The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

If you are easily offended, please do not read on. Sent by an alert consultant in Florida: ARE YOU A CONSULTANT OR A HOOKER? 1. You work very odd hours. 2. You are paid a lot of money to keep your client happy. 3. You are paid well but your pimp gets most of the money. 4. You spend a majority of your time in a hotel room. 5. You charge by the hour but your time can be extended for the right price. 6.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

In the past I've talked about web sites like CharityDocs.org and DoGooder.tv as "YouTubes for nonprofits." Of course, all this time, many nonprofits have also been posting their videos to YouTube as well, although many felt that their clips were being lost among the millions of videos there. Starting today, YouTube is upping the ante for nonprofits, to encourage them to use their site as means of communicating their mission and message to the general public.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2007

A new encrypted disk drive for desktop personal computers, has been announced to be released in 4th quarter of this year from Seagate Technology. This will protect the information on your disk drive if the computer has gotten into the wrong hands. The post Your Computer is Stolen – Do Not Fret appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 27, 2007

I just cleaned out the client's refrigerator. No - I am not making this up. The damn thing really smelled. Like REALLY smelled. To the point that we were all starting to think that either someone down the hall had really bad BO, or that maybe a wet dog had snuck into the office, hidden, and then spontaneously died. Wet, dead dog smell. Nope! It was the fridge.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Given all the recent scandal surrounding the good Senator Larry Craig, bathroom etiquette has been at the top of mind lately. I mean - I'm now very much aware of what the feet in the stall next to me are doing. Here at the client site I'm currently at, we have designated our bathrooms as "No-Tap Zones," just to prevent any and all foot-tapping related/Larry Craig-type issues.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Today's blog post is in the form of a video. When should a nonprofit refuse a donation? When does an association with the wrong donor reflect poorly on your nonprofit's brand? Please watch the video (click on the big arrow on my nose to start it) and respond with your answers. (BTW, "kenrg" is my nom de 'Tube). Tags: donors branding Nonprofit marketing.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

“Every artist deserves in the end to be remembered for the best that was in him, and when Pavarotti was at his best, there was nobody better.” This beautiful sentence was written by Terry Teachout, the Journal’s drama critic. The post Farewell to Pavarotti appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

Performance Evaluation Quotes Taken from Actual Performance Evaluations: "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig." "His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity." "I would not allow this employee to breed." "This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won't be.

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

Here's the deal: If you're a consultant, you're Type A and certifiably insane. Join the club. We like insanity, or we wouldn't be in this business. The insane are welcome here. Welcome with open arms. To put this is a format we are all familiar with, let's use bullet points: On this blog, we want to hear: your crazy client experiences any new additions to the "consultantese" language business school nightmares "synergies" you've successfully "leveraged" which airlines suck, and which ones are go

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

What a brilliant move by FaceBook to improve their software and with no investment! They’ve attracted 70,000 developers to build free plug-ins interfaces to their web site. Once approved by FaceBook, these plug-ins provide utilities for users to improve their online experience. They may play games, share reviews of books, movies, vacations, dress up their profiles and much more.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

“Use Your Electricity For More Than Light” said an ad that ran in the Sears catalog in 1917. When talking about Internet strategies in the various speeches I deliver, I refer to the idea of the Internet of today as the light bulb of 100 years ago. It is obvious that we barely are scratching the surface of all the potential that is available.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2007

Talking of TED, I’ve recently watched these two fascinating and inspiring presentations from Dean Kamen – previewing a new prosthetic arm and Jeff Skoll – making movies that make change. Don’t miss them. Click below to view the presentation: Click below to view the presentation: The post People Who Make a Huge Difference appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Chad Barr

SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Richard St. John gave a terrific presentation at TED discussing his top eight points of what leads to success. Here are his Secrets to success: Passion – Do it for love and not money. The money the comes anyway. Work – It takes hard work with much fun. Focus – Practice, practice, practice. Persist – Through failure as well as C riticism, R ejection, A ssholes and P ressure.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Fellow nonprofit blogger, Gayle Roberts , has suggested that I look into my crystal ball and give you a posting from ten years in the future. Pass your time travel boots through the x-ray machine, buckle your space belt, and join me on a journey to 2017. Remember back in 2007? Back when all the 'experts' were warning of the coming nonprofit leadership shortage?

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

This essay comes from an unknown writer, but apparently got the person accepted into a good MBA program. Sounds like they'd make a pretty damn good consultant, too. 3A. ESSAY IN ORDER FOR THE ADMISSIONS STAFF OF [OUR BUSINESS SCHOOL] TO GET TO KNOW YOU, THE APPLICANT, BETTER, WE ASK THAT YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: ARE THERE ANY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES YOU HAVE HAD, OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOU HAVE REALIZED, THAT HAVE HELPED TO DEFINE YOU AS A PERSON?

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The Crazy Lives of Consultants

SEPTEMBER 9, 2007

Well well well.as if each and every one of us couldn't have single-handedly crafted this article ourselves. That said.it's kind of nice to know if my opinion is WAY OFF as compared to everyone else. I'm a Marriott gal, personally, and occasionally can be considered a Starwood whore if The W is even tangentially involved. Anyway - check out what everyone else apparently thinks: From the current issue of Consulting Magazine.

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