Professional Development

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Top 5 Transferable Skills of Successful Consultants

By MBO Partners

Having a core set of skills allows you to approach projects with confidence, impress clients, and create a consistent workflow. These transferable skills are particularly relevant and useful for independent professionals because they can be easily taken from project to project even if you update or completely change your service offerings. Here are five important…

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8 Ways to Improve Focus and Concentration at Work

By MBO Partners

When you run your own business, your work is your responsibility alone—how it gets done, where it gets done, and when it gets done is completely up to you. That reality can be both liberating and intimidating. Knowing how to maintain focus and concentration throughout the day are essential skills when you run your own business. Minimizing…

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Starting a Consulting Business: 5 Common Mistakes

By MBO Partners

Starting a consulting business and going independent is an exciting transition. It’s a chance to be your own boss, pursue projects you’re passionate about, and control when and where you work. At the same time, there’s bound to be mistakes involved when you begin a new business venture. By proactively learning about common mistakes and…

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Webinar Recap: Should an IC Hire a Coach? Taking the Mystery Out of Executive Coaching and Why it Can Power Revenue and Success for Consultants

By MBO Partners

Webinar Recap: Bringing Open Innovation to the Future of Work

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Meet Andrea Robinson, Co Founder of Agile in Color

By MBO Partners

Learn more about Andrea Robinson in her meet the Members Page or request an introduction.

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Q&A With Jim Rabon: Seasoned Veteran Entrepreneur, Independent Business Owner and Professor

By Krista Everson

Learn about veteran entrepreneurs in this Q&A With Jim Rabon: Seasoned Veteran Entrepreneur, Independent Business Owner and Professor

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Meet Stacy Pilgreen: A Veteran Small Business Owner in the National Security Industry – Special Operations and Intelligence

By Krista Everson

Learn how Stacy Pilgreen made a succesful transition from military veteran to independent business owner.

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Meet Eddie Dunn: From Ground Zero to New Heights as a Veteran Business Owner

By Krista Everson

Learn more about Eddie Dunn and how he is using the skills he learned in the military to offer services as a skilled, experienced independent professional.

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Meet Robert Casper – U.S. Navy Commander to Independent Veteran Business Owner

By Krista Everson

Learn more about Robert Casper and how he is using the skills he learned in the military to offer services as a skilled, experienced independent professional.

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Masterclass Recap: James Rosebush & the Art of Public Speaking

By MBO Partners

In our July 30 Masterclass, Winning Your Audience: Expert Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking, eminent leader, advisor and best-selling author James Rosebush shared tips and strategies on how to feel confident and master the art of public speaking. Through his experience as an advisor in the Reagan White House and as Mrs. Reagan’s longest-tenured…

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