Episode 51: The One About Architecture and Consulting
What is an architect? What is architecture? In the business technology context, is architecture a profession? What do architects do? A quick Google search reveals an endless debate on these…
What is an architect? What is architecture? In the business technology context, is architecture a profession? What do architects do? A quick Google search reveals an endless debate on these…
Four years ago a friend told me that since I had so much to say about business and technology topics that I should go make a podcast. In retrospect I…
The work environment can be tough. It is often political and tiresome and exhausting. The work week can be a tough slog. However… the workplace can often be very funny.…
In the battle for talent, how do you identify people who are likely to exhibit the qualities you want? How do you do the same with your existing employees? Assessments?…
We all know smart people. They often have smart plans and smart designs. Sometimes fancy shoes. But the smartest plan or design is totally useless if it can’t be explained…
There is often a tendency for companies to prioritize action and delivery over planning and analysis. More “Deliver the widgets!” and less “What does our company actually do?” This can…
Well. 2021 is finally over. Did you learn anything? Will you do anything different with your career in 2022? If not now, then when? For our annual Christmas Special, we…
In our connected world of technology, the ways in which we engage with businesses and clients can have a big impact. And as we’ve seen with the ways in which…
Consultants often help clients think about complex problems with few easy answers. There are almost always trade-offs to be made, regulations to follow, expenses to incur all while trying to…
If I were to only read my LinkedIn feed, I’d think every industry is being disrupted all the time, every day… Certainly a search for “future of consulting” yields plenty…
Is it The Great Rebalance? The Great Reshuffle? The Great Resignation? The Great Discontent? To read about it, companies are really struggling to find workers these days. Clearly there aren’t…
The model entrepreneur gets up one morning with a great idea, quits their job and boldly strikes out on their own… single-handedly building a great company from nothing, attracting flocks…
Consulting may be an old profession (the second oldest?) but no one can argue that it hasn’t undergone tremendous change over the past 20 years. It makes sense, after all.…
I used to think that if I could just clone myself a few times I might have the most perfect team and we’d produce the most perfect slides… Aside from…
Well it looks like things are getting back to normal. Everyone should just go back to doing things like they did prior to Covid. All will be as it was……
Welp. Glad this year’s over. Perfect time to pour a drink, to be honest. It’s also a perfect time for the third annual Christmas episode of the Consultants Saying Things…
It’s been a rough year. Companies have downsized and a maybe you’ve lost your job. You’ve sent out dozens or hundreds of resumes, worked your network. What now? Consultants are…
If you live in the real world, if you practice your profession in the real world, then you’ll know the real world loves throwing crap at you whenever it can.…
Consulting can be a tough game. All of these Type-A personalities aggressively posturing and circling each other for the kill. Egos are large and there’s no shortage of locker-room braggadocio.…
I’m tired of Covid. How bout you? Unfortunately, it probably doesn’t matter if we’re tired of it or not. We’ve all been talking quite a lot about Covid impacts. We’ve…