by Günter Richter | Oct 12, 2014 | Career, Consulting
I’ve spent my career consulting – 20 years now and still continue to learn on a daily basis. I’ve tried to condense some of these lessons into this article, so here we go. 1. Beware first impressions To be conscious of this, you need to understand what forms...
by Günter Richter | Sep 15, 2014 | Business Strategy, Career
As we grow older we become more risk averse. This is usually noticeable when we look at our kids. We watch them leap out of trees, jump off high diving boards. Or take to their skateboards; things we used to do without a second thought when we were their age. In my...
by Günter Richter | May 7, 2014 | Career, Consulting
The smell of bacon and fresh coffee, eggs sizzling in a pan, freshly buttered toast and reading the Sunday papers. The ideal way to end a week? Not for me. I prefer the two hours I spend outdoors on the rugby pitch teaching teams of six-year-old kids how to play...
by Günter Richter | Oct 17, 2013 | Career
The last article I wrote highlighted three key attributes that will not only benefit you in any endeavour you take on but more specifically benefit your career. Let’s take a look at these in more detail. Solution Orientation There is an old adage that states...
by Günter Richter | Oct 11, 2013 | Career, Consulting
I recently came across an article in Harvard Business Review that was rather critical of consultants. Funnily enough, it was written by a consultant. The writer had taken a two-year sabbatical from consulting and accepted a corporate job at a large organisation. His...
by Günter Richter | Nov 29, 2011 | Career, Consulting
So while I have taken a break from writing this series of articles, I hope you have been out there, in the field, actively smashing the rules of project management. In an effort to help you keep this up and smash some more, I present part 4 of ‘Smashing the Rules of...
