Managing what’s out of your control
Sometimes I have too many clients. Other times I’m looking for things to do.
When working for a consulting company and a customer signs a contract, they want to get started right away. Yet when a customer, mid-project, decides…
Improving from the good and the bad
When you work as a consultant, you get to see the inner workings of a lot of different companies. There’s always plenty to learn from and to help you grow.
Some things as simple as how somebody runs a meeting (which could be a good or a bad thing), to the tools the team uses, to the interactions…
SMART goals are dumb
SMART goals are: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.
What is the end purpose of setting a specific, measurable, time-bound goal? You wouldn't set out to accomplish something that you don't want to do, right? And does the activity stop once you've achieved the goal?
Probably not.
Luck vs Statistical Odds
It's NBA playoff time, and my Suns are still alive, so let’s use a basketball analogy..
Game 7, and you’re up 2 with 5 seconds left, with the other team inbounding the ball near midcourt.