I was completely clueless when I became a consultant. I thought consulting was about providing information.
Consulting = Change?
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Consulting
What Should I Charge?
The first question asked by someone who wants to be an independent consultant is about fees. My answer, “It depends,” rarely satisfies. Here I finally give the answer.
On-Boarding New Consultants
Consulting firms are constantly hiring, but not all are good at on-boarding new consultants
Consulting: How to Engage
Engaging with a client is like “getting engaged to be married?” Maybe not but there are similarities
Consulting? What Do I Know?
I write because I look back on my life, and want to share what I’ve learned along the way. My book could be called, Don’t Do What I Did: My Mistakes . . . as a consultant.
Consulting Ain’t Easy
The privatization of British Airways 1984-1987: My first and arguably most dramatically successful large scale change project, also inspired two change experts to create a model I used throughout my career. My learning there, however, was not confined to BA’s success.
Leading
“What’s My Motivation?”
Strange motivation connections from my previous careers
Against the Laws
# “Laws” in management science and their impact
What Do Followers Want, Anyway?
I heard leaders express frustration with their followers:
“Why won’t they just DO what I ask?”
RE
Reflection Memo
RE?
Exactly.
Change Leader? Who Me? Published
The preface and opening story of Change Leader? Who Me?
Leading with Empathy? Really?
Is empathy real? Is it a good thing? An exploration of semantic differences talking about compassion.
Living
Thank You and Please
Thanksgiving 2025, reflections from cynical to sanguine
Once Came Matluzek
A strange old man appears with unusual knowledge. Will villagers learn from him?
Workin’ on a World
Some quotes that reflect my hopes today
Glory Days
Ruminations on my sixtieth high school reunion
Gardening and Growing
I have lived my life so far surrounded by gardeners and growers. We talk all the time about growing our businesses, growing our people, growing our children. I wonder if we truly understand the implications of that analogy.
Hair
Reflections on the meaning of what grows on heads and faces.
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