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Consulting Roundtable

January 27, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Building Relationships To Power Your Success

Systematic, conscious relationship building is a critical but often underused skill for consultants. Do you have a conscious approach to developing relationships? Or do you focus on problem-solving or subject matter expertise, and let vital human interactions develop as a byproduct? In this interactive session, David Friedman of Bridgewell Partners will help you discover and begin to use an approach to relationship building that has powered the success of consultants at all levels, from junior consultants at small firms to the most senior partners of the largest firms. Learn how to grow your success in and enjoyment of consulting by maximizing your relationships.

Where:

Gleacher Center
100
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL

Who:

David Friedman
Founder & Principal
Bridgewell Partners

Cost:

No Charge

Program:

6:00 pm : Registration
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Program
8 :00 - 9:00 Optional networking & social hour at Midway Club

Registration:

Register Online

Questions:

Dennis Aust
Roundtable@virtualstrategist.net

Event Details:

Systematic, conscious relationship building is a critical but greatly underused skill for consultants. It enables you to provide the highest quality work for clients, and to bring in business. Do you have a conscious approach to developing relationships? Or do you focus on problem-solving or subject matter expertise, and let vital human interactions develop as a byproduct? You?ll walk away this session with both a new perspective that will radically alter your work (and perhaps even more) and with some simple tools that you can start using profitably the next day at work. Learn how to grow your success in and enjoyment of consulting by maximizing your relationships.

David will lead a discussion that will include:

  1. Why it is realistic to have high aspirations
  2. Using a systematic approach
    1. The mindset of caring
    2. How to move relationships forward
    3. How to deal with the inevitable backsliding that will occur when you do a great job of moving forward
  3. Tools you can use to get started
  4. When are you (the consultant) part of the relationship problem, and what to do about it
  5. An opportunity to discuss some individual situations you are dealing with right now Learn how to grow your success in and enjoyment of consulting by maximizing your relationships.

Speaker Profiles:

David Friedman David Friedman is a founder and principal of Bridgewell Partners, a consulting and learning firm that helps businesses and businesspeople tap the power of their most critical relationships, leading to profit growth and more enjoyable work experiences. At Bridgewell Partners, David has helped a wide range of consulting and professional services firms build consulting and business development capabilities. Prior to founding Bridgewell Partners, David was a partner at McKinsey and Company, Inc. where he was a member of the firm for 15 years. He led strategy, operations and organization projects for multiple clients in the pharmaceutical, utility, retail and insurance industries. He has an M.B.A. from Yale University. For additional information about Bridgewell Partners, visit www.bridgewellpartners.com.