GIVING IT AWAY

How to offer “free samples” without giving away the store!

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“When you deeply listen and get where people are coming from, and then care about them when you’re there, they’re more likely to let you take them where you want them to go.” ~ Warren Bennis

Thoughtful questions enable you to strengthen relationships. They can be disarming, breaking down barriers so you can begin to talk more directly to solve a problem or seize an opportunity – with others.

How, then, to ask great questions?

First avoid an off-putting pitfall: stating an opinion disguised as… Continue

IMC NorCal is working to help you manage your consulting practice, and has entered into a relationship with Freshbooks, to provide IMC members with a discounted plan.

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The Confab committee is already hard at work planning the 2010 conference which will be in Reno, NV once again, at the Silver Legacy. Based on feedback and brainstorming, many new things will be offered this year at Confab. Too keep pace with the committee please join us on our Facebook page by following this link http://bit.ly/8HcUCX.

Happy New Year!

We're testing out a new feature on the NorCal Consultants Network (NCCN). Click on the "Presentation Share" tab and upload a presentation (either via Google Docs or Powerpoint).

By uploading a business overview or a presentation on another topic, we'll have one more vehicle for understanding our fellow consultant's businesses.

Please do let me know what you think of this feature by commenting on this blog post.