A conversation with a consulting colleague gets around to what isn’t changing.
Consulting: Plus ça Change
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Consulting
Consulting = Change?
I was completely clueless when I became a consultant. I thought consulting was about providing information.
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.
Leading
New Year’s: Resolution or Rubbish
Self-leadership: What makes a successful New Year’s resolution?
A High-Performance Organization
Revisiting a memory of 21st century organization design ideas, sparked by the passing of Jon R. Katzenbach
“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.
Living
Solstice Wisdom
“Those who came before us had the knowing and the doing beyond our ken.” My wife and I visited Newgrange northwest of...
Some Gift Ideas
I’ve been told I write for exceptions to the adages, “Young consultants won’t listen, and old consultants don’t read.” and “You have to fail at change before you take it seriously.” It turns out to be a larger niche than anyone imagined.
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
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