Art of Consulting Podcast

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy talk about how threats could look like to an individual and how understanding your personality and recognizing those threats can make you become better in your profession as you’re dealing with different people and situations.  Do you want to springboard your career and be able to handle situations better and wiser? Learn the tips they shared as you listen to this episode now! Quotes: “Going Through That Mental Preparation Will Make A Difference.” “The People That Really Prosper The Most They Are The Most Successful Are The Ones That Are The Ones That Are The Most Under Control, The Ones That Can Deal With Threats Or Even If There's A Legitimate Threat, Turning That Threat Around For Their Advantage. ” “Defusing A Situation Is Far More Effective Than Engaging And Then Going To That Next Level Of Aggression.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Can One Change From One Personality Trait To The Other (01:23) Introverts And Extroverts (02:55) Acting A Different Way Than We Actually Are (05:44) Is One Better Than The Other? (08:14) The Importance Of Knowing Where You Gain Your Energy (10:09) Being Able To Deal With Threats   (11:45) What You Can Do When One Feels Threatened (14:41) Having A Plan Of A Proper Response Before A Threat Happens (20:46) The Importance Of Personal Development  (23:46) Defusing A Situation (25:55) Some Resources You Can Get For Personal Development (27:22) What We’re Going To Talk About Next     (28:52) Andy’s New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Other Book Retailers

In this episode, we have Andy and a special guest, Alexis Haselberger,  who is a great coach in time management and productivity. Together, they talk about the challenges we face as we go through this current COVID-19 situation and how we can effectively face these challenges and be productive. Tune in now and learn how to use the fundamental principles of time management and productivity in our current situation and come out successful and stronger. Quotes: "Signage Is Making All The Difference.” - Alexis Haselberger “Not That We're Going To Have The Same Boundaries That We Had Before, But Really Thinking About How Do You Make The Transition From Home To Work Mode At The Beginning Of The Day, And Then How Do You Make That Same Transition From Work Mode To Home Mode At The End Of The Day.” - Alexis Haselberger “What You Want To Do In Times Of Crisis Is To Double Down On Your System.” - Alexis Haselberger “When We're Making Decisions All The Time, We Have Decision Fatigue. And Decision Fatigue Means That We're Making Worse Decisions Over Time.” - Alexis Haselberger “I'm Now Always Talking About This Formula Of ‘communicate, Experiment, Iterate, Communicate,’ And You Just Keep Going.” - Alexis Haselberger Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (01:28) Challenges In Time Management And Productivity That Came With Our Current Situation (04:11) The Difference Of The Distractions That We’re Facing Now (06:45) Posting Your Schedule Or Putting Up A Signage (10:50) Space Boundaries And Time Boundaries  (13:52) The Children Get To Really See And Realize What You’re Doing At Work (18:03) Identifying The Things That Are “Must-do’s” And Do Them First (22:29) Taking Responsibility (25:46) Realizing Our Vulnerability  (27:19) Doubling Down On Your System (29:20) The Three Responses To Fear (31:08) The Function Of Your Emotion (33:45) Things Are Changing (35:04) The Questions To Ask Ourselves (36:15) Coming Out Stronger (37:50) Plan Your Tomorrow At The End Of Today    (39:57) You Can Reach Alexis On Her Website: https://www.alexishaselberger.com/ You Can Also Get Her Free Downloadable Guide On Hor To Reduce Distractions (41:01) Andy’s New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Others

In this episode, we have Andy talk to us about earning the position or the opportunities you get before you get them. You need to act and behave for the role that you're going to receive before you receive it because this builds trust that shows that you are capable of the position. Listen in now to the tips that you can do to help you start behaving for the role that you want to achieve. Quotes: “One Part Of Getting Opportunities Is To Act In A Way That Builds Trust That Shows That We Are Able To Execute That Role.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Act For The Role You Want Before You Receive It (01:42) Build Trust That Shows You Are Capable Of The Role (03:17) Know What Role/Position You Want  (04:20) Find Somebody To Emulate (05:18) Getting Past Where You’re At  (06:22) The “As If” Principle  (07:13) Andy’s New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Other Book Retailers

In this episode, Andy shares to us his recent experience where we can learn lessons about being stubborn enough to keep going until you reach your goal. He shares steps that we need to take that will set ourselves on track and help us direct our stubbornness to the right places and really achieve the target outcome. Check out this episode now and learn these helpful steps! Quotes: “It's Really Important That We Are Stubborn Towards Our Own Goals.” “We Can Cut Off A Lot Of Time By Finding Help From The Right People.” “People That Achieve Their Goals The Best Are The Ones That Can Manage Themselves The Best.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Deciding On Working Towards The Goal Or Not (03:10) Placing Your Stubbornness In The Right Place (04:21) Know What You Want (05:46) Know Why You Want To Achieve It (06:01) Know When You Want To Achieve It  (07:43) Know Who Do You Need Help From (09:21) Know What You Will Have To Do To Achieve It (09:58) Know What You Will Have To Give Up To Achieve It (10:37) Know What You Will Have To Do To Replace What To Will Give Up (12:25) Layout Your Plan (14:35) Get To Work  (18:15) Being stubborn in the right places (18:44) Andy’s New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Other Book Retailers

In this episode, Andy helps us understand how following a model affects the outcome of any goal that we have by talking about some challenges that most people face when it comes to selecting and following a model. He also shares some tips on what we can do to fully achieve our ideal result by following a simple yet effective model. Tune in now and make sure to go through each item and identify your challenges in order to successfully choose the model that targets the goal that you want to accomplish. Quotes: "One Big Thing With Modeling Is We Don't Have To Reinvent The Wheel To Solve Every Problem That We're Trying To Solve. What We Can Do Is Actually Look To See Who Else Has Done This And Model Their Solution.” “When You're Focused On A Solution, You're Better Off To Find A Better Model That Works.” “It's Really Important For Us To Take Responsibility For The Models That We Choose, Identify The Models That We're Doing That Aren't Working, And Change Those Out.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Operating Through Following Models  (01:21) Modeling Properly (01:47) Overcomplicating The Whole Problem (02:59) Defining The Solution That We’re Looking For (04:28) Not Looking For The Proper Model (04:37) Focusing On The Results You’re Looking For (05:22) Has The Model Work Before   (06:27) Knowing What You Should Expect (07:15) Something You Want To Follow (07:43) Knowing If You Can Implement It (08:37) Look For Models   (09:01) Implement The Model That Works (10:36) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (11:44) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

In this episode, we are going to learn about Andy’s book that will be available for purchase on July 24. Cat and Andy talk about The Trust Paradigm book. They illustrated how trust works and touched on the four components of trust. Understanding these principles will greatly help us as consultants in our relationships at work as well as our personal life. Check out this episode now and also learn three quick things you can do to cultivate trust and know more about Andy’s new book, The Trust Paradigm. https://amzn.to/2E76riA Quotes: "Trust Has A Much Bigger Part To Play In Our Careers And Even In Our Everyday Lives Than What We Ever Really Thought.” “Trust Is Fluid, It's Dynamic. It's Constantly Changing, And We Have To Be Aware Of It.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Trust Paradigm, Book By Andy Fry. The Book Will Be Available For Purchase On July  24 But It's Available For Pre-order Right Now On Amazon. (01:04) What Prompted Andy To Write The Book (04:42) Trust Has Three Direction (07:17) The Foundation That We Build On (08:36) The Four Components Of Trust (12:43) How To Employ Trust In Our Life In Order To Flourish (17:52) Another Example Around Trust  (21:13) Authenticity And Empathy (23:10) Building The Four Components Of Trust (24:29) Three Quick Things That They Can Do To Build Trust (29:24) Purchase The Trust Paradigm, Book By Andy Fry           (31:27) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (32:35) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

In this episode, Andy is going to help us understand more about the compound interest of getting stuff done. He also provides us with practical tips on how to really get ourselves to do the task and not slip away into procrastination. One thing you can do now is to listen to this quick episode and gain the benefits of learning this principle!  Quotes: "The Sooner You Can Learn Things And The Sooner You Can Put Those Skills In Place, The More You Have The Advantage Of Actually Using That Skill To Better Your Life Or Better Your Career Or Whatever The Situation Is.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Compound Interest Of Learning (01:12) The Struggle Of Getting Things Done (01:54) Asking What You Can Get Out Of Accomplishing The Task (04:13) Not Letting Yourself Talk You Out Of Doing The Task (05:05) Do It For Five Minutes (08:55) Try These Simple Steps To Get Things Done (10:05) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (11:12) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com  

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy talk about Information Technology General Controls. They emphasize the importance of setting up and implementing proper restrictions for protection, both for the company and yours. They also discuss tips on how to better engage internal auditors in the system but making sure that they’re not taking over the whole thing. Listen in now and learn more about this very interesting topic that Cat and Andy have for you today! Quotes: "You Then Need To Take A Lot Of Marching Orders And Take Very Clear Direction From Whoever The Internal Controls Person Is, Who's Working On It Because They Are  Really Should Be Directing On The Level Of Information That Needs To Be Done.” “It's Only When You Can Identify The Who, That You Can Start To Identify Where The Access Gaps Are.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) About Information Technology General Controls (01:52) Restricting Access For Protection (06:11) Different Branches Of Controls (10:09) The Difference On The Rules Between A Regulated And A Non-regulated Company (12:24) What The It Consultants Should Do In Order To Help Make This Data Retrieval Easy (17:59) How To Better Engage Internal Auditors In Your System And Not Let Them Take Over The Whole Thing (23:14) Laying Out The Rules Of Engagement (25:17) Identifying The Areas That Are Risky (27:09) The Relevance And Importance Of Adequate Understanding Of Internal Controls   (29:25) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (30:33) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

In this episode, we are with Cat and Andy and they are talking about the importance of asking the right questions that will eventually lead to the answers or ideas that we need. In their conversation, they share the kinds of questions we can use that will help us get quality answers. Tune in to this episode now and let’s learn a vital skill that will greatly help us in different aspects in our professional and personal life.  Quotes: "When We're Really Really Trying To Be Truthful, And We're Really Trying To Get The Right Information, Asking The Right Questions In The Right Way Is Really Critical.” “Even If Things Are Stupid Or Sound Stupid, You Don't Discount Them, You Put Them Down, There's No Judgment On The Ideas.” “What Your Previous Experience Is Not Necessarily Limited To What You Experienced Firsthand.” “The Quality Of The Questions That You Ask Is Going To Determine The Quality Of The Answers And Information That You Get.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Asking The Right Questions (04:04) Drawing From The Previous Experiences (07:18) People Are Limited By Their Thoughts (10:18) The Importance Of Brainstorming (14:03) Seeing The Limits Around  (16:29) Looking Into Others’ Successes  (18:25) Defining Ourselves (19:34) Being In A Tribe Or Mastermind Groups (21:29) Actually Asking For Help (23:42) Applicable Take-aways (26:42) Join Our Facebook Group: Success Code To Being Self-Employed in IT (27:20) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (28:28) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

In this episode, we have Andy talk about two vital things that we need to be doing in preparing ourselves to move forward. Especially in this challenging time, we need to be wise in how we show up and be mindful of what we should be doing more of.   Listen in now and let us all be reminded and encouraged as we go through the process of moving forward one step at a time. Quotes:   "The Underlying Foundation Of Any Effective Group Is Really Respecting Each Other.” “We Need To Try To Make The World A Better Place. We Need To Try To Make Ourselves Better. And I Really Do Believe It Starts With Respect.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Preparing To Move Forward (00:55) 2 Things We Can Do In a Daily Basis (01:55) Treating Others With Respect   (02:47) Learning Something New Every Day (03:56) Learning Something New From Significant Events In The World Today  (05:03) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (06:37) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com