by lewsauder | Nov 24, 2014 | Career Management
One of my best friends died last week. As toddlers, Robb and I played together in the nursery of our church. We were in the same kindergarten class. We were friends through high school, college and throughout our adult lives. Over the past decade or so, even though...
by lewsauder | Nov 10, 2014 | Career Management
The most common feedback I get from my book Consulting 101, or from this blog, comes from experienced consultants. Invariably, they say something like, “That’s great advice. I wish I had known this ten years ago.” Many of them have stated that they...
by lewsauder | Oct 27, 2014 | Career Management
As we recover from the Great Recession of 2008-2009, unemployment continues to inch downward. Lingering effects remain, however. Many people who were unable to find jobs with traditional employers became consultants. Some were consultants in name only. They had no...
by lewsauder | Sep 22, 2014 | Career Management
When I was in high school, I had a job at a restaurant. At one point, being a mature 16-year old, I wanted to quit. I didn’t just want to quit. I wanted to tell the boss off and storm out of the place. I was talking to my dad about it. He told me that I...
by lewsauder | Sep 8, 2014 | Career Management
Since I wrote the first edition of Consulting 101 in 2010, an updated 2nd Edition this year, over 200 consulting-related blogs, and recording over fifty podcasts on Consulting and Professional Services Radio, I have done a lot to profess my love for the consulting...
by lewsauder | Aug 25, 2014 | Career Management
On the morning of January 5th, Tom Parks, director of application development, filed into the company auditorium with the rest of his co-workers to hear the president give his “state of the company” speech. It was a routine Tom knew well. The president...
