Mary Kay consultants are serious about building their business, sometimes just a little too serious...
(Businessweek) — 1. Treat your consultant as a partner. The most successful consultation relationships I’ve had, both as an employer and a contractor, are when service providers are treated as an extension of the team. This manifests through setting clear expectations, presenting an atmosphere that respects the contract services, and working seamlessly so you enlist […]
(NYT) — The New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation — burdened by its unique blend of politics, bureaucracy and horse racing interests — has long excelled at finding new ways to burn through the millions of dollars that pour under its tellers’ windows each year. And even with the parlors on their deathbeds, the last […]
(Washington Post) — What do you do if much of your livelihood is devoted to repairing something that is no longer broken? That’s a question facing consultants who help people navigate a federal hiring process that President Obama and Congress want to fix. Read More…