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As a consultant, you are sometimes called in to look over business’ existing well oiled processes and are tasked with coming up with a better solution.  This is known as disruption consulting. You are being pulled into a situation where the status-quo isn’t currently working and you are being asked to come up with and execute a better solution.  While it’s the best choice for many businesses, disruption consulting is going to ruffle some feathers and as a consultant you had better know what you are doing. 
 

Have you ever had the opportunity, in business, to barter or trade services with another business? When presented with the opportunity, how does it strike you? Some consider bartering and trading services as a negative. If there’s no cash flow, then there’s no point. What do you think? Does it make sense, when you are starting out for instance, to trade with another business for services?  What about later in your business cycle? In our opinion the answer is yes, yes, and yes. 
 

Being put on the spot is often synonymous with potential embarrassment and uncomfortable feelings. When you step into a board room with ten people in that room all looking at you and asking tough technical and design questions in rapid fire, all while scrutinizing your answers and judging your every statement –does this make you nervous? If your answer was yes, maybe consulting isn’t for you after all.
 

Brands are constantly looking for fresh ways to improve sales. What will be the next big thing? What is the next untapped source? In recent years, Youtube and Instagram influencers have changed the game and it has made all the difference. They have transformed sales. Right now it is all about direct personal communication.  Chasing sales has morphed into personal communication and trusted recommendations from people with an established following.