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A Consulting Limerick

Mar 17, 2014 | Humor

A man tried a career in consulting But his approach with clients was insulting He was arrogant and rude With the clients he’d feud And they found him to be quite revolting The firm chose to pull him aside And some mentoring had to provide They gave him some...

How We Are Taught Not to Succeed

Mar 10, 2014 | Career Management

I still remember my kindergarten class with Miss Fischer. We did our fair share of learning, memorizing the days of the week, the alphabet and so on. But more than that, I remember singing, playing, and climbing the jungle gym. It wasn’t until first grade that we...

Communicate More By Talking Less

Mar 3, 2014 | Communication

I recently had a conversation with someone who didn’t want the conversation to end. It started innocently enough as a hallway conversation. We hadn’t seen each other in a while. I made some small talk asking the person how things had been. After about five...

The Consultant’s Commute

Feb 24, 2014 | Career Management

If you work in the consulting industry and live in the metropolitan area of any major city, chances are, you’ve dealt with a long commute at times. Living in the Chicago suburbs, I’ve had my share of dealing with a long commutes. I’ve had clients range from Gary,...

Is it Gut Feel or Wishful Thinking?

Feb 17, 2014 | Career Management

Perhaps my father didn’t like me, because he raised me to be a Chicago Cubs fan. And since I’m a slow learner, by the time I realized the futility of being a Cubs fan, I was stuck; there was no switching teams. So now, every time I go to the friendly confines...

3 Ways to Make Yourself Expendable

Feb 17, 2014 | Career Management

We work in an environment of nearly constant change. Technology has not only changed the way we do virtually everything, the rate of change increases at a more rapid rate every day. For those who work in technology, the job market is pretty good these days. Despite...