Do You Need a Tax Preparer or a Tax Consultant?

As tax season draws near, mostly everyone (I hope) is getting ready and setting appointments to get their tax returns prepared and filed. Good for you. With the speed and convenience of retail franchises like HR Block and Liberty Tax or even online free software, most people don’t have to […]

Eight Skills of Highly Successful Consultants

Linda J. Dodson

With deference to Dr. Covey and his very popular Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (all habits that will make us better consultants!), here are eight skills that all of us as consultants can work on to improve. This article will start with three overarching skills, then describe five more […]

Travel Tips For Consultants

Linda J. Dodson

Travel is a fact of life for most consultants. Many spend 45 weeks on the road every year, and some say they wouldn’t want it any other way. We know one married couple where both are traveling consultants. They often joke that they should write a book called “Marriage on […]

Designing Uninterrupted Power Supplies For Data Centres

Linda J. Dodson

Today’s modern data centres face an uphill struggle. Before even considering power protection, many are facing difficulties even securing enough supply for their sprawling facilities. Research organisation Gartner predicted that by this year (2008) 50% of currently established data centres would have insufficient power and cooling capacity to meet demands. […]

How Prepared Is Your Board for Cyberspace?

Linda J. Dodson

While cyber security is an important issue for boards, it has not always been top of mind. Because a major corporation like Equifax had a breach in its IT system, many companies are rethinking how to secure cyber security. Boards around the world are examining the Equifax case to determine […]

New Labour Goes Consulting Crazy

Linda J. Dodson

When the Labour Party were in opposition, they lambasted the ruling Conservative government for spending up to £500m a year on management and IT systems consultants. This was, they thundered, “a disgraceful waste of taxpayers’ money – money that should be spent on frontline services like hospitals and schools” rather […]