by lewsauder | Apr 21, 2014 | Career Management
I once worked with an individual who was described to me as follows: “He is one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met. But he’s incredibly incompetent at what he does.” I had to laugh when I first heard that. I wasn’t sure how anyone that intelligent could...
by lewsauder | Apr 7, 2014 | Career Management
We hear about people “playing it safe” all the time. You hear it in investing scenarios when someone invests in vehicles that may not aggressively increase in value, but probably won’t lose value. Sport team’s do it all the time. Football teams develop prevent...
by lewsauder | Mar 31, 2014 | Career Management
From the time we start school as a child, our transitions in life are decided for us for many years. Each year we finish a grade in school, the next level has been predetermined. When we graduate from high school, even though most of us got to choose whether to go to...
by lewsauder | Mar 10, 2014 | Career Management
I still remember my kindergarten class with Miss Fischer. We did our fair share of learning, memorizing the days of the week, the alphabet and so on. But more than that, I remember singing, playing, and climbing the jungle gym. It wasn’t until first grade that we...
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...
