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Past Book Review (September 26, 2008): "The Trusted Advisor"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for The Trusted Advisor, by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford, The Free Press, 2000, reposted here: Truly, the content that Maister, Green, and Galford provide in "The Trusted Advisor" is absolutely brilliant.

Past Book Review (February 15, 2009): "How to Establish a Unique Brand in the Consulting Profession"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for How to Establish a Unique Brand in the Consulting Profession: Powerful Techniques for the Successful Practitioner, by Alan Weiss, Pfeiffer, 2001, reposted here: This book was written for independent consultants and small consulting practices, and Alan Weiss effectively

New Book Review: "The Future of Management"

Recently posted book review for The Future of Management, by Gary Hamel and Bill Breen, Harvard Business School Press, 2007, reposted here: In the preface to this text, the authors indicate that their goal is "to help [the reader] become a 21st-century management pioneer; to equip [the reader] to

I'm a Runner

Some visitors here might be interested in knowing how my habitual daily running is related to "business, technology, and philosophy", because, after all, it should be rather clear by now that I have no interest in creating anything that resembles a stereotypical social networking page. The title of

HAPI Announcement: Upcoming Releases

Following several years of consulting in healthcare, I used HAPI (HL7 Application Programming Interface) for the first time a couple years ago as part of the solution I architected for a client network of hospitals (more on my usage of HAPI in upcoming posts). Since this initial adoption, the open

New Book Review: "Selling the Invisible"

Recently posted book review for Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing, by Harry Beckwith, Business Plus, 1997, reposted here: Almost 150 reviews at this point for this text, spanning consistently over a period of the 10 years it has been written. This reviewer recalls the recent "

New Book Review: "The Consultant's Scorecard"

Recently posted book review for The Consultant's Scorecard: Tracking Results and Bottom-Line Impact of Consulting Projects, by Jack Phillips, McGraw-Hill, 1999, reposted here: It is quite surprising that more reviews have not been written about this text by Phillips, because it is seemingly rather difficult to find other

New Book Review: "Managing the Professional Service Firm"

Recently posted book review for Managing the Professional Service Firm, by David H. Maister, Free Press, 1993, reposted here: This text is a classic resource on the professional service firm, and as a consultant this reviewer appreciates the accumulated wealth of knowledge the author graciously decided to share. The content

New Book Review: "Rethink"

Recently posted Amazon Vine book review for Rethink: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation, by Ric Merrifield, FT (Financial Times) Press, 2009, reposted here: If there is one overall motif or theme for this book by Ric Merrifield, it is a constant attempt to focus on the

Mainframe: The Art of the Sale

Periodically, my consulting engagements necessitate server integration with mainframes. Early in my career, I spent some time with mainframe technologies, and although most of my work since that period has moved to enterprise servers, it is quite apparent that the mainframe is here to stay. Even if it were not