Two “diseases” consultants face in their work: Symptomes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatments
Consultant-osis and Change-itis
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Consulting
Finding Clients
It’s a paradox: Consultants seem allergic to the idea of selling, but they must find clients. Here is some of what I learned.
Consulting: Changed and Changing
Given how consulting changed in the last forty years, imagine how it will change in the future
Life After Consulting
Timing! If you got caught by the consulting industry downturn, here are some lessons learned from my out of synch way of being in the world.
Hello Mid-Career Consultants
Mid-Career is time of choices, a fork in the Consulting Road
What Do Consultants Know, Anyway?
Consultants may know something, just not everything, regardless of how confident they sound.
Leading
The Change Mindset
Want to make a change? Some unusual examples about the right mindset.
Early Leadership Class
Around an ancient fire the Eldest instructs future leaders of the Clan in leading change
Pirates and Outlaws
Americans love pirates and outlaws. What’s up with that?
The Straight Skinny
As you rise as a leader, getting honest feedback becomes more difficult. Here are some things you can do to make sure you get the straight skinny.
“Taking Yourself in Hand”
Every act of leadership is first an act of self-leadership.
Are You a BadBoss?
Using Jeff Foxworthy’s comedic structure to look at BadBoss behavior.
Living
Fast and Slow
Is technology increasing speed and efficiency always a good thing?
Sweetheart, Sweetheart, Sweetheart
A girl, a hot car, a winter’s night. . . and then . . .
Dream Wisdom
Sometimes dreams send a message.
Work?
A friend sent me a post promoting the sanctity of work. I’m a little too Maynard G. Krebs for that.
Learning from Genealogy
My wife is an amateur genealogist. Studying family trees adds perspective to history.
Thomas and Mountain Memories
Thomas helped me on my first hike up a mountain and so began a lifetime hobby for me and my family.
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