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Managing the Transitioning to Your Successor

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...

When your leader can’t lead

Jan 6, 2017 | Career Management, Getting in to Consulting

I’ve had the good fortune to work for some great leaders during my career. Some have been better than others. But most were very good from one aspect or another. I learned from the best and the mediocre. I once had the misfortune to work for someone who was put in a...

3 Signs Your Consulting Firm will fail

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....

Contractual Documents Used in Consulting

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...

Please the Client or Please the Boss

Mar 14, 2016 | Career Management

Successful consultants know that there are two critical success factors to consulting: Provide quality service and sell more of it. It is hard to sell more services if the ones you deliver are of poor quality. But providing top quality does not guarantee additional...

Process and Consistency – Not Always the Same

Feb 29, 2016 | Career Management

I once worked for a man that had a defined process for everything. He tracked everything with a spreadsheet. Everyone was expected to follow all of his processes to the letter. People became so bogged down following process that they got little else done. It was also...