As I had said in October 2008 when the banks began failing, we are in for a long recession and a serious failure rate among small business owners. I listen to the economists every day and understand that the current (Q2/2009) uptick in the stock market is a “leading”...
You know, sometimes your value as a consultant lies not only in your deliverables, but in your “hidden roles” – skills that may be invisible to the client and the team, but which require years to refine. These hidden roles are never written into your contract. Mastery...
In these trying economic times, the opportunity for bartering among colleagues begins to rise. Folks (especially independents or out-of-works) have more time, less cash, and still need services to move forward, and need community connection for their projects. Here...
About 10 minutes into a 3-hour presentation on entrepreneurship in Qatar, on film, just warming up myself and the audience, the handler interrupted to announce that the cars in a certain parking area were about to be towed, and would those car owners please move their...
Some of us are still adjusting to all our new gadgets, and we must maintain our sense of humor as we create the manners of the new communication. Now that we have 24/7 access to communication, the technology is not only always on, we are also always on…on call for...
