by lewsauder | Aug 21, 2020 | Career Management, Getting in to Consulting
I have often discussed the many purposes for which companies use consultants. Sometimes they need a specialty skill that they do not have in-house and do not want to hire full-time. This can be an individual consultant or a team. Other times companies will use...
by lewsauder | Aug 7, 2020 | Client relations
In project management, a project is often considered a success if it was brought in “on time and on budget.” It works on the assumption that those are the two primary goals in completing a project. Imagine if you asked a builder to build you a house. You worked with...
by lewsauder | Jun 26, 2020 | Career Management, Consulting Sales
We are supposed to learn from our mistakes. I usually learn from mine. Sometimes that learning process can be painfully embarrassing. I will discuss one that was so embarrassing, I have made sure to never repeat it. An Internal Project Several years ago, I was working...
by lewsauder | Jul 21, 2017 | Client relations, Communication
I’ve heard people – mostly clients – that joke about the fact that you have officially made it as a consultant when you learn that the answer to everything is It depends. There is a lot of truth to that. It’s not a matter of being evasive. And it’s usually not a...
by lewsauder | Apr 11, 2016 | Career Management
One of the greatest fears anyone can have in their career is an impending layoff. It usually starts as a rumor. “Hey did you hear they’re planning layoffs?” There is always that person who seems to always have the inside track. Sometimes the rumor comes to fruition....
