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Traits, behaviours, skills and knowledge of consultants;
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Transition from being employed to consultancy and who qualifies as a consultant;
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How to establish credibility;
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How to model your consulting career development plan.
In this episode, we therefore summarise these basics that builds your foundation to consultancy.
You can automatically rank new prospects by using a Customer Relationship Management system.
The system will help you to manage all interactions with the potential prospects.
When prospecting, you can include your client profile in your CRM so that you can be able to categorise and segment your client base.
So in this episode we discuss how a CRM can help reduce the manual work and streamline the prospecting process.
About
Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
You’ve already qualified your prospect, then how do you decide whether to start with prospect A or B?
By using a score card you can rate the prospect’s probability of closing.
It helps to decide whether it’s necessary to be spending so much time and energy and resources on prospects who ideally should be dropped.
So in this episode we discuss how you can create a score card for qualifying your prospect.
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Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Link to the score card template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AmcRD4IMPMDBZIlYgTk0A4Tz2OhpPKQd/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115116892059588715689&rtpof=true&sd=true
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
When it comes to prospecting there many different approaches consultants use.
We can divide them into two: inbound and outbound prospecting.
They require you to know how to demand your customers attention as well as the techniques that what will draw them into the sales funnel.
So in this episode we discuss both approaches to prospecting for you to know the one best suitable for your situation.
About
Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
If you don’t have a clear client profile then it’s going to be very difficult to qualify your prospects.
And not just that, but turn those prospects into clients.
The first technique of qualifying your prospects is to ensure that you’re very clear on knowing exactly ’who is your client?’
And how do you do this, through building your client’s profile.
So in this episode we show you how to establish your client’s profile so that when you are prospecting you only seek out potential prospects.
About
Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
Email: hello@likeaconsultant.com
Podcast: https://podcast.likeaconsultant.com/
Website: https://likeaconsultant.com/
Is your business a hobby? Unfortunately, if your business is not making money then it is a hobby.
As a consultant if you are not generating money then your business is a hobby. Clients are the lifeline of any consultant no matter the size of your business. So, the beginning point for every consultant is finding qualified prospects.
What’s interesting is that, whenever we talk about prospects the assumption is that everybody is quite clear on who they are.
So in this episode we define a qualified prospect in consulting and understand how qualifying a prospect are key to a client engagement.
In my 12 years as a consultant and an entrepreneur, professionals in different industries have often asked me about consulting as a career. Is it for them? And how can you decide?
To answer this question fairly I have always touched on four things that, in my experience, have been key in building my career. I would like to share them with you.
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Consulting is not for everyone
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Get comfortable with failure
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You have to be patiently ambitious
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It's all about the soft skills
Find more of these in our blog: https://likeaconsultant.com/blog/
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Like a consultant is a unique space that helps you build this through bi-weekly podcasts, blogs as well as free and premium interactive trainings. So if you are ready to be a consultant, be the consultant you have the potential to be then join us by clicking on the link below and let's work together to help you grow in your career as a consultant.
https://likeaconsultant.com/podcast/
Hi and welcome to like a consultant podcast. I’m your host Annabell Karanja.
I’ve been a consultant for over 16 years and I can assure you, when it comes to getting the job done, you’ll find things are a little different from what you image, read or have seen on tv.
Consulting is a balancing act of doing while learning. Sometimes you get lucky and find some things in the project are familiar to you but other times you find yourself managing a client whom you can’t really relate with. So what do you do? That’s where this podcast will you, figuring out the what and why to help you navigate the sometimes baffling and often interesting world of consulting.
Subscribe to our podcast and and join me twice a week for a 15 minute dose of consulting everyday knowledge.
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