Leaving full-time employment, and bringing all the skills and expertise acquired over the years to set up as a self-employed consultant, has become a popular move for people in a broad range of ...

A couple of weeks ago we lost Professor Clay Christensen of HBS, an exceptional management scholar and teacher. Christensen was best known for his ground breaking work on how traditional industries ...

There are many factors driving the Great Resignation, but a shifting power dynamic in today’s labor market tops them all. With more bargaining chips at their disposal and significantly improved ...

Once linked to established firms, consultants are increasingly breaking ties with these enterprises in favor of working independently in the gig economy as “freelance consultants,” reports Financial ...

Jason Kogan, who's based in Toronto, has earned a lucrative living as a self-employed "user experience," a.k.a., UX, consultant working with brands such as Walmart, Staples, and LG. He built up ...

Becoming a freelancer and finding work is easy. According to one survey, 50% of freelancers are able to find paid work within three days of networking and social media. But work and well-paid work are ...

As small business owners, one of our biggest strengths, especially when building teams, can be the ability to be clear. People can’t serve you if they don’t know what you want from them. Clarity is an ...

Businesses hire consultants to provide professional or expert advice on some matter. A consultant might be an employee of a consulting company, or work on her own as a "freelancer," or more exactly, ...