Experience Report: Navigating Self-Incorporated Consulting (Panel Discussion)

ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88267767410?pwd=dHR3c1l5cU1CUm5pYy9mVjg0VnArUT09

After the event, its recording and materials will be posted: https://www.keystepstosuccess.com/2021/01/01-24-less-talks-experience-report-navigating-self-incorporated-consulting-panel-discussion/

Note: Pre-Read:
http://forgingchange.com/reference_info/NavigatingSelfIncorporatedConsulting.pdf This will help you frame your questions and prepare for this event to make it most valuable to you.

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You are invited to attend the webinar-panel discussion, spear-headed by James Carpenter and co-paneled by Dana Pylayeva and David Stackleather - profiles to be included shortly) - all experienced independent agile transformation coaches, software engineers, and book authors.

-James Carpenter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescarpenter1/
-Dana Pylayeva: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danapylayeva/
-David Stackleather: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stackleather/

James Carpenter, the first panelist who proposed the idea of having this event, is focused on large LeSS-like organizational transformations. A LeSS case study and references regarding past LeSS adoption efforts are available upon request. His book "Forging Change: Agile Restructuring in Practice" is available in both e-book and print formats from most bookstores including Amazon (http://amzn.com/1732875111).

SYNOPSIS:

Congratulations, a senior executive you have a relationship with wants to bring you on-site as a contractor. Now the challenge is avoiding giving up half your income to middlemen who had nothing to do with establishing the relationship. Standing up a single employee consulting company requires navigating a large number of details. Without a map it is challenging to not get lost or be taken advantage of as you travel through unfamiliar territory.

James and other panelists will first provide a quick but actionable overview of the various topics involved. We will then go into more detail to cover whichever topics garner the most votes.

-Part 1: Quick review of the various back-office details you will need to understand as you create your own single employee consulting company. (~10 minutes)
-Part 2: Time-boxed panel discussions/explanations of whichever topics have been dot-voted the highest by the meetup participants. (~70)
-Part 3: Retrospective (~10 minutes)

See the pre-read content for more details on each of these topics.

BIOS:

James Carpenter is an experienced independent agile transformation coach, software engineer, and author who grew up on a Texas dairy farm. He is focused on large LeSS-like organizational transformations. A LeSS case study and references regarding past LeSS adoption efforts are available upon request. His book "Forging Change: Agile Restructuring in Practice" is available in both e-book and print formats from most bookstores including Amazon (http://amzn.com/1732875111).

Dana Pylayeva is a professional co-active coach who specializes in Business Agility and leadership coaching.
She is an international speaker (50 conferences in 15 countries), author of several publications and agile games as well as a regular contributor to “Best Agile Articles 20xx” publication.
Dana's unique perspective and stories ”from the trenches” come from 20 years of experience in software development and IT operations, 10 years of coaching organizations and 2 years of running her own consulting business.

David Stackleather - Having spent 20 years in the corporate world, David left to help organizations become better. Better in the sense of increased teamwork, increased flow, increased learning, and increased passion about their mission. David's focus is on educating leaders in ways of working and interacting that pay respect to people and directly challenge the false assumptions and biases that form the basis of our organizations and culture today