How do you become the confident consultant? The consummate professional that everybody wants on their project?
This is the person where:
Clients request for them by name.
Project Managers will not kick off the project until the consultant rolls off the previous project or becomes available.
Other consultants go “”YES!!”” and do a fist pump when they hear who’s joining their team.
Join us in this highly engaging and interactive session as we discover the 5 secrets to become That Consultant!
2. 5 Tinder Secrets to become a Desirable
Consultant!
By Pei Mun Lim
3. #CD2023 @CzechDreamin
Mum. Writer. Doodler of Stick
Figures.
Observer of human behaviour.
Listener. Teacher. Coach.
Consultant. Project Manager.
Human.
Pei Mun Lim
4. A bit about me
(Get ready for a Gantt Chart! 😁)
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1990 2000 2010
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
BSc Comp Sci End User
Early Career – Mostly Microsoft Consulting
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1990 2000 2010 2023
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners Salesforce Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
2020
Microsoft --> Salesforce
Sept 2014
BSc Comp Sci End User
2014 – Joined the Salesforce Ecosystem
2020
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1990 2000 2010
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners Salesforce Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
2020
Microsoft --> Salesforce
Sept 2014
BSc Comp Sci End User
Delivered LOTS of CRM Projects
2020
~30 years Project Delivery
2023
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1990 2000 2010
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners Salesforce Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
2020
Microsoft --> Salesforce
Sept 2014
BSc Comp Sci End User
Initially as a Client Facing Consultant…
2020
~30 years Project Delivery
Technical / Functional Consultant
2023
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1990 2000 2010
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners Salesforce Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
2020
Microsoft --> Salesforce
Sept 2014
BSc Comp Sci End User
And then as a Project Manager…
2020
~30 years Project Delivery
Project/Programme Manager
Technical / Functional Consultant
2023
10. 10
1990 2000 2010
Remedy Partner
Microsoft Partners
Microsoft Partners
MBA @ City
Microsoft Partners Salesforce Partners
Started Microsoft Partners
Dec 1995
2020
Microsoft --> Salesforce
Sept 2014
BSc Comp Sci End User
Listening Volunteer @ Samaritans
2020
~30 years Project Delivery
Project/Programme Manager
Technical / Functional Consultant
Samaritan Volunteer
14 years
2023
12. Also known as
How to get someone to like you
… and stay liking you!!
😁
13. #CD2023 @CzechDreamin
• Get matched / connected
• Continue the conversation
• Get on a date
• Get that job / contract / gig
In other words, get the “Swipe
Right” to
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Personal Branding 101 - Profile Photo (Tinder/LinkedIn)
• Who do you want to appeal to?
• What are they like, and what do they like?
• Applies to dates and potential employers
• What image / feeling do you want to project?
• Playful
• Professional
• Sincere
• Competent
Tip 1: First Impressions Count
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Again – focus on the following questions
• Who do you want to appeal to?
• What are they like, and what do they like?
• Write your bio to appeal to your potential partner/employer
• Put yourself in their shoes
• Ask: What’s in it for them?
Tip 2: Check out the profile/blurb
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• This is the
• IM Conversation
• Initial interview
• Find the ‘Fit’ but most importantly…
• Find the DEAL BREAKER
• Find what they value that is incompatible to yours
Tip 3: Evaluate ‘Fit’
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‘References’ – where LinkedIn ≠ Tinder
This is two-way street.
Ex-colleagues and mutual connection is will tell a story of you:
• The good
• The bad
• The ugly!
Reputation is the clues, the feelings and emotions you leave behind in the
interactions you have with people around you.
Tip 4: Reputation & Social Proof
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“The Proof is in the Pudding”. This is the:
• Actual date(s)
• Probation period of the job
This is what forms a long, genuine partnership
based on values and trust.
Tip 5: Check out the Pudding!
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1. First Impressions Count
• Profile Photo: Setting off the right energy
2. Polish that Profile
• Focus on who you want to appeal to
3. Evaluate ‘Fit’
• Don’t forget to find out the Deal Breakers!
4. Reputations Count as well
• Leave a positive emotional trail
5. Make sure the Proof is in the Pudding
• Walk the Talk. 🦆
Quick Recap – 5 Tips