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Consulting can be a hard profession. Even harder if you don't actively manage your career. In the latest episode of #consultantssayingthings we take a look at the key ways to seize the reins of your career.
Dear @espn , your broadcast of the #gatorbowl, much like your commentary and analysis, is utterly unwatchable. How about an acknowledgement or apology?
This article by @RobertsonNickJ is objectively false. I don't particularly like @realDonaldTrump, but not one piece of this report is true and anyone who was present knows it is totally false.
Trump gets mixed reactions in Haley’s South Carolina https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4327393-trump-gets-mixed-reactions-in-haleys-south-carolina/Consultants Saying Things
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A Goat, A Rope and a Gonkulator
Posted on September 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe people who like to create solutions are typically not the best equipped to fully understand the context of the problem. They are structured by nature to take action, to find a way around the obstacle. Their gaze is fixed on the end result, the grand design of what will be in the future state. With this horizon-centric, forward looking perspective, the original purpose for the effort is usually sidelined. -
The Right Stuff
Posted on May 27, 2010 | No CommentsThe best technical solution is useless if it can't be communicated by its creator or effectively championed in the face of opposition. Architecture places a premium on the ability to effectively analyze, design and communicate the architecture to those who would actually build it. Sadly too many in our profession have the title of architect while lacking this essential ingredient. -
Why Talk About EA?
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsI want to spend some time relating some of the things I've learned about working with enterprise architecture. There are far too many people running around calling themselves enterprise architects with no clue what it actually means. I think the IT industry itself does a poor job as a whole understanding the needs of its most important customer, the business. Quite honestly, I think the industry might often be wrong.