Episode 36: The 2020 Christmas Special!
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…
Episode 35: The One About Recruiting
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…
Episode 34: The One About Philosophy
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.…
Episode 33: The One About Women in Consulting
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.…
Episode 32: The One About Covid Ranting
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…
Episode 31: The One About Value Opportunity
You may be thinking that now is the time to hunker down and just hope your business can survive. But what if you’re missing out on a killer opportunity? With…
Episode 30: The One About Endpoint Cybersecurity
Check your endpoint. It’s probably not as safe from cyberthreats as you think. And Covid made it worse… The cybersecurity landscape has been dicey for years. In just the past…
Episode 29: The One About Changes to Our Behaviors
The ongoing global pandemic has profoundly impacted our clients and the way we work. It has also forced us to make major changes to our daily routines and behaviors. Given…
Episode 28: The One About Enterprise Architecture
One of the most overwrought concepts in business and technology is the idea of the Enterprise Architect and the Architecture they practice. Libraries have been written about this topic. Literally.…
Episode 27: The One About Video Conferencing
If there is one thing the pandemic has revealed to us more than anything else, it’s how terrible people are at video conferencing. Whether it is the “up-the-nostril” laptop webcam…
Episode 26: The One About Changes to Our Clients
Yes the global pandemic has altered almost everything about how we work. But it has also dramatically impacted our clients and their businesses. It can be easy to first consider…
Episode 25: The One About Changes to the Way We Work
The Coronavirus has had dramatic impact on our world. Everything from how we eat to how we learn has changed. The way we work has also changed. Even though Consultants…
Episode 24: The 2019 Christmas Special!
The year has come and gone. Lot’s of interesting stuff happened this year in the world of technology and business. Transformations occurred. Lessons were learned. We spent an hour talking…
Episode 23: The One About Domain Knowledge
How often have you seen consulting job descriptions that contain things like “10 years of health claims processing experience required” ? Ever thought that it sounded like a bunch of…
Episode 22: The One About Consulting 4.0
You’re a consultant. You’ve been doing your thing. Suddenly Big 4 Firms and various magazines and LinkedIn rivals tell you you’ve been doing it ALL WRONG! Consulting 1.0? No no…
Episode 21: The One About Values
Consulting practitioners aren’t often asked by prospective clients about their value system. But if we’re real about it for a split second, our values dictate the work we do and…
Episode 20: The One About Platform Modernization
Let’s be honest, if you aren’t digitizing right now, you’re probably platform modernizing. In fact, Platform Modernization is a key part of all 10 of CIO Magazine’s top issues for…
Episode 19: The One About Starting Your Own Practice
If you’re a consultant, there’s a good chance you’ve thought about starting your own consulting business at some point. What are the key things you need to know to have…
Episode 18: The One About PMO
Project Management is a roadblock to rapid execution and transformation. It is outdated and serves only to tie up the agile enterprise in red tape. Or so many folks believe.…
Episode 17: The One About Work-Life Balance
The concept of “work-life balance” has got to be one of the most meaningless, wink-and-nod, overused career tropes out there. Right? Some say it is all about living life and…
