by lewsauder | Nov 28, 2011 | Career Management
William was an avid planner. For his new year’s resolution, he decided to plan each day of the coming year. He planned the days he would do laundry and mow the lawn. He calculated the number of miles he would drive each day so he could plan the specific days on...
by lewsauder | Nov 14, 2011 | Career Management
We’ve all probably had a bad case of the Mondays. Perhaps you’ve played too much over the weekend and weren’t ready to come back and get to work on Monday morning. I’ve found that when I do have a case of the Mondays (and it can happen just as easily on a Thursday),...
by lewsauder | Nov 7, 2011 | Career Management
Unless you’re an undertaker, repeat business should always be your goal. Whether you are an independent consultant or serving on a large project from a large firm, your main goal is to get billable and remain that way. Developing a relationship Consulting...
by lewsauder | Oct 17, 2011 | Career Management
In 1990, Burger King launched an advertising campaign with the tagline “Sometimes You’ve Just Got to Break the Rules”. It was fairly controversial with parents wondering if BK was trying to teach their kids – of all things – to break rules. Should I follow the rules?...
by lewsauder | Sep 26, 2011 | Career Management
When I was in high school, I had a fantastic U.S. History teacher. He had us subscribe to Time Magazine and we were required to read an editorial from the newspaper every day. We were to highlight the main issues of the editorial in one color and terms we didn’t...
by lewsauder | Sep 19, 2011 | Career Management
I remember once when a manager at my client was promoted and was making that milestone move from cubicle to a private office. This was a big career move and someone made the comment that she had “paid her dues” and was now reaping the benefits. Paying your dues I was...
