The Ancient Late Adopter speaks Let us be clear, I am old. I started as a consultant in 1980; I retired as a consultant...
Will AI Replace Consultants?
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Consulting
Voice of the Customer? Huh?
Improvement and Innovation Over my thirty-seven years as a change consultant, I worked on a lot of improvement and...
Consulting Career Choices
Traveling the consulting road? Here’s a map of the choices you will face.
Stop Being “Helpful!”
I always said consultants should be helpful . . . maybe not . . .
Learning from Consultant Jokes
Consulting jokes used to annoy me, but I believe consultants can learn from them
Ancient Trusted Advisor Tales
Every consultant wants to be a “Trusted Advisor.” What can Joseph and Merlin teach us?
Leading
The Change Mindset
Want to make a change? Some unusual examples about the right mindset.
Early Leadership Class
Around an ancient fire the Eldest instructs future leaders of the Clan in leading change
Pirates and Outlaws
Americans love pirates and outlaws. What’s up with that?
The Straight Skinny
As you rise as a leader, getting honest feedback becomes more difficult. Here are some things you can do to make sure you get the straight skinny.
“Taking Yourself in Hand”
Every act of leadership is first an act of self-leadership.
Are You a BadBoss?
Using Jeff Foxworthy’s comedic structure to look at BadBoss behavior.
Living
Work?
A friend sent me a post promoting the sanctity of work. I’m a little too Maynard G. Krebs for that.
Learning from Genealogy
My wife is an amateur genealogist. Studying family trees adds perspective to history.
Thomas and Mountain Memories
Thomas helped me on my first hike up a mountain and so began a lifetime hobby for me and my family.
Sadhu and Shishya
“What have you learned these seven years?”
The lessons of an apprentice to a quirky holy man high in the mountains.
The Rule of Law Is Not Enough
Reflections on jury duty makes me wonder about ending war
Another’s Secret
What is the secret of life/” It’s a question I often ask in chance encounters with ordinary people. Here is another answer.
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