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How to do biz dev even when you’re busy

It's the classic consulting paradox: When you’re not busy, you do business development to get clients. Then you get busy with clients, so you don’t do business development. So in this week’s episode, I’m sharing three tips on how to do business development, even when you’re busy with client work. (And it's not "block your calendar.")

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