Top 5 Tips for Project Management in 2010
From Guest Writer, Simon Buehring of PRINCE2 Already 2010 is upon us, and project managers…
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Why Training and Team Building Don’t Fix Broken Boards
Too often, when Board members struggle with attendance, participation, or decision-making, they simplistically resort to…
Business Laws & Ethics
When Consultants Should Facilitate, Coach or Train
There are strong feelings that consulting, facilitating, coaching, and training are very different consultants’ roles.…
Consulting & Freelancing
How to Start Strategic Planning: Plan for a Plan – Part 4 of 5
In the previous post (Part 3), we covered questions 7-9 of the 15 questions to…
Business Planning
As a Consultant, What’s Your Blindside?
Watch the following situation occur in conversations among consultants. Many consultants place extreme value on…
Consulting & Freelancing
How to Start Strategic Planning: Plan for a Plan – Part 3
In the previous post (Part 2), we covered questions 4-6 of the 15 questions to…
Business Planning
10 Practices for Successful Board/CEO “Strategic Partnership” – Part 2 of 2
In the post, Part 1, we reviewed the first 5 practices. This post is a…
Business Laws & Ethics
10 Practices for Successful Board/CEO “Strategic Partnership” – Part 1 of 2
This Part explains the first 5 practices. Part 2 describes the last 5 strategic partnership…
Business Laws & Ethics
How to Start Strategic Planning: Plan for a Plan II
In Part 1, we reviewed the first 3 of the 15 questions that should be…
Business Planning
10 Myths of Management and Organizational Consulting – Part 2
In Part 1, we reviewed myths 1-5. In this Part 2, we review myths 6-10…
Consulting & Freelancing
How Many Members Should Be On a Board? Really?
(Much of this blog post was published in April of 2010. This post is republished…
Business Laws & Ethics
Starting Strategic Planning: Planning for a Plan I
In this post, we’ll discuss one of the most important phases in strategic planning –…
Business Planning
Management and Organizational Consulting: 10 Myths
In Part 1, we’ll review myths 1-5. In the upcoming Part 2, we’ll review myths…
Consulting & Freelancing
Introduction — Relevant, Realistic, and Flexible Strategic Planning
Simply put, strategic planning is about clarifying the purpose and most important priorities of an…
Business Planning
Introduction — Removing the Mystique About Boards
Many people have the impression that a Board of Directors is a group of very…
Business Laws & Ethics
Introduction — This Blog is About Actually Doing Consulting
There are a lot of resources to help people think about whether to go into…