by lewsauder | Dec 18, 2020 | Career Management, Client relations, Communication, Consulting Sales, Getting in to Consulting
I’ve written extensively in this blog about how I believe consulting is a great way to make a career. I’m one of those who have chosen to make a career of it. But there are many other career opportunities that consulting can provide. The primary reason for that is...
by lewsauder | Dec 4, 2020 | Client relations, Consulting Sales
There was a time when knowledge was power. In the consulting world, this implied that the more you knew, the more people would turn to you for advice. But now we’re in the world of Google. You can now Google any fact or list of statistics to find out virtually any...
by lewsauder | Oct 16, 2020 | Career Management, Client relations, Consulting Sales, Getting in to Consulting
I’ve spent most of my twenty-five plus years in consulting. The exception is a two-and-a-half year period when I tried out “the client life.” I can’t say there is anything bad about working as a full-time employee at a company. But I can say that it’s not for me. For...
by lewsauder | Jul 10, 2020 | Client relations, Communication, Consulting Sales
Meeting a new client can be stressful. Despite the many times I have met new clients, I always get a little uneasy. I have deep experience in consulting, and I am generally likable. But you never know what can create a negative impression. It can sometimes be out of...
by lewsauder | Jun 26, 2020 | Career Management, Consulting Sales
We are supposed to learn from our mistakes. I usually learn from mine. Sometimes that learning process can be painfully embarrassing. I will discuss one that was so embarrassing, I have made sure to never repeat it. An Internal Project Several years ago, I was working...
by lewsauder | Apr 28, 2017 | Career Management, Consulting Sales, Getting in to Consulting
Although there are many ways to categorize consulting, one major difference is whether someone works as an independent consultant, or as a consultant working for a consulting firm. Firm consultants vs independent consultants Independent consultants generally have a...
