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From hourly-billing to value-driven

From Hourly Billing to Value-Driven: A Consultancy Success Story

The consulting world is undergoing a transformation, replacing traditional hourly billing with value-driven approaches. This story follows Silke, an ambitious consultant, on her journey from salaried employment to self-employment and her collaboration with mentor Gerdi. Client Case: Silke's Success Story Silke's story begins with a background of twenty years in marketing and management, where she sat between employees and management, gaining a keen understanding of the needs of both

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Business coach Gerdi Hulsink

A Step Forward with a Business Coach - The Story of Judith Elissen

Many entrepreneurs stand still at some point in their careers and find that they no longer get the energy and satisfaction from their work. This was exactly the situation Judith Elissen, owner of Social Media Salland, found herself in before she decided to participate in business coach Gerdi's Unlimited Freedom Premium Program. Judith's Beginning as an Entrepreneur Judith began her entrepreneurial journey after a long career as a

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The downside of creativity and innovation

Creativity is both a blessing and a curse. Without it, you would not be a creator, a creator of new value, but because of your creativity, you often become distracted (or even paralyzed) by the tremendous flow of new ideas. I write more often about my own popcorn brain. Hugely valuable and comes up with the most brilliant ideas at the most extraordinary moments. But it has also cost me dearly before. As in loss of

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Leadership, innovation and strategy: 12 steps for sustainable growth.

Leadership, Strategy and Growth: 12 steps for sustainable growth

Strengthening your strategic leadership, value creation and clear strategy are at the core of sustainable growth. Growth on a personal and business level. To achieve this, there are some essential principles and actions to consider that will strengthen your leadership and successfully drive your vision, strategy and actions toward growth. Vision and Purpose A clear vision and purpose give you focus that will enhance both your

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The essence of our lives. What is essentialism?

Grow in Impact, Revenue & Freedom in your Life & Business

You are a visionary with grand plans. You have already made great strides in your development and growth. Both on a business and personal level. Deep inside you feel that there is more to it, that you want to start changing something in your life and/or your position in your company. You are growing in making an impact than you are able to realize now. Time for change, so that you once again feel the satisfaction and challenge of being a strong leader in the position where you are now.

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Leadership, innovation and strategy: 12 steps for sustainable growth.

Change your story, change your life

Rediscovering yourself through strategic change and growth. When you find yourself at a crossroads and notice that what you are doing now is no longer aligned with your life story and the impact you want to contribute to the greater good? What do you do then? Time for change. Time to write your new story. Change your life. Change your life Is what you want to accomplish in your life and

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potential customers through LinkedIn

How to find good leads on LinkedIn? 5 ways to get more potential customers on LinkedIn.

With more than a billion users, LinkedIn is full of potential customers for your business. There are millions of profiles, but the challenge for many businesses and entrepreneurs is how to find the right people on LinkedIn. Knowing that any given moment only 3% of your ideal customers/candidates are actively searching. The vast majority are browsing and not yet ready to buy/respond, they need to be on long

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How making choices can create growth

How to free up space and time to grow: A story of leadership, choices and a new growth strategy

An entrepreneurial journey full of challenges and personal growth Judith Elissen is the owner of social media agency Social Media Salland. Three years ago, she made the transition from a salaried career to entrepreneurship. Although she found her passion for supporting entrepreneurs through social media, over time she noticed that she was not getting the energy and satisfaction from her work as before. She ran into

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High-quality leadership: innovation and strategy for successful long-term growth.

From thoughts to results: create your own success story

A success story is the result of the way you think. By managing and controlling your dominant thoughts, you are better able to work your way toward greater success - and wealth - in all aspects of your life. To amass any kind of success in great abundance, you must "magnetize" your mind with intense desire, create a clear plan and believe that

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