by lewsauder | Sep 29, 2017 | Career Management, Communication
Most of us get more emails in a day than we would like to admit. Most of us have at least two email accounts: work and personal. As a consultant, I have an account for my firm, my client, and two personal accounts. I have a daily routine of going through and killing...
by lewsauder | Sep 22, 2014 | Career Management
When I was in high school, I had a job at a restaurant. At one point, being a mature 16-year old, I wanted to quit. I didn’t just want to quit. I wanted to tell the boss off and storm out of the place. I was talking to my dad about it. He told me that I...
by lewsauder | Sep 1, 2014 | Client relations
In the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the 5th book of the insanely popular series by J. K. Rowling, a new teacher is introduced. Professor Umbridge becomes a formidable antagonist in the story. She is appointed by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge,...
by lewsauder | Jun 16, 2014 | Career Management
I had always assumed that most parents taught their children to say “Please” and “Thank you”. After several years in the business world, I wonder how many actually did. I’ll admit that in person, most of my colleagues say those magic...
by lewsauder | Jun 9, 2014 | Client relations
As you may know, the folk tale The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen is the story of two dishonest weavers who convince an emperor that they can make him a set of clothes which can only be seen by competent people. When the emperor and his...