{"id":646,"date":"2015-03-25T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T05:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/?page_id=646"},"modified":"2019-02-15T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T22:47:30","slug":"consulting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting","title":{"rendered":"Consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim alignright is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Black-Mountain-Tower.jpg)\"><p class=\"wp-block-cover-text\">Not just blue sky thinking<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><span style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"tadv-color\"><strong>Consulting<\/strong> <\/span>is probably misunderstood by nearly everyone. I could never manage to convince relatives that I did not fix computers. While I understand how to make use of technology to achieve results for clients, that is far removed from working <strong>on <\/strong>computers. The reality is that I spend most of my time working with people. Discussing. Workshopping. Designing. Thinking aloud. Finding agreement. Innovating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 25 years of my life I have done consultancy work. This has been full of opportunity and unforgettable experiences. I have been able to work in some of the most amazing places in the world and worked with outstanding people. I expect to continue to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few articles that I have written related to my work can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-masonry uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-6a17e7c7-934b-4de0-b510-3133f892eb17     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-masonry uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1\" data-total=\"1\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"261\" src=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PS_G8A0762-768x267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PS_G8A0762-768x267.jpg 768w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PS_G8A0762-300x104.jpg 300w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/PS_G8A0762-1024x357.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Consulting Now!<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2019-01-16T09:15:58+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 16, 2019\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\tConsulting used to be a simple industry to understand and smart people could be successful&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"475\" src=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-business-casual-1559104-768x486.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-business-casual-1559104-768x486.jpg 768w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-business-casual-1559104-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/adult-business-casual-1559104-1024x647.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Issues in Communication Part 3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2015-04-01T10:00:33+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tApril 1, 2015\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why don\u2019t people listen? The marketing ideal is to get &#8220;The right message to the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" src=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-768x513.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-768x513.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-160x107.jpeg 160w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-600x400.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/suit_businessman-360x240.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Issues in Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2015-03-30T13:15:36+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 30, 2015\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Communication is undoubtedly one of the keys to success in almost anything you do. Good&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/iic-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iphone_notes-768x461.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iphone_notes-768x461.jpg 768w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iphone_notes-160x96.jpg 160w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iphone_notes-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iphone_notes-1024x615.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Consulting<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2015-03-24T15:57:24+10:00\" class=\"uagb-post__date\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons-calendar dashicons\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\tMarch 24, 2015\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a starting point on my new approach to working. Last month I resigned&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\/consulting\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div style=text-align:right;><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consulting is probably misunderstood by nearly everyone. I could never manage to convince relatives that I did not fix computers. While I understand how to make use of technology to <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/consulting\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":676,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"thumbnail":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation-150x136.png",150,136,true],"medium":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"medium_large":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"large":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"1536x1536":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"2048x2048":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"slider":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"featured":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false],"small-featured":["http:\/\/petaguy.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/220px-DiffusionOfInnovation.png",220,136,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Not just blue sky thinking Consulting is probably misunderstood by nearly everyone. I could never manage to convince relatives that I did not fix computers. While I understand how to make use of technology to achieve results for clients, that is far removed from working on computers. The reality is that I spend most of my time working with people. Discussing. Workshopping. Designing. Thinking aloud. Finding agreement. Innovating. For over 25 years of my life I have done consultancy work. This has been full of opportunity and unforgettable experiences. 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