Art of Consulting Podcast

In this episode, Cat is going to talk with us about how to be an effective specialist. As a specialist, there is an easy tendency of being very compartmentalized and shut out anything that is not that much connected to our specialty. However, this leads to a career downfall in the long run.   Let’s join Cat and listen to this episode now and learn more about being a “Relative Specialist” and how this will greatly benefit your career.    Quotes:   “You Need To Know How Your Expertise Impacts Other Areas Of The World And You Need To Know How Other Areas Of The World Impact Your Area Of Expertise.”   “If You Want To Be A Great Consultant, You Got To Understand How It Is That Your Knowledge Will Apply To The Users Of Your System.”   “It’s Okay To Not Know Everything Because You Won’t, But You Need To Keep That Door Open In That You Will Find Out For Them.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:43) Cat’s Experience With Her Doctor’s Appointment (05:42) Being A Generalist Or Being A Specialist (07:03) Being A Specialist And More (11:40) Stop Saying “That’s Not My Job.” - Find It Out For Them (15:30) Going From Good To Great (16:06) Being A Relative Specialist (21:00) Keep The Door Open In Finding A Resource (21:42) Live Workshop On Communication On Our Facebook Group On September 17, 2019 (22:38) Facebook Group: Success Code For Being Self-employed In I.T. (23:33) Check Out Our Online Training And Book A Time To Talk To Us. (24:23) Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (24:41) Podcast Outro

In this episode, Andy is going to share about some setbacks that may happen as we are improving ourselves. We need to be aware of these to be able to understand the process we are going through and for us be prepared on what to do when these things happen.   Let’s join Andy and tune in now to know more about these “landmines” to be able to avoid major setbacks and be on a successful self-improving journey.   Quotes:   “We’re not perfect, we’re going to have things that set us back a little bit.”   “We’re going to have minor setbacks. What we want to avoid is the major setbacks.”   “Keep working hard in being awesome.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Things May Happen As We Are Improving Ourselves (01:58) Sliding Back To Where We Used To Be (02:27) Wanting To Change What We’re Doing (02:57) Some People May Pull Us Back Or Sabotage The Peocess (05:04) The Universe May Be Testing Us (06:54) Improvement Is Not A Constant Acsending Progress (08:01) Avoid Major Setbacks (09:30) We Are Going To Have An Online Communication Course On Sept. 17, 2019 On Our Facebook Group (10:05) Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (10:16) Check Out Our Online Training And Book A Time To Talk To Us.

In this episode, Andy answers the question, “How to become a better leader?” There are a lot of things to look into when it comes to leadership. Today, Andy will share one key point that will get you to a starting point or further advance you in your leadership development journey.   Tune in now and learn more about this.   Quotes:   “To Be A Great Leader We Need To Be Able To Lead Ourselves, We Need To Overcome Any Resistance Or Distractions.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:28) How Successful Are You In Leading Yourself (02:30) Why Do People Want To Follow You (03:57) Overcoming Resistance And Distractions (04:06) Look At The Areas That You Struggle, Or Easily Get Distracted (04:40) Look At The Things That You Do Really Well (05:40) Are You Someone That You Would Follow (06:33) Join Our Live Training Session On Communication In Our Facebook Group (06:47) Check Out Our Online Training And Book A Time To Talk To Us. Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (07:27) Podcast Outro

In this episode, Cat and Andy are sharing great principles about self-development. People don’t just automatically get to their ideal place without any conscious effort to take the steps to get to the place of success. Let Cat and Andy shed light on this important matter, as it would help you achieve the goals and dreams you have for your career, as well for yourself personally.   Tune in now and understand the importance of self-development and be the best version of yourself.   Quotes:   “If You Are Going To Do Something, You Should Put Effort In To Get Better, And It’s Okay To Go And Have Fun.”   “You Need To Have Those General Skills To Build The Specialized Skills.”   “The World Is Constantly Giving Us Feedback On Where We Fit In, What We Know, And How To Relate To People Around Us. ”   “How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Who Is Responsible For Building Your Strengths (05:27) Investing In Self-development  (10:45) It’s Really More Than Just Technical Skills (16:22) Making A Conscious Effort To Develop Yourself (20:15) A Key To Being Resilient In Your Career (24:17) We Are Responsible For Ourselves (25:30) Act On What You Have Learned (26:03) Training Compared To Education (26:56) Top 3 Things That We Need To Pay Attention To (27:16) Identify What Areas Are You Struggling With (30:50) Know Where Do You Want To End Up (33:25) Wholistic Learning (38:51) Conclusion (39:51) Live Workshop For Communication Skills On Our Facebook Group: Success Code To Be Self-employed In I.T. On Sept. 17, 2019 (40:57) Check Out Our New Training On Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (42:27) Podcast Outro  

In this episode, we are discussing about how important our language skills are in communicating. There are more aspects in communication than just words, and some aspects give more value to communication than the words itself. Cath and Andy are sharing some insights about this.   Go ahead and listen to this episode now and learn how to improve your language skills to better cater the needs of your clients and cultivate good communication that will be very helpful as we relate to different people in different areas of our lives.   Quotes:   “Different Situations In General Are Going To Require Different Modes Of Communication.”   “In Communication, It’s Not All About The Message, Not Even All About The Mode Or The Layer Of Communication, And Certainly Just Not About The Syntax. It Is The Style In Which You Communicate.”   “Sunbeams Are Hottest When They Are Shortest.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:28) Language Skills In Communication (03:09) Modes Of Communication (06:12) Ask A Lot Of Consultants (07:36) Non-verbal Queues (13:42) Non-verbal Queues On An Email (21:42) The More Words You Use, The More Complicated It Becomes (25:00) The Concept Of Revenue (27:05) Be Aware Of How You’re Communicating (27:56) Join Our Facebook: “Success Code To Being Self-employed In I.T.” (39:42) Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (29:46) Podcast Outro

In this episode, Cat and Andy are discussing about the key thing to do to actually make your plan succeed. No matter how you plan for the future, if you fail to assess where you are currently at, it will not have a good direction resulting to mediocre results and some wasted effort and resources.   So come on and listen to this episode now and let’s understand the importance of self assessment and learn how to do it.   Quotes:   “If you are not identifying where you are at the beginning,  in addition to where you want to be, you’ve lost half the plan.”   “Where you’re at is critical to knowing where you’re going to go.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:59) Where You’re At (03:54) How To Figure Out Where You’re At (08:32) Doing The Review Of Where You’re At From Time To Time (12:19) Making An Inventory Of Where You’re At (17:04) Check Out Our New Online Training (18:40) Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call (18:50) Podcast Outro  

In this episode, Andy is sharing about some helpful insights about things that may take our focus away from the tasks or goals that need to be done. In our time today, almost everything are conveniently available to us and this is why we need to thoughtfully watch ourselves and make sure that we are not choosing things that are luring us away from those that we need to focus on.   Tune in and listen to this episode now and learn tips on how to take more control of your valuable time.   Quotes:   “We Need To Be Aware Of The Things That Draw Us In.”   “We Need To Build Time For The Good Quality Things But We Need To Focus On The Things That We Need To Get Done, And We Need To Build That Time In.”   “Be Aware Of Where You Are Spending Your Time.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:35) Choices And Options That End Up Delivering Multiple Other Options (01:02) Topic Illustration (04:44) Eliminates The Choices That Enter Multiple Options (06:02) Be Aware Of Where You Are Spending Your Time (08:08) Remove Distraction  (09:21) Where Do You Revert Your Attention To When You Have A Challenge (11:35) Talk To Us. Book An Appointment On Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call  

  In this episode, Andy talks about the tremendous value in reading. He shares some insights and tips on how to get the most out of the book you are reading. Being able to gain knowledge about something is the beginning of wisdom that you can definitely use along the journey of success.   So let’s join Andy and listen to this episode now and be encouraged in picking up that book that just might have the treasure of knowledge that you have been searching for.   Quotes:   “Books In Themselves Are A Very Very Inexpensive Way To Gain Knowledge.”   “Put It Into Practice, That’s Where Wisdom Comes From.”   Mentions:  http://coachgeorgeraveling.com/ https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call     Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Greetings (00:54) How Much Reading Have You Done (02:08) Things That Reading Does (04:20) Hacks On How To Actually Read (05:39) The Goal For Reading (07:10) The Method Of Reading (08:35) Arguing With The Author (11:42) Coach George Raveling (12:55) Audio Books (14:06) Where Do You Start (15:16) Put It Into Practice (16:38) Podcast Outro (16:40) Go To Our Website https://artofconsultingpodcast.com/call  

In this episode, Cath and Andy are sharing some very good points about how important it is to be prepared and get all the information you need as you are starting you I.T. business. Starting up does have a lot of hurdles and struggles that you may go through but you can definitely avoid most of it and speed up your growth if get to start with some essential information to help you along the way.   Listen to this podcast now and let Cath and Andy show you how to start and grow your business the right way.   Quotes:   “You Are Responsible For Everything In Your Business.”   “The Only Person Who Cares About Your Business, And Rightfully So, Is You.”   “We don’t have to be crazy, freaky...doing things way out there. It’s just doing a few things different from everybody else.”`   Show Notes:   (00:50) Talking To Recruiter And Found The Need Of Coaching Employees (04:33) The Analogy Of The School System (10:04) Surrounding Yourself With People Who Can Help You Or Coach You (12:35) People To Who A Little More Extra Are The Ones That Stand Out (14:15) To Be Good, To Be Great, To Be Outstanding (17:04) Speeding Up Your Growth Because Of The Information Being Made Available To You (18:40) Review Points (19:48) New Master Class For Only 23 Minutes. Go To www.artofconsultingpodcast.com/call And Register For Free. After the call, you can book an opportunity to talk to our coaches.  

In this episode, Andy is with productivity expert, Alexis Haselberger, and they are talking about the challenges people face with productivity, some common pitfalls that people run into with productivity tools, and some simple tips you can put into place to be productive.   Being busy does not always translate to having accomplished something. It is good to know what to do to be able to actually accomplish what we set to achieve and actually moving towards our goal.   Join us now and listen to this episode and get brilliant tips on how to effectively manage “busy-ness” and turn it into achieving success in your “business”.   Quotes:   “It Feels Good To Be Productive.”   “Minimizing distractions is possible, and then re-training yourself to have real focus periods.”   “We waste a whole lot of time thinking about what to do next.”   “Simply knowing what your goals are is a game changer.”   Show Notes:   (00:17) Introduction Of Alexis Haselberger (00:32) What A Productivity Consultant Does (02:09) Challenges That Some People Have In Doing Things And Actually Accomplishing Things (03:24) What To Do When You Get Busy Doing Things (07:35) UPOD - Under Promise And Over Deliver (09:00) The Difference Between Duration And Effort (12:10) Never Rely On Your Memory (14:08) Have A List Of All Steps And Resources Needed  (17:00) Being Proactive Than Reactive (19:03) Distractions And Focus (21:01) Pomodoro Technique (23:17) Have A Singular System Especially When You’re Getting Busy (32:02) Have A Separate Time For Family And Work (37:54) Different Productivity Tools People Can Use (43:13) Knowing What Your Goals Are (44:23) Quick Review (45:00) Alexis Haselberger - https://www.alexishaselberger.com/  email: alexis@alexishaselberger.com