On the Profitable Joyful Consulting podcast, I teach you how to increase your profits and enjoy your business more. In this special encore episode, you’ll learn what defines transformational engagements and what they could look like in your business.

Most consultants do project-based work. They come in, work for three or six months, and solve a problem with a beginning, middle, and end. (And truthfully, we probably solve a smaller problem, which then leads to the discovery of new problems.) This can lead to ongoing work but ... it doesn’t always.

Transformational engagements are different from the usual way of working (and they can make your business way more profitable and joyful). What makes a transformational engagement transformative? What’s your version of a transformational engagement? In this episode, we’ll dive into what transformational engagements could do for you.

Key areas:

What to look for in a one-off engagement
How to figure out what a transformational engagement might be for a client
The problem with short-term fixes
How long it actually takes to make changes truly stick
The defining aspect of a transformational engagement
Why transformational engagements last for no less than a year
Figuring out the costs of the problems you solve with transformational engagements
The kinds of problems that are incredibly expensive for companies
Paradigms that my clients are shaking up for their clients
The core of transformational engagements (and why it’s valuable to your clients)

There are all kinds of ways that you can do transformational engagements. Get helpful and expansive ways to increase both your profits and your joy through transformational engagements in this episode. Get the full episode and transcript here.

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