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5 tips to build a book of business in Asia

5 tips to build a book of business in Asia

As a professional, building a book of business in Asia isn’t easy! Fortunately for you, the team at GSJ have over 30 years of experience building books of business in Asia, so here are our ”5 tips on how to build a practice in Asia”.
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5 ways you can immediately add value to your client’s business

5 ways you can immediately add value to your client's business

We all get it: “Value” is created from your client’s experience interacting with you. QED, if you want to differentiate yourself from the crowd, then you need to be providing a better client experience (CX) than your competitors. But that’s easier said than done.
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A simple 3-step guide to winning new business

A simple 3-step guide to winning new business

Winning new business can be as simple as the process of “Meet”, “Talk” and “Act”. Provided you not only follow this simple 3-step plan, but also continually act on it, you should find yourself winning new business from your clients!
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Grow a profitable practice with “zero sum business development days”

Grow a profitable practice with “zero sum business development days”

Adapting and applying a “zero sum days philosophy” to your business development projects is one sure-fire way to ensure you stay one step ahead of your competitors.
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The R.U.L.E.S concept for measuring profit and loss in professional services

Learning the R.U.L.E.S

Given the intense nature of professional services firms, the concept of “the R.U.L.E.S” seems a fair and equitable profitability measure. But: Are the RULES the most appropriate measurement of a professional services firm’s profit or loss?
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The three noble horsemen of private practice: ‘finders, minders and grinders’

The three noble horsemen of private practice: ‘finders, minders and grinders’

When I first started working in private practice back in the mid-1990s, there were what was then commonly known as the Three Noble Horsemen of private practice: ‘The Finders, The Minders and The Grinders’. And then we introduced the ‘balance scorecard’.
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