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The second edition of Ian's book, Consulting, Contracting and Freelancing: Be Your Own Boss, published by Allen & Unwin, was released in August 2007.  The book is listed by Smart Business in Queensland - the State Government Business Advisory office as the recommended book for people going into small business.

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Newsletter #26 dated March 2009 is available - click on the right hand side of this page to receive it.

 

 

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Since 2010 Ian's focus is on in-house work in Australia and overseas.  Ian has conducted many public engagements both through CTA and professional associations

2009 Public engagements

- PMI (Project Management Institute) Sydney PWC  - December 9

- Successful Consulting - Chartered Secretaries Australia - Melbourne December 1

- Successful Consulting - Chartered Secretaries Australia - Sydney November 19

- Successful Consulting - Mercure Sydney - November 16 & 17

- Successful Consulting - Chartered Secretaries Australia - Brisbane November 5

 

Recent Public Engagements

- AAAC (Australian Association of Agricultural Consultants) - Consulting business skills, Melbourne - October 29; Adelaide - September 23; Toowoomba - September 8; Wagga Wagga - April 7

- Successful Consulting:  Sydney - July; Melbourne & Brisbane - June

- PMI (Project Management Institute) Melbourne - May 26

Recent engagements by Ian include conducting needs analyses, course design and delivery for:

  • IT consultants moving from a contracting mode of service delivery to the higher value consulting model

  • Project Managers to win more business through relationship marketing rather than by competitive tender

  • IT consultants to improve their consulting service delivery to win more repeat business from their existing client base

  • Internal consultants in a Shared Services unit to be more pro-active and to take leadership in the company's quest for continuous improvement

  • Investment Consultants to be more professional, systematic and consultative approach in their service delivery

  • Facilitation of a one day planning, direction setting and problem solving event for a special interest group

  • Coachees in a number of organisations including one who is moving the organisation to a consultative model of business from the older transaction mode.