Consulting Mastery How to find your focus
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Jan 13, 2025 Explore why smart consultants often miss their targets despite hard work. Discover how principles from manufacturing can reveal the mistake of solving the wrong problems. Learn the hidden costs of being a technical expert and why agencies might complicate your growth. The discussion challenges your thinking about business bottlenecks and offers a practical exercise to uncover what's truly holding you back. This insightful journey encourages reevaluating your focus for breakthrough success.
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Focus On The True Problem
- Consultants often fail because they do not focus on the true problem slowing their business.
- Working hard is not enough if energy is spent on the wrong areas of the business.
Manufacturing Bottleneck Analogy
- A manufacturing plant with a bottleneck machine illustrates the impact of focusing on the wrong part of a system.
- Improving the bottleneck machine, not others, increases overall output significantly.
Identify Your Bottleneck
- Map your business as a system from input (expertise/time) to output (revenue/profit).
- Identify the one bottleneck problem that, if solved, moves your entire business forward.
