Whenever I failed at consulting, it almost always started with my belief that what I was doing would be easy.
Oops and OS#!T: Consulting Failure Modes
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Consulting
Client Bashing? Stop.
When you are bashing your client, you are deeming them unworthy of your help. Why would you “serve’ someone you considered unworthy of your service?
Untangling the Mess
Sometimes what is wrong is unclear, a tangled mess of multiple interrelated problems. Here is how I learned to break such logjams.
Humbling and Gratifying
Reflections on self-publishing a very niche book, leaving me humble and grateful.
The Grateful Consultant
Gratitudeis an important value for a good consultant.
Strategy: It’s the Thought that Counts
An Eisenhower quote about plans and planning seems unintelligible to many, but contains the essence of strategy.
Leading
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.
My New Book on Change Leadership
Change Leader? Who Me? Hard-Earned Wisdom for Those New to Leading Change, is coming soon. Here is a picture of the front cover designed by Lisa Monias of South River Design Team.
Living
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
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.
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