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Category Archives: Consulting Excellence
Facilitating the “Angry Mob” Meeting
Imagine for a moment, the nightmare scenario. You have been engaged to deploy a new technology for a client. The CIO unilaterally made the decision to deploy it. The technology will eliminate IT jobs and will cause 50% of … Continue reading
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Project Management – An Interview with Niccolo Machiavelli
We are here with Mr. Niccolo Machiavelli. Mr. Machiavelli is the author of the well known publication, “The Prince”. Welcome to the show Nick! NM> Thanks Ian, I am glad to be here. Nick, when you look at a project … Continue reading
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Nailing the Presentation–10 simple rules
A recent New York Time survey result ranked the greatest fears as: Public Speaking Heights Spiders/Snakes Death Public Speaking was the number 1 fear by a large margin over the others. You can be an extrovert and still shiver at … Continue reading
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Dangers of Living in the Past
When the New Year begins, it starts with 18th century traditions like Auld Lang Syne, reflections of the year past, it’s challenges, accomplishments and it’s triumphs and then day 1 of the year begins with traditions not to be remembered … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas, Merry X-mas or Happy Holidays for the Consultant
Christmas for many still retains the traditions of yesterday with choirs, hymns and nativity scenes. Yet the workplace is inured with insincere attempts at political correctness to try to not offend others who share the space but not the practice. … Continue reading
Join the Systems Consultant Resource Union
I recently moved to the left coast of Canada. Some say I was a staunch conservative supporter for every year since my 18th birthday and eligible to vote. It is not true. I was a staunch conservative since early childhood … Continue reading
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What the bookies knew and didn’t know that consultants should still learn from today …
I recently saw a presentation from Dr. Donald Sull author of The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunity in an Uncertain World and a professor at the London Business School. He recounted the story of the famous match between world heavyweight … Continue reading
When you don’t sell the engagement, someone else does…
There’s a services salesperson who shows up at a cabin where some consultants have gathered to hunt bear. Only the salesperson shows up without a gun. The other hunters are very curious. “How are you going to get a bear … Continue reading
When you’re right and the question isn’t…
Think back now to elementary school, probably Grade 6. You learned about a guy named Pythagoras who was of course, the inventor of Grade 6 math homework. When the teacher asks the students to “Find X”, they can all do … Continue reading
Infinite Shades of Grey 