by lewsauder | 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...
by lewsauder | 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,...
by lewsauder | 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...
by lewsauder | 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...
by lewsauder | Feb 10, 2014 | Career Management
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...
