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Recently, a friend of mine who plans to start his own business asked me if he’d still need a physical business card or if a digital card would be more appropriate today. Personally, I do not have a strong opinion either way. I stopped carrying business cards with me over...
Strategic consulting requires more than just expertise or deep knowledge about a particular subject. Since the economic buyer often has a position that carries more responsibility towards business outcomes and also faces internal power games, a strategic consultant needs to bring more to the table to make the table....
Sales trainers became sales coaches. Image consultants became image coaches. To me, coaching is a part of consulting. Working with a client to solve a problem or achieve an objective, transferring the gained knowledge to and client, and coaching the client on how to use this newly created expertise independently...
Expert, Though Leader, Guru, Icon, Authority, Go-To-Guy/Gal/Person—these are some terms that you should never use in your correspondence, self-description, online profiles, or when asked about yourself. Chances are that if you use one of them yo describe yourself, you are neither. Almost everyone I encountered who introduces themselves as an...
Why Manual Writing and Thoughtful Linking Matter More Than Optimizing for Various Algorithms It’s time for a reality check. We’ve all seen the rise of content mills, algorithm opimization tools, and keyword-optimized content. It’s everywhere—on blogs, websites, and even social media. There’s a pervasive belief that the secret to success...
Content slop is nothing new. Lazy, recycled, substance-free writing has always existed. But it used to require at least some human effort, which naturally limited the volume. AI tools have removed that constraint entirely. Now virtually anyone on the planet can crank out hundreds of pieces of content in the...
One cannot avoid the daily torrent of news and claims made by experts and anyone else with an opinion about artificial intelligence. Some even claim that AI systems do more than mere processing, but develop an understanding and even sentience. Others fear that most job roles that are staffed with...
I am rarely on LinkedIn or YouTube, but even I could not miss the deluge of posts and ads promising wealth, freedom, and transformation through some variation of a simple three-step method. The production values vary. The confidence does not. As an advisory consultant I feel naturally compelled to contribute....