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Why Consulting Hiring Keeps Rising

As of January, 2013 the U.S. unemployment rate stood at 7.8% (Bureau of Labor Statistics). That’s certainly lower than its peak of 10% in October 2009, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. Still, the consulting industry is in the intense pursuit of...

Protecting Client Confidentiality

Doctors are required to protect confidential patient medical information by law with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  Lawyers are held to an attorney-client privilege holding them to strict confidentiality rules. Consultants are not...

The 3 Ds of Client Subversion and What To Do

As a consultant, I’ve liked every client I’ve ever served.  There are some, however, that I’ve liked more than others. Every once in a while I run across one person at a client that doesn’t like our presence.  It’s usually nothing personal, they just don’t like...

Consulting Skill: Dealing with Criticism

You would think, by the time we get through twelve years of primary education and four years of college, that we’d be able to deal with criticism.  After dealing with critical parents, siblings, teachers, coaches and strangers, it should be part of our DNA. But no...