Art Of Consulting Podcast

In this episode, Cat and Andy are having a great conversation about lessons to learn from an experience they had on an article post. They talked about how consultants can properly handle different opinions and recommendations from others or even your own, and being able to retrospect and make necessary improvements or changes. They also discussed the importance of being confident enough to have an opinion. Let’s join Cat and Andy and learn vital principles to live by professionally and personally. Quotes: “It's Important To Understand That Opinions Are Opinions And That It's Our Job Even When We're Reading Something Or Hearing Something Is To Be Able To Sift Through The Wheat From The Chaff And Figure Out What Stuff Is Good And What Stuff Isn't.” “In Order To Be A Successful Person In An Advisory Capacity, You Need To Be Able To Take Yourself Out Of Your Own Head And Take On The Perspective Of The Person Who Is Receiving Your Services.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) An Experience We Had On An Arti

Cat and Andy continue the conversation from the last episode and today, they discuss insights and practical tips on what you can do when you feel threatened. Understanding the different aspects of a problem or a possible problem can effectively prepare you on how to deal with it calmly and wisely. Listen in now and learn all these as Cat and Andy provide some practical scenarios that will clearly illustrate the valuable principles that will fine-tune your self-awareness and social skills. Quotes: “You Want To Get To A Place Where You Can Navigate Through The Difficult Situations By Being Aware Of It.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) A Review Of The Preceding Episode (01:42) Self-awareness - The Biggest Skill People Can Have (06:58) Understanding Where People Are Coming From (08:55) Having A Common Perspective/Goal (11:43) Being Able To Remain Calm (13:20) Practical Application On A Scenario (19:04) Being Able To Predict Problems And Being Prepared To Deal With It (20:54) Creating Clarity (23:30) Inv

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy talk about how threats could look like to an individual and how understanding your personality and recognizing those threats can make you become better in your profession as you’re dealing with different people and situations.  Do you want to springboard your career and be able to handle situations better and wiser? Learn the tips they shared as you listen to this episode now! Quotes: “Going Through That Mental Preparation Will Make A Difference.” “The People That Really Prosper The Most They Are The Most Successful Are The Ones That Are The Ones That Are The Most Under Control, The Ones That Can Deal With Threats Or Even If There's A Legitimate Threat, Turning That Threat Around For Their Advantage. ” “Defusing A Situation Is Far More Effective Than Engaging And Then Going To That Next Level Of Aggression.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Can One Change From One Personality Trait To The Other (01:23) Introverts And Extroverts (02:55) Acting A Different Way Than

In this episode, we have Andy and a special guest, Alexis Haselberger,  who is a great coach in time management and productivity. Together, they talk about the challenges we face as we go through this current COVID-19 situation and how we can effectively face these challenges and be productive. Tune in now and learn how to use the fundamental principles of time management and productivity in our current situation and come out successful and stronger. Quotes: "Signage Is Making All The Difference.” - Alexis Haselberger “Not That We're Going To Have The Same Boundaries That We Had Before, But Really Thinking About How Do You Make The Transition From Home To Work Mode At The Beginning Of The Day, And Then How Do You Make That Same Transition From Work Mode To Home Mode At The End Of The Day.” - Alexis Haselberger “What You Want To Do In Times Of Crisis Is To Double Down On Your System.” - Alexis Haselberger “When We're Making Decisions All The Time, We Have Decision Fatigue. And Decision Fatigue Means That We're

In this episode, we have Andy talk to us about earning the position or the opportunities you get before you get them. You need to act and behave for the role that you're going to receive before you receive it because this builds trust that shows that you are capable of the position. Listen in now to the tips that you can do to help you start behaving for the role that you want to achieve. Quotes: “One Part Of Getting Opportunities Is To Act In A Way That Builds Trust That Shows That We Are Able To Execute That Role.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Act For The Role You Want Before You Receive It (01:42) Build Trust That Shows You Are Capable Of The Role (03:17) Know What Role/Position You Want  (04:20) Find Somebody To Emulate (05:18) Getting Past Where You’re At  (06:22) The “As If” Principle  (07:13) Andy’s New Book The Trust Paradigm Is Available On Amazon And Other Book Retailers

In this episode, Andy shares to us his recent experience where we can learn lessons about being stubborn enough to keep going until you reach your goal. He shares steps that we need to take that will set ourselves on track and help us direct our stubbornness to the right places and really achieve the target outcome. Check out this episode now and learn these helpful steps! Quotes: “It's Really Important That We Are Stubborn Towards Our Own Goals.” “We Can Cut Off A Lot Of Time By Finding Help From The Right People.” “People That Achieve Their Goals The Best Are The Ones That Can Manage Themselves The Best.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Deciding On Working Towards The Goal Or Not (03:10) Placing Your Stubbornness In The Right Place (04:21) Know What You Want (05:46) Know Why You Want To Achieve It (06:01) Know When You Want To Achieve It  (07:43) Know Who Do You Need Help From (09:21) Know What You Will Have To Do To Achieve It (09:58) Know What You Will Have To Give Up To Achieve It (10:37) Know

In this episode, Andy helps us understand how following a model affects the outcome of any goal that we have by talking about some challenges that most people face when it comes to selecting and following a model. He also shares some tips on what we can do to fully achieve our ideal result by following a simple yet effective model. Tune in now and make sure to go through each item and identify your challenges in order to successfully choose the model that targets the goal that you want to accomplish. Quotes: "One Big Thing With Modeling Is We Don't Have To Reinvent The Wheel To Solve Every Problem That We're Trying To Solve. What We Can Do Is Actually Look To See Who Else Has Done This And Model Their Solution.” “When You're Focused On A Solution, You're Better Off To Find A Better Model That Works.” “It's Really Important For Us To Take Responsibility For The Models That We Choose, Identify The Models That We're Doing That Aren't Working, And Change Those Out.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Opera

In this episode, we are going to learn about Andy’s book that will be available for purchase on July 24. Cat and Andy talk about The Trust Paradigm book. They illustrated how trust works and touched on the four components of trust. Understanding these principles will greatly help us as consultants in our relationships at work as well as our personal life. Check out this episode now and also learn three quick things you can do to cultivate trust and know more about Andy’s new book, The Trust Paradigm. https://amzn.to/2E76riA Quotes: "Trust Has A Much Bigger Part To Play In Our Careers And Even In Our Everyday Lives Than What We Ever Really Thought.” “Trust Is Fluid, It's Dynamic. It's Constantly Changing, And We Have To Be Aware Of It.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Trust Paradigm, Book By Andy Fry. The Book Will Be Available For Purchase On July  24 But It's Available For Pre-order Right Now On Amazon. (01:04) What Prompted Andy To Write The Book (04:42) Trust Has Three Direction (07:17) The F

In this episode, Andy is going to help us understand more about the compound interest of getting stuff done. He also provides us with practical tips on how to really get ourselves to do the task and not slip away into procrastination. One thing you can do now is to listen to this quick episode and gain the benefits of learning this principle!  Quotes: "The Sooner You Can Learn Things And The Sooner You Can Put Those Skills In Place, The More You Have The Advantage Of Actually Using That Skill To Better Your Life Or Better Your Career Or Whatever The Situation Is.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Compound Interest Of Learning (01:12) The Struggle Of Getting Things Done (01:54) Asking What You Can Get Out Of Accomplishing The Task (04:13) Not Letting Yourself Talk You Out Of Doing The Task (05:05) Do It For Five Minutes (08:55) Try These Simple Steps To Get Things Done (10:05) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (11:12)

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy talk about Information Technology General Controls. They emphasize the importance of setting up and implementing proper restrictions for protection, both for the company and yours. They also discuss tips on how to better engage internal auditors in the system but making sure that they’re not taking over the whole thing. Listen in now and learn more about this very interesting topic that Cat and Andy have for you today! Quotes: "You Then Need To Take A Lot Of Marching Orders And Take Very Clear Direction From Whoever The Internal Controls Person Is, Who's Working On It Because They Are  Really Should Be Directing On The Level Of Information That Needs To Be Done.” “It's Only When You Can Identify The Who, That You Can Start To Identify Where The Access Gaps Are.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) About Information Technology General Controls (01:52) Restricting Access For Protection (06:11) Different Branches Of Controls (10:09) The Difference On The Rules Between

In this episode, we are with Cat and Andy and they are talking about the importance of asking the right questions that will eventually lead to the answers or ideas that we need. In their conversation, they share the kinds of questions we can use that will help us get quality answers. Tune in to this episode now and let’s learn a vital skill that will greatly help us in different aspects in our professional and personal life.  Quotes: "When We're Really Really Trying To Be Truthful, And We're Really Trying To Get The Right Information, Asking The Right Questions In The Right Way Is Really Critical.” “Even If Things Are Stupid Or Sound Stupid, You Don't Discount Them, You Put Them Down, There's No Judgment On The Ideas.” “What Your Previous Experience Is Not Necessarily Limited To What You Experienced Firsthand.” “The Quality Of The Questions That You Ask Is Going To Determine The Quality Of The Answers And Information That You Get.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Asking The Right Questions (04:04) D

In this episode, we have Andy talk about two vital things that we need to be doing in preparing ourselves to move forward. Especially in this challenging time, we need to be wise in how we show up and be mindful of what we should be doing more of.   Listen in now and let us all be reminded and encouraged as we go through the process of moving forward one step at a time. Quotes:   "The Underlying Foundation Of Any Effective Group Is Really Respecting Each Other.” “We Need To Try To Make The World A Better Place. We Need To Try To Make Ourselves Better. And I Really Do Believe It Starts With Respect.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Preparing To Move Forward (00:55) 2 Things We Can Do In a Daily Basis (01:55) Treating Others With Respect   (02:47) Learning Something New Every Day (03:56) Learning Something New From Significant Events In The World Today  (05:03) Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Code Has Recently Has Made It To #1 As The  International Bestselling Book On Amazon (06:37) Check Out

In this episode, Andy sheds light on a pretty prevalent concern nowadays, and that’s currency-based lying. We will understand what it is and identify its different forms so we would be aware and be able to avoid doing it in our own household, at work, and in the community.   So, click on the play button now and let’s listen to this episode, and be part of making this world a better place for all. Quotes:   "It's Really Important We Tell The Truth Now Because We Are Living In A Really, Really Challenging Time.” “Households Cannot Function With Lies, Relationships Cannot Function With Lies. We Cannot Be Great Consultants If We're Lying. So We Have To Do The Opposite. We Have To Tell The Truth.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The False Sense Of Reality (02:38) Looking Things As Currency (04:12) Not Your Currency To Take (05:06) The Definition Of Lying   (06:03) The Outright Lies (07:31) The White Lies  (08:06) Exaggerating (08:39) Telling Half-Truths (09:11) Saying “Literally”    (09:48) Getting

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy discuss on different principles and give out effective steps that we can implement so we can create the reality that we want in our lives and in our profession. They share illustrations on how focusing on the results you want to happen really works. Tune in now! Take note and make sure to execute the steps to experience the reality that you want to achieve. Quotes: "That's Where I Think Things Start To Fall Apart, Is At That Micro Level, What We're Thinking About On A Moment By Moment Basis, Are The Things That We Have To Control.” “It's Difficult To Have Clean Thought When You Aren't Consuming Clean Thoughts.” “What You're Focusing On, You Should Have Utmost Detail And Clarity With.” “Don't Spend Any More Time Thinking About What's Happened In The Past. The Only Thing Is The Next Hurdle.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Focusing On The Results That You’re Looking For (01:33) What You Focus On Expands (09:38) What Drives Your Manifestation (15:04) Taking Control

In this episode, we have Andy talk about how we can best focus on achieving our goals. We usually hear the saying, “Mind your own business” but we rarely think of it as a strategy to help us aim our attention to things that serve our objectives.  So, listen to Andy now as he breaks down some tactics on how minding our own business boosts our productivity in achieving our aspirations. Quotes: "Don't Give Away Your Best Time To Other People.” “Stop Worrying About Other People, And Spending All Your Time Being Immersed In What Everybody Else Is Doing.” “Your Time Is Your Time, Your Money Is Your Money, Your Skills Are Your Skills. Make Sure That You're Using Them To The Best For You, And For The People That You Love And Care About.” Show Notes: (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) What We Really Should Be Doing (02:15) Plan Your Day The Night Before (02:44) Use Your Top Quality Time For Your Personal Goals (03:43) Shut Off Notifications And Unsubscribe From Unnecessary Emails (04:49) Catch Yourself When You’re Spending

In this episode, Andy shares tips on what to do to get going when we feel like we're stuck and confused. It is very easy to feel stuck especially now that we're staying at home and trying to do our work at home and so using these will help us pull ourselves out and pick up the momentum.   So, let's tune in to this episode now and list down these effective steps that will surely help us accomplish our goals. Quotes:   "Just Try To Do Something, Just Pick Something On The List And Do It. It's Really Important That You Get Something Done.” "If You Try To Get Something Done Right Out Of The Gate, You're Probably More Likely To Have A Productive Day."   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) Getting Things Going While Staying Home (01:15) Doing A Brain Dump (01:38) Organizing By Category (02:04) Putting Flexible Target Dates And Prioritizing Your Tasks And Goals  (03:21) Trying To Get Your Goals Gone (06:19) Planning Your Day The Night Before (07:20) Quick Review (08:19)  Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Co

In this episode, we have Cat and Andy talk about things we see happening because of our current situation and the fact that it may not be what we think it is. They also share great ideas and tips on how to keep the mindset of growth in our personal life, as well as professionally.   So, let’s do this and listen to the podcast episode now! Quotes:   "The Beauty Of Entrepreneurship Is That You Have The Freedom And You Have The Initiative That You Must Take On Your Own Accord To Find A Problem And Solve It.” “Don't Be Afraid To Try New Things That You Would Never Actually See Yourself Doing.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Concept Around Hoarding (04:51) A Change In The Way We Use Money (10:10) Being Ready Because Anything Could Happen (13:19) Having A Business Continuity Plan (18:40) Looking At The Supply Change (21:37) The Beauty Of Entrepreneurship (23:19) Looking At Other Industries (27:06) Dare To Innovate   (28:46) What Innovation Really Is (29:57)  Andy’s New Book The Consultant’s Cod

In this episode, we are with Cat and Andy and they are speaking about people's natural ability to analyze and make conclusions about a situation and how we can make sure that as we act based on our interpretation of a situation, it will be grounded on empathy and kind judgment. They also teach us an exercise that will help us have a better interpretation of different situations that will surely allow us to effectively deal with others and with circumstances that we face.   Learn all of these and more as you tune in to this episode now! Quotes:   "We Don't Need To Experience Everything To Have Empathy For Another Human Being.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) Podcast Intro (00:27) The Human Nature Of Being Intelligent Enough To Make Judgments (02:56) Looking Through Our Basis Of Understanding Situations (03:28) Sympathy Vs. Empathy  (06:01) Re-writing The Story (10:06) Empathy Vs. Just avoiding Conflict Or Distorting Situation  (12:51) Feeling Safe With Yourself (14:04) Try The Short Re-writing Exercise (17:58) Looki

In this episode, we have Andy share with us steps we can do to effectively develop a growth mindset. Everybody can grow and become better as long as we set ourselves to do the things that will cultivate our abilities and acquire more skills as we go along the path of self-development.   Hop in now and let’s listen to this episode and learn the steps so that we can apply it and eventually enjoy the benefits it brings. Quotes:   “We Want To Make Sure That We Continue To Be Curious, Ask Questions When Things Don't Make Sense.” “It's Really, Really Important That We Have A Growth Mindset If We Want To Learn And Develop And Be Successful.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) We Are Giving Away A Free Copy, Kindle Version, Of The Consultants Code Each Week  Until May 1, 2020. Go To https://www.theconsultingplaybook.com/giveaway (00:42) Podcast Intro (01:09) The difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset (02:29) Continue to be curious (03:08) Stop saying I can’t  (03:32) Ground lessons in familiarity (04:00) Seek

This is our 100th podcast episode and today, Cat and Andy encourage us to stay in the abundance mindset instead of reverting back into a scarcity mindset especially this time where we’re experiencing a paradigm shift. They also share principles to live by and some guide questions that would help us figure out our action plan to keep us productive and growing in this season.   Learn these and more as you tune in to this episode now!   Quotes:   “We Are The Creator Of Our Own Environment.” “If You Don't Consciously Seek To Define Your World, That World Is Going To Be Defined For You.” “Our Opportunities Come Because We're Prepared For Them.” “Resilience Comes From Just Really Putting One Foot In Front Of The Other.”   Show Notes:   (00:00) We Are Giving Away A Free Copy, Kindle Version, Of The Consultants Code Each Week  Until May 1, 2020. Go To https://www.theconsultingplaybook.com/giveaway (00:42) Podcast Intro (01:09) It’s Our 100th Podcast Episode (03:19) We Have To Adapt (04:45) Constantly Evolve And Devel