Implementation

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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The Hybrid Advantage: Making Use of a Consultant’s Diverse Knowledge

The function of the hybrid consultant has grown more and more important in today’s corporate environment. These experts are the center of enormous experience, profound knowledge, a wide range of abilities, and extraordinary ability; they are more than just consultants. Their ability to provide excellent customer satisfaction is the consequence of a methodical, comprehensive approach

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Why am I repurposing the same image from my last post?…

Why am I repurposing the same image from my last post?… Mainly to make a point that everything is perspective. It’s all about how one looks at things, with an open mind and history/background. You see, I am not sure why the person in this picture was doing that and I cannot ask them. We

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The Art of Helping:

The Art of Helping: This is based on decades of experience from my many professions. It must be authentic and pure. But what exactly does it represent or stand for?! The Art of Listening: Listen actively and emphatically. Listen to understand, with an open mind in order to learn and grow without any judgement. The

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Consulting is like cooking

Consulting is like cooking, anyone can do it, but few can make it mutually healthy and delicious. Those of you who have tasted the hummus I make and those who have worked with me on projects know what I mean. #consulting #cooking #recipeforsuccess #projectadvisor #eksperts

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