Consulting: Stepping Stone or Career

In days gone by, the terms job and career were synonymous.  Whether you were fresh out of high school, college or the military, you got a job and worked there until you retired. It was rare to have two or more jobs in one’s career Today’s world is different. ...

What Does a Consultant on the Bench Do?

Like many industries, the consulting industry can be feast or famine.  There can be more work than you have time to complete it.  In those cases you have to decide which work to decline.  It’s not easy to walk away from billable work. At other times, you can’t find...

Make Yourself Indispensable

Unless you’re an undertaker, repeat business should always be your goal.  Whether you are an independent consultant or serving on a large project from a large firm, your main goal is to get billable and remain that way. Developing a relationship Consulting...

Consulting Fail: Burning Bridges

At one point in my career, I worked for a top tier consulting firm that was acquired by another firm.  As happens in just about any merger or acquisition, management announced how great this would be for the future of the firm and that no layoffs were planned as a...