About lewsauder

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The Consultant’s Commute

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?

  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

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...

The 3 Biggest Office Politics Plays

Everybody claims to hate playing politics.  So why do so many people play the games? Business politics get in the way of productivity at every company on a daily basis. Politics generally occur when there are competing priorities in play at the same time.  You see it...