Disabusing us of some common misconceptions including those of consulting and change
Overcoming Misconceptions
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Consulting
The Pause
Two consultants, one external, one internal, meet in a bar and discover what they have in common
“No One Ever Told Me That.”
Three ex-Gemini consultants reminisce about what “no one ever told them” about consulting.
“On the Beach”
“On the beach” is consulting slang for unapplied, which is never a good thing for a consultant.
Consulting and Change How-Tos
I hope both my books, Traveling the Consulting Road and Change Leader? Who Me?, will have value for consultants.
Consulting: Plus ça Change
A conversation with a consulting colleague gets around to what isn’t changing.
Leading
When Change Doesn’t
What to do when faced with one of the 70% of change initiatives that fail.
Sacrifice
My Memorial Day verse was not published the first time I tried, seems I’m cursed by technology’s worst. Here’s hoping this remembrance burst makes it now.
Resilience
I almost didn’t post this week. Here are the reasons and what I learned.
The View from the Ridge: Values
The world of work is changing drastically, and from afar it looks like the change isn’t being particularly well led.
Is Your Leadership Helpful?
Where did my value of being helpful come from?
Conceptual Reductionisms
The late Ric Taylor used two 50 cent words to describe my tendency to simplify
Living
Retirement is Wasted on Old People
I dreamed of retirement my whole life. Now, I’m not sure I’m really retired.
Joe Btfsplk, Mister Myxzptlk, P.I.C.N.I.C., Electronics and Me
So, you think you have trouble with technology? Computers may hate me. I might be a walking electrostatic generator. What do you think?
Is It Too Late to Learn the Art of Waiting?
Over their lifetimes Americans spend 2-3 years waiting; that’s not getting better. We should learn to wait more productively.
Whether or Not Weather
Extreme weather forces whether or not decisions, whether to pull over, shelter in place, or not.
Fun with Glue
I’m a “fix-or-repair guy.” This means I have a special relationship with glue. It’s a sticky situation.
Last Ship Lessons
Who goes to a Broadway musical to learn something? Well… maybe not my intention, but this one started me thinking.
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