Consultants often relieve stress by “privately” complaining about their clients. That’s understandable. . and harmless. . . isn’t it?
“Permission Not to Client-Bash?”
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Consulting
Yeomen (Managing consulting teams and clients)
I got promoted. . . how the consulting job changes as you rise
Why do companies hire consultants?
Why do companies hire consultants? To solve a problem? And what does that mean for consultants?
Trajectory of a Consulting Career
How does a management consultant’s career progree? The job changes completely with experience.
So You Wanna Be a Consultant?
I was extraordinarily naïve when I decided to go to business school to become a consultant This is an anti-naiveté primer on a consulting career.
OK Newbie, Listen Up!
New Job? In Consulting? This is advice for new management consultants, but those starting off in other jobs might get some...
Leading
Fear and Leading Change
Lessons from a Grimm Fairy Tale about coping with fear of the unknown
Is Patience Really a Virtue?
When a leader [or person] should and shouldn’t be patient
Connections from My Media Consumption
Four books and a TV program teach leadership lessons for turbulent times . . .
Review: Becoming Unbelievably Successful, by John Knotts
A workbook won’t work unless you do the work
Weird Thinking, Org. Design and Super Asymmetry
Unthink, a book I read, reminds me ofr a presentation I made tweny years ago and gives a peek inside the squirrel cage that is my mind. . .😊
Eastland and Westland Views
Two communities in the mountains are similar, but different.
Living
Becoming Interesting
Wisdom from a beer commercial? Really Dude? . . . Well, I don’t know about wisdom, but I think it’s interesting. . .
Arriving for the Break
My quirky relationship with the cadence of the universe.
The Ages of Man
Looking at the ages of a life from the ancient Greeks till today
Happy New Year!
January 1st – isn’t everyone’s new year, but whenever we each celebrate it the New Year is a time of reflection and intention.
Boxing Day
Ruminations on the day after Christmas
Holiday Card Winner
We got a wonderful card, which set my mind wandering amd wondering. . .
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