Growing your consulting firm can be entertaining. In that vein, you're treated to a fable today. Enjoy a common lesson accompanied by some less-common, specific tips to make the lesson practical in this podcast episode.

The people who work with and for your firm--whether employees, vendors or subcontractors, are different from you. That's important, as explored in this podcast episode.

Some potholes are obvious and you see them in the road ahead. Other pitfalls that could trap your consulting firm are harder to see and, because they're down the road a ways, you don't notice them until--WHAM! you're stuck. One of those hidden, long-term dangers to your consulting firm is described in this podcast episode.

Lines. You can toe them, stand in them, read between them and, most importantly for your consulting firm, draw them. There's a particular set of lines that, if you identify them, will immeasurably help your consulting firm. They're described in this podcast episode.

You're the happy-go-lucky type, right? (Or maybe not?) Either way, your entire firm can be a bastion of upbeat, positive energy when you follow the suggestions in this podcast episode.

The type of services your consulting firm offers determines the work you do and the rewards you receive. And since vastly different types of work, from strategy-focused advisory engagements to technical implementation projects, huddle under the umbrella of consulting, where should you focus your firm? The answer is in this podcast episode.

You, my friend, are working hard to build a consulting firm that serves you. High rewards, low effort, great impact. A few people are in the way, though. Specifically, the three people revealed in this podcast episode.

There's may be plenty more opportunities at your current clients than you (or consultants on your team) realize. Spot the land-and-expand possibilities by staying alert to the signals in this podcast episode.