by lewsauder | May 21, 2012 | Career Management
Mentor gone bad Early in my consulting career, I connected with a manager in my firm that I considered a mentor. He had many years of consulting and business experience under his belt. I would go to him regularly for advice and he willingly shared his knowledge. I...
by lewsauder | May 14, 2012 | Consulting Sales
My daughter is a junior in high school and in the process of investigating colleges. In a parallel effort, I’m in the process of investigating how to maximize her ability to get scholarships and minimize our expected family contribution (EFC). As part of my research,...
by lewsauder | May 7, 2012 | Career Management
Cassandra is a character from Greek Mythology who was granted the gift of prophesy from the god Apollo. It was on the condition that she would fulfill his amorous desires. Unfortunately, once he granted her that gift and she refused to put out, Apollo cursed her...
by lewsauder | May 3, 2012 | Career Management
Having studied business as a minor during my undergraduate studies, and later getting an MBA, I’ve often wondered about the value of the business classes I’ve taken. My undergraduate major was Applied Computer Science. That curriculum taught me actual programming...
by lewsauder | Apr 30, 2012 | Career Management
There are many critical concepts that a consultant needs to know in order to deliver value to the client. And it’s very difficult to narrow that list down. But if forced to reduce to the two most important concepts, regardless of the type of consulting or the...
