How to Make Good Surveys
Well-crafted surveys create apolitical data cheaply, if you design them with discipline.
Be Likeable, Be Yourself
Likeability opens doors that competence alone cannot, and authenticity powers it.
Caps, Ladders and Airplanes
Who learns consulting skills, and what job are they hiring those skills for?
Great Consultants Versus Good Ones
Good consultants execute reliably; great ones add judgment, coaching and business acumen.
Factfulness Hans Rosling
Rosling shows our worldview is dramatically and negatively biased, not reality.
Survive the Long Middle
The long middle of a consulting project is where momentum dies and discipline matters most.
Conversation Is More Than Talking
Great conversation comes from listening, asking smart questions and being present.
Beware of False Equivalence
Similar-sounding sources and forced choices mislead, and consultants must resist both.
Why Consultants Love PowerPoint
Slides force brevity, respect executive time and communicate visually where words fail.
Swinging Through Your Career
Change one career variable at a time, and never release a vine you're holding.
Work-Life Balance in Consulting
Survey results show consulting demands long hours but delivers rapid learning
Clients Have Data Problems
Most clients struggle with small data before they tackle big data