October 2008

"Each time we solve a problem, we begin a new game at a higher level, one in which we are facing new problems."

This month, we talk with Michael Port, the author of Book Yourself Solid and Beyond Booked Solid, about facing the challenges of growing a practice, including how to uncover new sources of revenue and profit.

Port offers strategies for building your business even if you're already booked solid.

Read our interview with Michael Port

We're also featuring articles on taking preventative steps at the outset of your engagements to avoid legal issues, new tools for decision making, and how to fire up your Web site's "About" page.

Don't miss the MCNews 12 Index of Professional Services, which tracks investor sentiment about the professional services industry.

Mark Your Calendar

Registration is open for IMC Confab 2008, the conference by consultants for consultants on October 25-28, 2008, in Reno, Nevada. Register to secure your spot at the 31st annual Confab.

Coming Attractions

"We don't show an insight-inspiring picture because it saves a thousand words; we show it because it elicits the thousand words that make the greatest difference."

Next month, we'll talk with Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. We'll ask him to show us how simple visual images can sharpen the focus on ideas and free the mind for problem-solving.

Look for the next issue of Management Consulting News on November 4, 2008.

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