I made a lot of mistakes as an independent consultant. I urge aspiring independents to avoid these five

Consulting
I made a lot of mistakes as an independent consultant. I urge aspiring independents to avoid these five
“I know. I’ll become an independent consultant.”
Consultants, corporate staff people, or executives came to this career epiphany before asking my advice. I gave them these five things to think about.
Two “diseases” consultants face in their work: Symptomes, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatments
It’s a paradox: Consultants seem allergic to the idea of selling, but they must find clients. Here is some of what I learned.
Given how consulting changed in the last forty years, imagine how it will change in the future
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.
Leading
Is leading change a craft to be praticed? Absolutely.
Where can leaders get good advice? A swamiguru living in a Himalayan cave? A Coach? A consultant? A mentor? A therapist? It depends.
What does it take to be an influencer? Is that what I want?
Want to make a change? Some unusual examples about the right mindset.
Around an ancient fire the Eldest instructs future leaders of the Clan in leading change
Americans love pirates and outlaws. What’s up with that?
Living
Is Halloween another opportunity to conquer your fears?
Doing “whatever it takes” is a great attitude, but it has its risks.
Pip speaks:
My humans will adapt. That’s what I trained them for.
Is technology increasing speed and efficiency always a good thing?
A girl, a hot car, a winter’s night. . . and then . . .
Sometimes dreams send a message.
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