Category Archives: Fundamentals

Increase your prices – part 4: The first meeting

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

I meet and talk with a lot of independent management consultants.  99% of them are extremely busy.  They are so busy that they have little time to learn new approaches, keep up with the development in their area(s) and develop … Continue reading →

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Increase your prices – part 3: Pre-qualification

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

I meet and talk with a lot of independent management consultants.  99% of them are extremely busy.  They are so busy that they have little time to learn new approaches, keep up with the development in their area(s) and develop … Continue reading →

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Increase your prices – part 2: Networking

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

I meet and talk with a lot of independent management consultants. 99% of them are extremely busy.  They are so busy that they have little time to learn new approaches, keep up with the development in their area(s) and develop … Continue reading →

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Increase your prices – part 1: Positioning

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

I meet and talk with a lot of independent management consultants.  99% of them are extremely busy.  They are so busy that they have little time to learn new approaches, keep up with the development in their area(s) and develop … Continue reading →

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Management Consulting Productivity

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

How do you ensure that you constantly improve speed, quality, value and price/performance in your consulting services? In short: How do you deliver more, at a lower price with a higher profit? I find most of the management consulting industry … Continue reading →

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The Three Types of Independent Management Consultants

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

In a previous blog post I wrote about the 4 types of consulting.  This post is about the three types of independent management consultants. I have been working in government for 3 years and in business for 31 years. Since … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Perspective

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

This post is claiming a need for a fifth perspective in business leadership. The management perspective = Leadership & Execution capability. The fifth perspective is critical for any company in the software industry with ambitions of achieving global market dominance.

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The four types of consulting

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

Which type of consulting do you provide? There are many types of consulting.  The way you promote your consulting services, the way you generate leads, the way you sell and the way you deliver depend heavily on the type of … Continue reading →

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The 6 rules of maintaining trustworthiness

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

“I am sorry for the delay, but I have been very busy lately”. I assume we have all had this excuse from someone missing a deadline. A deadline he or she voluntarily committed to. It can be a client who … Continue reading →

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What is management consulting?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Hans Peter Bech

Management consulting indicates both the industry and practice of helping organizations improve their performance primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and development of plans for improvement. Consultancies may also provide organizational change management assistance, development of coaching skills, … Continue reading →

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