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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Infinite Shades of Grey – A year later and a little greyer
One year ago I started the ISOG blog on consulting excellence. I have posted over 70 articles specifically targeted at consulting excellence. It’s time for a summary. Some posts were extremely popular (normally to do with consulting rates or how … Continue reading
Being a success at the Consulting Firm – Reality Check
Every big consulting firm is a political environment. So does being successful mean you have to suck up, lie, or sling dirt? Yes it does. But you already know that. So let’s move on to what you don’t know.Tips for … Continue reading
Thanks for Noticing – Responding to Criticism
I suspect that all of us have seen National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation at least once. In the movie Clark Griswold played by Chevy Chase works night and day to install and light 25,000 Christmas twinkle lights on the family home. … Continue reading
Golgafrincham “B” Ark – What to do when you don’t have one handy
If you have read the late Douglas Adam’s book “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” the next analogy will make more sense. If not, please allow me to explain. On a planet called Golgafrincham, some citizens decided it was time to … Continue reading
Posted in Consulting Excellence
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Nokia jumping to … Rescue ship Microsoft and Windows Phone – The Smartphone world shrinks to 3 players
Well if you’re going to get rescued from the sea, it might as well be by Paul Allen’s 126m mega-yacht Octopus. Yes to no surprise, after burning down the Nokia platform as I discussed in my blog post Fair Trade … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Technology
Tagged elop, making change, mobile market, nokia, octopus, windows phone
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How to deal with the Consultant Performance Review or a.k.a. Mastering the Unbalanced Scorecard
If you are an independent consultant you get performance reviews on every engagement by your client. Your year-end performance review can be objectively judged by the size of annual check you send in for income tax. (Not my favorite day … Continue reading