Category Archives: Perception

Valuing Consulting Services versus Contractor Labor

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Rick and I were recently having a conversation about the value of a consultant or contractor’s time, and how the concept of consultative value may or may not translate into a meaningful bill rate. Rick observed that too often the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneur, Execution, Experience, Insight, Perception, Reputation | 4 Comments

Evolve Your Brand

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Day One at a new company – who will you be here? What will your work say about you? Not that you can’t be the same person you were yesterday – that person got you hired after all. But how will you be … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, Career, Perception, Reputation | 3 Comments

Top 10 mistakes made when applying for the CSS gig

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

Ahem. It’s been awfully quiet around here, as of late. And for that, I apologize. Everyone is busy. Busy busy busy. But I’m rarely, if ever, too busy to chat with you, gentle reader. So why don’t we get to … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, Kumquat, Perception, Recruiting | 18 Comments

Sticking to your guns

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Rick Turoczy

The engaging conversation occurring around “Knowing when to quit” already had me feeling better about the latest Kumquat decisions. And then I read this from Joel on Software: Every day you make a tiny bit of progress. You make one … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Inspiration, Kumquat, Passion, Perception | Leave a comment

Rushing To Work — Missing The Beauty

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Toby Lucich

Ask yourself — if you were on your way to work and heard one of the world’s greatest violinists playing on the street, would you notice? A brilliant piece in the Washington Post called “Pearls Before Breakfast” describes an experiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Creativity, Perception, Perspective | 3 Comments

Trusted Advisors Deliver Insight beyond Execution

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Toby Lucich

After a read at SystematicHR titled “HR Versus Finance – Influence, Power, and a Seat at the Table Part 1“, here’s the question that has me puzzling this morning, “Is human capital more or less valuable than financial capital?” In … Continue reading →

Posted in Execution, Insight, Perception, Purpose | 9 Comments