Art of Consulting Podcast

Signup for the chance of a free copy of The Consultant's Code. A new winner chosen weekly by Rafflecopter until May 1, 2020. Enter at https://buff.ly/38yp5K2 In this episode, Cat and Andy explain and emphasize the importance of connecting to the human element. In the day to day tasks of consultants or people who work in a system, it is easy to get so focused on the processes and different items within the system and lose sight of its effect on people’s lives directly or indirectly.   Listen in now and understand the impact of being able to apply empathy as we work on being better in our professional endeavors.   Quotes:   “Even The Very Way We Communicate Will Determine How Attached Or Detached You Are From The Human Element.”   “The Ultimate Purpose For All Of Us To Be Here Is To Add Value.”   “What Drives Us All As Humans Are Relatability And Emotions.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Human Element (07:07) The System (10:06) The Impact On The Goals And The People (12:01) Creating The Connection To The Human Element (18:50) A Factor In Forward-thinking (20:28) Understanding The Human Impact (24:00) What Actually Motivates Human (25:35) Motivated Through Emotion (26:11) Connecting To The Actual Impact On People    (28:54) Thinking About The End Result That Benefits People (30:41) “She Is Me” (33:13) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (34:21) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com  

In this episode, we are going to understand the difference between training and education and how it can greatly affect the service we give to our clients. It is essential to identify each aspect so that we become more effective in evaluating and improving our performance for the better.   Let us now listen to Andy in this episode and gain more insights on how to increase the impact we give to our clients and the people we work with.   Quotes:   “Getting A Degree Does Not Necessarily Fully Mean That You Are Completely Educated In A Particular Process Or Particular Area. It Also Doesn’t Mean That People Who Don’t Get Degrees… That They Aren’t Educated In Their Particular Area.”   “Constantly Try To Improve And Try To More Educated In What [They’re] You’re Doing.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:36) What Being Educated Means (02:47) Training And Education Defined (03:51) Story About A Relevant Experience (06:58) The Challenge For Everybody (07:39) Having A Better Understanding  (08:07) Educating Them Or Training Them? (09:21) Using Different Ways Of Explaining How Things Are    (10:14) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (11:21) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com 

In this episode, we are with Andy and he breaks down the trifecta of intelligence and points out vital principles that would greatly help us achieve and even go beyond the results that we’re aiming for and also make us stand out from the crowd.   Tune in to this episode now and learn more useful insights as you develop and reach for the next level of success.   Quotes:   “Information In Itself Is Not Knowledge. And In Fact, Knowledge Itself Is Not Where We Want To Be.”   “[Wisdom] It Comes From Gathering That Knowledge, Building That Competence, And Then Using All That Information To Become Wise And Applying Tat Wisdom.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:33) Being Bombarded With More And More Information (02:25) Information Itself Is Not Knowledge (03:52) The Trifecta Of Intelligence (04:04) Knowledge (04:53) Competence (05:49) Wisdom  (07:28) Where Wisdom Comes From (08:52) The Money And Opportunities Come From Wisdom  (10:00) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (11:09) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com   

In this episode, Andy shares thoughts on excellent ways on how to avoid making poor decisions especially when we’re distracted. Most often, poor decisions are made when the decision-maker is not fully focused on the matter. As a consultant, we always face decisions that we need to make or help the client make it.   Be more effective in ensuring that good decisions are made! Let’s listen to this episode now and learn more about it.   Quotes:   “We Can’t Solve Two Problems At The Same Time.”   “Don’t Let Time And Those Sorts Of Pressure Influence Our Decision And Have Ourselves Making Poor Decisions. Let Time Be Our Friend And Let It Help Us Make Better Decisions.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) While Making Big Decisions (01:48) What To Do When Big Decisions Are Needed To Be Made (02:48) Stop (04:08) Stop Multitasking (05:20) Remove Any Distractions (06:03) Reset Your Brain (07:03) Ask Questions (07:53) Sleep On It  (09:30) Discuss With Other People  (12:37) Review  (13:17) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (14:25) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com  

In this episode, we are with Andy and he talks about a couple of key aspects that we need to look into when it comes to consulting or being in a service industry because it’s not just about the billable time. As he points out that “You are your product”, there are vital areas we also need to give more value as we develop our business.   Know more about it now and listen to this episode, and kick-start this year with excellence and competence.   Quotes:   “It’s Really Important That We Bill-in Other Activities That Feed Into Our Billable Time Because We Became Really Good Consultants Or Consultants That Are In-demand Because We Spend Time On Other Areas.”   “Business Development Needs To Be An On-going Process.”   “You Are Your Product.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (01:02) Looking At Utilization - Billable Hours (02:01) Over Focusing On The Billable Hours (05:13) Spending Time On Business Development (06:28) Maintaining Ourselves (07:34) Being An Introvert Or An Extrovert (10:21) Development - Personal Or Professional (12:07) Taking Personal Time (14:00) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (15:07) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com 

In this episode, Andy talks about the vitality of being constantly prepared knowing that there are opportunities out there and they can come anytime. He also challenges us to do the preparation each day so that when the break comes, we are well prepared and be assured of its success.   Listen in now and be encouraged to start doing it today and be the right person for the job when the opportunities come!   Quotes:   “It Doesn’t Matter What The Situation Is, Right Now, Understand That There Is An Opportunity Out There.”   “Every Single Day, Know That There Is An Opportunity There.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) What We Can Focus On (01:55) Be Prepared For The Opportunity That Is Coming (03:58) What Being Prepared Means (04:45) Do It Today (06:11) The Challenge For You  (07:17) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (08:25) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com 

In this episode, Andy is sharing the best way to start the year. It is always helpful to reset or improve our ways at the beginning of the year and doing it right is the key to fulfillment and success. He talks about the process of how to effectively set our pace and actually reach our goals.   Check out this episode now and be sure to list these points and set your self to do it.   Quotes:   “If We Let Other People Set The Pace For Us And The Things That We Want To Accomplish, We’re Really Letting Another Individual Dictate How Quickly And What We’re Going To Do And Accomplish.”   “One Thing With Timeboxing Is We Get Better At It.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Letting People Set The Pace (02:03) Know What You Want To Accomplish   (03:11) Timeboxing The Need Activity (04:56) Set Expectations  (06:10) Remove Distraction (07:04) Get Working On What You Need To Do  (08:32) Celebrate The Win (09:35) Repeat The Process (10:08) Review (11:56) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (13:04) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com   

In this episode, we are going to listen to Cat sharing about “Felix Feliciss” or the “Liquid Luck”. Have you ever imagined how awesome it would be if whatever we wish to achieve would actually come our way and have it happen to us? Well, Cat will reveal to us how to make this absolutely possible!   So, what are you waiting for? Listen to this episode now and know more about it and start seeing your goals happen as you apply this useful strategy.   Quotes:   “You Have To Establish The End Result, You Have To Establish A Benchmark From Which To Measure Whether Or Not You Have Reached The Target.”   “The Quickest Way To Kill Opportunity Coming To You Is To Constantly Just Focus On Something That You Don’t Have Yet.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Being Lucky (01:17) Felix Feliciss (06:08) How To Invoke Felix Feliciss (06:47) What Do You Want To Achieve (07:40) Decluttering Our Minds (10:04) Being Grateful For What You Have (11:01) Focusing On Your Goal (11:12) Listen (13:42) Just Say “Yes” (15:05) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The International  Bestselling Book On Amazon (16:12) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

Signup for the chance of a free copy of The Consultant's Code. A new winner chosen weekly by Rafflecopter until May 1, 2020. Enter at https://buff.ly/38yp5K2 In this episode, Cat and Andy discuss insights taken from the analogy of a fish that can’t climb a tree. It is truly difficult when we are forced to do something that we are not capable of or were not trained to do so. They also talk about the importance of being able to rise above the problem and be part of the solution.   Go ahead and listen to this episode now and gain more useful perspectives that will greatly hone your skills and character.   Quotes:   “The Secret To Performance Is To See A Person For What They Can Bring Into The Table.”   “In Order To Solve A Problem, It Can’t Be At The Same Consciousness Level As The Problem.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:49) Wanting Things To Be Different Than What They Are (03:44) We Are Living Inter-dependently With Each Other (05:55) Talking About Expectations (07:38) Great Companies Take Time To Hire The Right Person (10:50) Poor Coaching (13:11) An Activity For Performance Review (16:22) The Waterfall Methodology Vs. The Agile Methodology And Retrospective (22:52) Rising Above The Problem (23:36) Catching People Doing Things Correctly And Telling Them (25:25) Being Retrospective And Realistic  (26:56) Picking The Right Indicators (28:28) Being Aware That We’re Human Beings (29:15) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The International  Bestselling Book On Amazon (30:23) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com

In this episode, Andy discusses about how we can adequately manage our time. He also helps us understand the 4 Ws of spending our time that will greatly help us evaluate and make better decisions to productively use our time.   Listen in now and know more about it in this podcast episode.   Quotes:   “Be very focused on the fact that you, first of all, own your time and that you make the choices of who you sell it to or where you spend it.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) We own all of our time (01:54) Who we spend our time with (03:32) What do we want to spend our time on (04:48) When do we spend our time (05:31) Why we’re spending our time in different areas (06:39) Your time is extremely valuable  (07:45) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The International  Bestselling Book On Amazon (08:51) Check Out The Consultant’s Code Book At https://theconsultantscode.com