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Unity in a Divided World: A Call for Empathy and Perspective

Over the many years, dealing with 9+ years of war during my teenage years, being shot at, bombed on, and the loss of loved ones has changed my perspective on life. When each day we said goodbye to each other since we did not know if we would be alive the next day. I’ve come […]

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The world is full of division and derision

When we are face to face with death at a young age, we tend to look at life differently. We develop a perspective that can see beyond the surface and propaganda. Sometimes that can come off as detached and cynical. We have to work at nurturing the softer side and balance out using our heart

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Why work with Eksperts when there are those larger consulting firms?!

⛔ Why work with Eksperts when there are those larger consulting firms?! ✅ Eksperts try harder to build long term relationships and not driven by stock prices and profit margins! #clientadvocate #clientsuccess #clientrelationship #consulting #humuor

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You can get what you want and get what you need

“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” – Rolling Stones Oh no, not again! There goes Hrair going on about music/songs again… Here’s why I thought of those lyrics: A potential client called us via a recommendation from another happy client. This potential client wanted us to provide a project manager for their HCM implementation

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Help someone climb a mountain and find out that you too reached the top

What does John Paul Jones, the bass/keyboard/musician of Led Zeppelin, have to do with the professional corporate world and project teams, or even climbing a mountain? Hear me out. Recently, I was listening to my music in random mode and the song No Quarter by Led Zeppelin (live 1973) came on and it shows how

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The Power of Client-Side Advocacy in Software Implementation

And now for something completely different. As a client-side advocate, I have had this happen too many times to keep count. Years ago, a close contact from the implementation group of a software and services partner reached out to me asking me to join a call with a client who had been struggling to engage

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The Power of Persistence: How I Overcame Obstacles and Delivered Results

One of my first consulting tasks was to cover for someone who was going on vacation for a week, and I was to assist the client with data extractions and reporting. I was promised it would be an easy week. Within a few days, I was called to the director’s office and asked to develop

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