Glass Walls
We ought to stop kidding ourselves about “glass ceilings.” The real problem is “glass walls,” and women (and minorities) don’t seem to get it. Organizations have promoted women and minorities…
Cancun Journal: October 15
Cerulean sky meets azure sea. Platitudinous, but true. It’s amazing how a happy hour or free cocktail party draws people like bankers to boring suits, but they do flock, no…
Cancun Journal: October 17
Sometimes small miracles happen. Today, I drove ten minutes down the coast to go snorkeling. Ten of us headed out with Guillermo and Ricardo. To get to the reef, we…
Ah, the PC of It All*
(* Pain in the Coccyx) I’ve just heard that a group of prospective Santa Clauses in a training program have been told that “Ho, ho, ho” is henceforth out of…
Consultant Wanted
Please reply directly to Leslie, not to me: Alan, I need an HR person with strong hospital experience for a 3-day overview consultation of a hospital’s HR department. Could you…
Who’s Your Boss?
Does your boss demand that you fill in all free time on your calendar with business appointments? Is he or she tyrannical to the point of demanding excessive travel and…
West Palm Journal: January 22
Dinner tonight with friends who live in an affluent, gated, retirement community, then dinner in the club house. Definitely not for me. The engineer from Crewe, England, fixed my Bentley…
Progression in A Recession
I’ve been asked to comment on how to “make it through” tough economic times. For example, if housing starts are radically down, what do you do when Home Depot suffers…
Oh, Those Billable Hours!
Here is some great food for thought from Timothy Wilson: Alan, In reading your blog today the following made me laugh: 3. “Your time is your value. One guy at…
The Diversified (Marketing) Portfolio
I’ve been telling people forever (well, since June 4, 1992, but I’m using metaphor here) that being in independent consulting is actually being in the marketing business. There are many…