This is a replay of a panel discussion held on April 14, 2020. Three veteran consultants share what they did to weather another time of disruption and uncertainty – the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and how those lessons shape their business practices during this crisis. Their stories are designed to help you think through your own plans so that your consulting practice survives and thrives.

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MORE INFO ABOUT THE SESSION:

• Lessons learned from previous crises
• Meeting the new realities head-on:
  • Adjusting your mindset
  • Adapting your business model and your services
  • Changing how you market and sell
  • Serving clients in an online environment (for the foreseeable future)
• Maintaining your business and personal resilience

THE PANELISTS:

• Mary Hiland, Ph.D., Hiland Consulting, and host of the Inspired Nonprofit Leadership podcast. After 26 years as a nonprofit executive, in 2002 Mary founded her consulting and coaching practice focused on boards and executives.
• Susan Schaefer, CFRE, founded Resource Partners LLC in 2001, a consultancy focused on fundraising strategy and working with national foundations. Susan is the coeditor of the Nonprofit Consulting Playbook.
• Don Tebbe, founded the first of his three consulting practices in 1993 after a 23-year career that spanned business and government and nine years as a nonprofit executive.

RESOURCES:

Univ. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Surveys: http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/

Facts about previous recessions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States

A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal – MIT Sloan Management Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/a-long-time-until-the-economic-new-normal/

McKinsey and Company articles about leading through the crisis: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis

10 things your consulting firm should obsess over during this crisis: https://www.davidafields.com/10-positive-facts-your-consulting-firm-should-obsess-over-during-this-crisis/

Harvard Business Review Coronavirus coverage: https://hbr.org/insight-center/coronavirus

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