Practice This

Jim Carroll outlines what world class innovators do differently than the rest of the world. This can be easily applied to consulting. Here is how.

I was reading The Top Ten Lessons Steve Jobs Can Teach Us – If We’ll Listen published on Forbes.com. The further I read it the more I became convinced the lessons are applicable to consulting. So I decided to add a twist and see the applicability of what Steve Jobs could teach consultants.

Consulting Guidelines For High Energy and Burnout Prevention article is out. The article’s objectives:

State the risk of the burnout
Rationalize the need for high energy
List guidelines for maintaining high energy

Here is the abstract:
As a consultant you constantly run a high risk of burnout. Regardless of the billing model – hourly rate, fixed fee, or retainer – the time is your core currency and  it runs against you. Collecting requirements, researching on available technologies, developing proof of concept, fixing technical problems, implementing – that’s technical  part that takes lots of energy. Influencing …