by Kate Dixon | May 4, 2022 | Coaching, Freelance & Consulting, Pricing
Setting your prices as a coach or consultant isn’t easy, but making pricing mistakes sure is. No matter how great our intentions are, there are tons of ways we can get in our own way with pricing. Here are the 7 top mistakes I see coaches and consultants make when...
by Kate Dixon | Apr 27, 2022 | Compensation, Leadership
Decreasing oppression, especially as it relates to pay, sounds like a great idea. So why aren’t more organizations focusing on it? Simply put, companies face barriers to anti-oppressive pay. Some can be overcome; others, not so much. Let’s look at them on a...
by Kate Dixon | Jan 26, 2022 | Compensation, Leadership, Performance & Productivity
I used to love the concept of “pay for performance.” It seemed so concrete! So ideally suited to getting great results! So objective! Guess what? It’s not. There are several reasons rewarding individuals through pay for performance isn’t the wonderful and unbiased...
by Kate Dixon | Jun 7, 2021 | Freelance & Consulting, Pricing
One size fits all works great for scarves and ponchos, but for consulting rates? Not so much. Several factors impact how much risk you’re taking on as a consultant, and more risk can — and many times should — mean higher pricing. Here are four risk factors for you to...
by Kate Dixon | Apr 18, 2021 | Personal Brand, Personal Development
So many signals from the universe tell us everything we could/should do in order to conform to “normal.” (And I admit to asking myself occasionally why I can’t seem to be more normal.) There are 3 big reasons normal is overrated: You’re special...