by bleblanc | May 15, 2016 | Management, Strategy
Just when we became somewhat accustomed to flex-time and virtual employees, the economy sank into the great recession. Companies reactively cut their staff to the bare bones, often removing critical strategic skills in the interim – cutting the proverbial nose to spite thy less-than-optimistic face!
by bleblanc | Apr 15, 2016 | Consultant, Management, Strategy
Are we hiring a lawn service to achieve the work best suited for a qualified gardener?
It is imperative when needing outside expertise to decide between hiring a consultant or a contractor.
by bleblanc | Mar 15, 2016 | Management
I was always the one who entered the room prepared. Before attending a lunch or coffee meeting to network, I would scour my fellow guest’s LinkedIn profile. But, to be a successful consultant requires the ability to walk into a situation without exactly knowing what to expect.
by bleblanc | Feb 15, 2016 | Management
Businesses are constantly in search of better ways to communicate between the operations and technology teams. Some, maybe even many, of the agile disciples who prescribe to the good book of the Agile Manifesto promote the benefits of establishing a system metaphor.
by bleblanc | Dec 15, 2015 | Management, Technology
Software engineers (geeks, propeller heads, rulers of the free world, and whatever other moniker chosen to affectionately label this highly selective subspecies of the generic public) live by certain truths.