by lewsauder | Jan 20, 2017 | Career Management, Client relations, Personal Branding
Today, we observe a phenomenon that makes the United States unique and special. We will observe the peaceful transition of power of the United States presidency. Regardless of your politics or whether your candidate won, this is a process that has gone smoothly for...
by lewsauder | Mar 28, 2016 | Client relations
I had a friend once who had several years of experience. He decided to give consulting a try. He knew a friend in the industry and made an agreement to consult for him. It was a handshake agreement. They were friends after all. It would have been insulting if either...
by lewsauder | Dec 7, 2015 | Client relations
The old folk story of stone soup is about three vagrant travelers passing through a small town with nothing but a cooking pot. They ask residents of the town for food but meet resistance at every door. Finally, they go to the local stream and fill their cooking pot...
by lewsauder | Nov 23, 2015 | Client relations
I have an aunt who up until the age of 93 drove herself to the doctor for each visit. At each of those visits, the doctor would to tell her to stop smoking. She didn’t heed his advice and her life was cut short at 95 years of age. We tend to look to doctors to heal...
by lewsauder | Aug 17, 2015 | Client relations
I was recently at a client that had a lot of issues. Business was great. They had a lot of customers. They were experiencing a lot of growth. But because of that growth, they were beginning to hit the limit on their ability to serve their client base. Their servers...
by lewsauder | Jun 22, 2015 | Client relations
Sergie is a mechanic that I trust with my cars. When I take it in for a problem, he’ll suggest an inexpensive adjustment to see if that solves the problem. If that doesn’t work, he’ll try something more. I know that he has my best interests in mind rather than...
