Consulting Insight
My Delivery Playbook to Turn Messy Engagements into Repeatable Wins
If your work blends into the background, you’ll be replaced by the next consulting firm promising something shinier.
Project Management
The Anatomy of a Change Management Dashboard: Cutting Through the Illusion
Change dashboards must tell the truth, support decisions, and reflect the human reality of change, not just make things look tidy. This article serves up the special brew for building a change management dashboard that gives executives the clarity they need to lead with confidence.
Technique
Turn Messy Thinking into Clear Wins, like a Jedi Mind Trick
MECE is the secret weapon consultants use to turn messy, conflicting data into clarity. With simple, structured buckets, you’ll eliminate confusion, surface insights, and deliver solutions that help clients see the path forward
Consulting Insight
Communications Plans
Done well, comms is a strategic tool that drives understanding, reduces resistance, and builds momentum. This article shows how to move your plan from nice-to-have to an essential consulting craft.
Consulting Insight
Consulting Rules of Thumb
Consulting rules of thumb that no one tells you. Kim shares his hard-earned lessons.
Consulting Insight
Thriving in Complex Environments: My Change Framework
Change management thrives when you treat it as a system, not a checklist. This framework forces you to think that way. The six streams of effort work in concert. Miss one, and the whole thing wobbles.
Technique
When You're Asked to Deliver an Assignment You've Never Done Before....
If you wait until you feel qualified, you will miss the best work of your career. You will miss the best client moments, the best learning opportunities, and the best stories. You may miss your calling.
Tool
A different Icebreaker
It is important to create an environment where people feel safe enough to think differently. Sometimes, that starts with a pencil and a prompt that makes no logical sense.