It never ends well.

It really can't

There is an organization to renew.

There are new tasks, new demands, new technology to install, new procedures to develop.

So what do you get when a tech consulting job ends?  You're supposed to get a new company, but perhaps all you get is a trail of beans.

The concluding episode in a series on the ins and outs of tech consulting.

Cast:

Kit, Director of Consulting - Kit Kuksenok

Evelyn, the Business Manager - Margaux Amie 

Ida, Friend of Florian   - Debbon Ayer

Peter, Friend of Florian  - Ron Bianchi

Sonja, BKL Operations Manager  - Debbon Ayer

Leena, Niece of Florian and BKL Director - Zoe Anastassiou

Victor - Jake Minevich

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It never ends well. It really can’t There is an organization to renew. There are new tasks, new demands, new technology to install, new procedures to develop. So what do you get when a tech consulting job ends?  You’re supposed to get a new company, but perhaps all you get is a trail of beans. … Continue reading Following the Trail →

It's not the slides.

It's not the words.

It's not the clothes you wear.

This doesn't determine your success.  Or at least it doesn't determine it very much.

The bigger issue:  What do your clients know?  And when did the learn it?

In the consulting trip to Hamburg, our team is about to deliver its report.  Lots of ideas.  Lots of implications for the future of the client, Bohne Kaffe Logistiks.

But the report has become public.  Or at least parts of it.

And everyone thinks they know what is in it.   More importantly, they think they know what is in it for them.

The measure of success?  Can they communicate the real message.

Tenth episode in a series on the ins and outs of tech consulting.

Cast:

Kit, Director of Consulting - Kit Kuksenok

Evelyn, the Business Manager - Margaux Amie 

Anna the Intern  - Sarah Corbyn Woolf

Rohit from IT  - Noah Masur

Florian Bohne, Owner BKL - Josh LaForce

Sonja, BKL Operations Manager  - Debbon Ayer

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It’s not the slides. It’s not the words. It’s not the clothes you wear. This doesn’t determine your success.  Or at least it doesn’t determine it very much. The bigger issue:  What do your clients know?  And when did the learn it? In the consulting trip to Hamburg, our team is about to deliver its … Continue reading Delivering the Goods →

"Complicated"

You don't talk.  It's "complicated."

You don't act.  It's "complicated."

You don't know what to do.  It's...

You can see the pattern.

Our consulting at BKL Coffee Logistics has been strained.  This owner had this grad idea to start the job and then vanish to a retreat in the Swiss Alps.  He wanted to keep out of the way, he said.  He wanted to let things take their course.

He may have had a plan.

He may have been improvising.

He may have been frightened.

But today, a brave niece tries to get an honest conversation started.  A niece who has a career that is only vaguely related to coffee.

Ninth episode in a series on the ins and outs of tech consulting.

Cast:

Kit, Director of Consulting - Kit Kuksenok

Klara, niece of owner of BKL - Sahara Ale 

Peter, Friend of Florian  - Ron Bianchi

Florian Bohne, Owner BKL - Josh LaForce

Ida, Friend of Florian  - Debbon Ayer

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“Complicated” You don’t talk.  It’s “complicated.” You don’t act.  It’s “complicated.” You don’t know what to do.  It’s… You can see the pattern. Our consulting at BKL Coffee Logistics has been strained.  This owner had this grad idea to start the job and then vanish to a retreat in the Swiss Alps.  He wanted to … Continue reading Confront and Advise →

You don’t think about the deals. Well, most people don’t. But Victor does, Victor on the Audio Drama How We Manage Stuff. Victor is always looking for a way to “make the economy more efficient” to improve the return on your investment.  And when he does this, he hears things that are not always well … Continue reading Consulting: Help from our Russian Advisor →

You don’t think about the deals. Well, most people don’t. But Victor does, Victor on the Audio Drama How We Manage Stuff. Victor is always looking for a way to “make the economy more efficient” to improve the return on your investment.  And when he does this, he hears things that are not always well … Continue reading Help from our Russian Advisor →

If they wanted the same thing, then the decision would be easy.

But they don't.

So it isn't.

Our drama probes the decision making process in this episode.  It uncovers two, maybe three, sharp disagreements.  A split in the family.  An employee with her own agenda.  A consultant trying to do his best and to control the noise of the discussion.

Eighth episode in a series on the ins and outs of tech consulting.

Cast:

Evelyn, The Business Manager - Margaux Amie

Kit, Director of Consulting - Kit Kuksenok

Leena, niece of owner of BKL - Zoe Anastassiou 

Rohit from IT - Noah Masur

Fritz-Bernard from GCL  - Ron Bianchi

Victor, from BKL - Jake Minevich

Arndt from Coffee Logistics - Noah Masur

Sonja, manager of BKL  - Debbon Ayer

Anna the Intern  - Sarah Corbyn Woolf

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If they wanted the same thing, then the decision would be easy. But they don’t. So it isn’t. Our drama probes the decision making process in this episode.  It uncovers two, maybe three, sharp disagreements.  A split in the family.  An employee with her own agenda.  A consultant trying to do his best and to … Continue reading Keeping the Noise Down →