by lewsauder | Jul 2, 2012 | Client relations
In an episode of ‘House of Lies’, the Showtime series loosely based on management consulting, there was a situation where the team was tasked with reviewing a pharmaceutical client’s internal study. In reality, they were being paid to rubber stamp the study rather...
by lewsauder | Jun 11, 2012 | Career Management
My father passed away in 1990. After that, Fathers Days were a bit sad for me for a couple years, until I began celebrating them as a father instead of a son. In the late 80s when people began buying PCs, I remember my dad saying he would consider buying one, but he...
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 | Apr 9, 2012 | Client relations
“Papa was a rollin’ stone. Wherever he laid his hat was his home.” – The Temptations I have a friend who works for a major technology company in the U.S. He is in the process of moving 8 states across the country to the north-east region of the...
by lewsauder | Apr 2, 2012 | Personal Branding
I once had a new consultant join my team who entered the client site as if he owned the place. He was expected to share a cubicle with a fellow consultant but refused. “I need a desk to myself to spread out.” He exclaimed. In fact, he lobbied to get an office with a...
