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New Book Review: "First Among Equals"

New book review for First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals, by Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister, Free Press, 2005: Admittedly, this reviewer does agree with some of the earlier reviews here that this book does borrow some material from other works, and it might

Pro Bono: Taproot Foundation Project Manager - Part 2

My pro bono Taproot Foundation project team completed the Draft Direction phase last night according to the Ernst & Young devised methodology (the current Project Management Institute equivalent is the Executing and Controlling phase) currently being executed for our nonprofit client in the Chicago Loop. Clockwise from left: Michael Bird

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: Truly, the content that Maister, Green, and Galford provide in "The Trusted Advisor" is absolutely brilliant. The only

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: This book was written for independent consultants and small consulting practices, and Alan Weiss effectively focuses on

New Book Review: "The Future of Management"

New book review for The Future of Management, by Gary Hamel and Bill Breen, Harvard Business School Press, 2007: 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 reinvent the principles,

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"

New book review for Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing, by Harry Beckwith, Business Plus, 1997: 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 "The Wall Street

New Book Review: "The Consultant's Scorecard"

New book review for The Consultant's Scorecard: Tracking Results and Bottom-Line Impact of Consulting Projects, by Jack Phillips, McGraw-Hill, 1999: 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 works that directly

New Book Review: "Managing the Professional Service Firm"

New book review for Managing the Professional Service Firm, by David H. Maister, Free Press, 1993: 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 that Maister provides