Larry Crain wrote on the Chapter: St. Louis wall: MANAGING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS Richard C. Nemanick, PhD, The Leadership Effect Friday, Apr 27 @ Commerce Bank, Clayton, MO Good client relationships are the life blood of your consulting practice. Manage these relationships well and you will have a successful, sustainable business. Manage them poorly and you may end up with unprofitable work, or no work at all. Join Rik Nemanick as he shares what he has learned from 15 years of consulting on how to manage the client relationship. He explores the different roles the consultant plays with clients as well as the different types of clients consultants will encounter. Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. is a principal consultant and co-founder of The Leadership Effect, a leader and organization development firm based in St. Louis. Rik has worked with clients to develop leadership bench strength through assessment, training, and executive coaching. Rik has also helped some of St. Louis' top companies build and expand robust mentoring programs that develop the next generation of leadership. He is a speaker who has given talks on mentoring, strategy, and leadership development. Rik has a doctorate in organizational psychology from Saint Louis University, where he was also faculty in the MBA program for 10 years. Additional articles and information are available at his firm's web site: http://leadership-effect.com
Posted Friday, April 06, 2012

Larry Crain wrote on the Chapter: St. Louis wall: STARTING - BUILDING - MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL CONSULTING PRACTICE Fri, Feb 24th --- Dr. John Olmstead, CMC In order to survive in today's economy, management consultants must dramatically improve fee revenues and cash flow. Starting out your firm on the right track, growing the firm at the right time, and effectively managing the professional and business sides of the practice are the best ways of insuring that your firm is successful and achieves its full potential. Dr. John Olmstead, Certified Management Consultant and former IMC/STL President, shares his insights from over 28 years in the profession. To learn more, and register, please visit: www.IMCStLouis.org
Posted Monday, February 20, 2012