A local clan ruler’s landholding is failing when three wisemen arrive. . . “What magic is this?” A Fable.
The Kerent and the Wisemen
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Consulting
Too Much Presenting
Consultants obsess about the deck and presenting when they might be better served. . .
“Permission Not to Client-Bash?”
Consultants often relieve stress by “privately” complaining about their clients. That’s understandable. . and harmless. . . isn’t it?
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.
Leading
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.
Change and Consequences
I’ve come to believe that we are at a unique inflection point, one where we can correct the consequences of humanity’s past choices and shape the kind of future we want.
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
Living
Dream Wisdom
Sometimes dreams send a message.
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
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