by lewsauder | Jul 7, 2014 | Career Management
The baseball coach was frustrated with his team. They just weren’t executing. When they were up to bat, they couldn’t buy a hit. The pitchers gave up too many hits. Even when the pitching was good, the fielders made errors that cost the team too many runs....
by lewsauder | Jun 30, 2014 | Personal Branding
Early in my career, I worked for a small consulting firm as a software developer. I liked the company and I like the work. I had a very supportive manager. Perhaps because of those factors, and some credit to my small town, mid-western roots, I worked hard on my...
by lewsauder | Jun 23, 2014 | Getting in to Consulting
To some, a consulting career is a destination. You may target consulting firms as college graduation looms. If that attempt is unsuccessful, you may accept a job in another industry with the goal of acquiring a few years of business experience and applying with...
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...
