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Consulting Tip #7: Beware of Other People Using Your Intellectual Property for Their Exposure

Johanna Rothman

I said this in the Successful Indepentent Consulting book : People die of exposure—both hot and cold. Yet, I suspect some new consultants will take them up on their offer. Even though their offer will cost the consultant time, money, and intellectual property. This is one of an intermittent series of consulting tips.

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Book Birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Focus on Relationships That Matter

Johanna Rothman

I am thrilled to announce a book birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Focus on Relationships That Matter. Here's the story of the consulting book. In the mid-2000s… I started my consulting business back in 1994. So several people asked me how I had become a successful consultant. See Manage It!

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Rework Online Training Part 6: My Guidelines

Johanna Rothman

My Overall Guidelines for Online Training. Let me gather all of these pieces of information into the guidelines I use. My Timing Guidelines: Watch how long you ask people to sit in front of a screen. My Content Guidelines: How much of your content do you want to deliver in real-time? My Number of Participant Guidelines.

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Middle Management Guideline: Only Plan for as Long As Your Management Can Commit

Johanna Rothman

The post Middle Management Guideline: Only Plan for as Long As Your Management Can Commit appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. For Sherry, that was a couple of weeks, and then replan which work comes next. Avoid the waste of planning time when you know you will have to replan.

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Book Birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit

Johanna Rothman

I am thrilled to announce a book birthday: Successful Independent Consulting: Relationships That Focus on Mutual Benefit. Here's the story of the consulting book. In the mid-2000s… I started my consulting business back in 1994. So several people asked me how I had become a successful consultant. See Manage It!

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PM is like Consulting. Start by Negotiating Terms.

The Product Coalition

Photo by Cytonn Photography on Unsplash Get on the same page early in the project to avoid unnecessary conflict Before I was a grad student in OD, it hadn't occurred to me that the PM disciplines (product, project, program) are like consulting. Because PMs, like consultants, get work done only through other people.

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Revolutionizing Design with AI-Powered Design Systems

UX Planet

They will also train a machine to produce screens based on typography, color, components, and design system guidelines. I asked ChatGPT to follow the Google Material Design guidelines to add styles. Due to Google Material Design’s popularity, ChatGPT knows its guidelines, so it added the Google Material Design styles to the form.