In this episode the guys cover some critical current events regarding the FTC's push to ban Non-Compete Agreements and Congress passing a bill, that President Biden signed into law, that bans TikTok. The rest of the episode is all about consulting. There is a very high level discussion of what consulting is (and is not), how organizations leverage consultants, and some other topics that set the stage for future deeper dive discussions (with more Braden eye rolls!)!

Show Timeline:

0:00 Cold Open

01:02 Introduction

03:50 Braden Calls Jim Stupid + Current Events Talk!

03:56 Inflation Updates

07:40 FTC Banning Non-Compete Agreements

16:00 Foreign Aid Spending Bill

16:35 TikTok Ban

29:57 Intro to Consulting Topic

33:37 What is Consulting?

37:50 Consulting vs. Staff Augmentation or Contracting

40:40 Consultants Should be able to Wear Multiple Hats

43:00 How do Organizations Leverage Consultants?

46:55 Consulting Firms, Generally Speaking, aren't Built for Execution

49:55 The Importance of Managing Your Consultants and Consulting Topic Wrap-up

52:30 Reminiscing About the Internet Boom

53:13 Jim Admits to Using Agile

54:30 Episode Closing

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