Thought leadership is a phrase that is overused in consulting. I first encountered it at the Forum Corporation as a...
Consulting
Thought leadership is a phrase that is overused in consulting. I first encountered it at the Forum Corporation as a...
The man was old. His skin was lined and brown like tooled leather. His clothes were worn but well mended. They now fit him...
The brothers were close in age, identical twins in fact, born two minutes apart. This was a source of pride and pain as the...
“Tell me, what did you learn?” It was the last team meeting of my first consulting project. The team was entirely composed...
It isn’t oversimplifying to say content consultants provide answers to be implemented by their clients and process consultants ask questions to teach their clients how to find answers to implement.. . . the only thing these consultants have in common is that they have little use for each other.
Arthur D. Little and Frederick Winslow Taylor started two different streams of consulting that still exist today, content (Little) and process. (Taylor).
Leading
Leaders and Followers co-create change. I wish I’d learned earlier to be a better follower.
“Only weak leaders hire consultants” said one CEO. Yet despite some negative views of the professions continue to hire and get results from consultants. Here’s how. . .
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
How does a leader make the tough calls?
Vision, Urgency, Empathy?
Leadersship is specific to the circumstances requiring it. Why do we keep looking for magic traits?
“Farm Radio?” I was clueless.
Lessons in finding time to improve from an unusual project
Leadership wisdom from the Oracle at Delphi
Living
My fascination with and lessons from the ancient people of Europe
Why is there a question mark in the picture shown by the Webb Space Telescope?
The grocery is open! are flow and single-mindedness the same?
“Do you want to be rich or do you want to be famous? They are different.
Bugs.Eeeyou! Natrure teaches us. Are you ready?
July 4th - US Independence Day Amid the fireworks and cookouts, Ferris wheels, cotton candy and win-a-stuffie pellet-gun...
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