For this month, I’ve selected What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles. Updated almost every year since it was first written in 1970, this is often recognized as the Bible of job hunting. The analogy is certainly appropriate, as the author is an ordained Episcopalian priest. The catalyst for writing the book was his […]
When I left my last corporate job at Intel (the day the market crashed in 1987), I stopped by the division General Manager’s office to say goodbye. The GM, known as “Rocky”, was a good guy with a sometimes wicked sense of humor. We chatted a bit, and he wished me well in the new […]
Will writing a book help your consulting practice? In my experience, yes! But it is a lot of work, and not something I recommend to those just starting out. Unless you have materials already (such as class notes or a bunch of research), better to start small and consider a full blown book when better […]
Learned this lesson the hard way, at a cost of several thousand dollars. You’re getting it here for free. This story goes back to 1981 and my early days as a part-time consultant. IBM had just introduced the PC. Our major client, a vocational school, asked for an evening class that focused on how to […]
Since I selected an Independence Day motif for my blog, it is only appropriate to offer some Independence Day musings. As stated elsewhere, freedom was a major motivator in my JumpToConsulting. But I didn’t realize it right away. Rather, that epiphany came a few months later. Driving back from a client and listening to the […]
