Category — out of the box

Consultants and laughter? You mean those dark suited guys are capable of laughing?
Yep. They are. They do. At least, I do. (It seems to be a healthy thing to do, too – ask the Laugh Out Loud Consultant!). I mean, come on! This profession is not half as dry and fun-less than people think. Sure, it is a demanding job, and it is not all lollipop and rainbows… but it sure is fun a lot of times.

Sometimes, given that you have a spare minute it might be an idea to ask the www to help you out in finding the ray of sunshine, and visit
The Dilbert Blog
or XKCD (for the geekier consultants)
or Overheard in the Office
or even Cute Overload, depending on your taste.

Another way to make you smile would be hearing fun tales from other Consultants (sometimes real, sometimes imaginary, who knows, as they are anonymous, but that makes them more fun to read I guess), like the Corporate W****, The Crazy Lives of Consultants or Getting Drunk in First Class.

If that did not cheer you up either, laugh about consultants in general.
And maybe consider getting back in touch with your inner child. Or go see a movie. Or take a day of and reconnect with life, because if you have no reason to laugh during a normal day, there is something wrong.

Consultants and laughter? You mean those dark suited guys are capable of laughing?Yep. They are. They do. At least, I do. (It seems to be a healthy thing to do, too - ask the Laugh Out Loud Consultant!). I mean, come on! This profession is not half as dry and fun-less than people think. ...

Hey there,

Welcome to KillerConsultant.com! My name is Florian, and I am your host tonight.
Let me give you an idea of what is going on here, apart from the info on the “about” page:
Killer Consultant is about having more fun while doing a better job as a consultant. Because that would be just killer, right?

Alternatively, of course, this site could be named AwesomeConsultant, KickAssConsultant or Having More Fun While Doing A Better Job-Consultant… but once I thought of Killer Consultant, I felt it was just catchy enough to make you look twice, and witty enough to make you stay. Well, for staying, I guess content is kind. You would not stay on a website only because it shows you pictures of cute animals, right? Yeah, I thought so, too.

What is in it for you?
You can expect to see content in five categories:

• brain food
  Here it is about knowledge, tools, methods – everything a consultant can use to smarten up, give best service to the customer and widen the horizon.
• getting things done
  Yeah, I’ll touch on GTD by David Allen, maybe even a lot, but this will be about all things productivity on the road, on client side or in the home office.
• staying alive
  You can’t be a killer consultant if consulting kills you! So staying alive is about getting some sleep, nutrition and workout, so you can be on top of your game during the week – because you darn well need it.
• travel & technology
  We travel. A lot. We sit in front of our computers and our blackberrys. A lot. So why not make it a tad easier, or even more fun! Let’s see what we can do.
• out of the box
  This would be “random ramblings”, but we are consultants, so it is out of the box. This is your weekly surprise post, covering just about everything that crosses my mind and can be somehow related to consulting

There you have it. Five categories. In a perfect world, this would be one post per workday. But… I am writing this in my spare time. As you know, spare time is the time between arriving at the hotel in the evening and falling asleep, which does not amount to much in a regular week and might be nil in a tough week. So please hang on – when I am not posting, I still love you, I just don’t have time to tell.

One last remark for the Mafia:
Sorry guys, I am not a freelancer, so if you need a consultant, I’d be happy to get you in touch with my employer. They are good at what they do… but you might find that our understanding on “strategic business expansion” is quite different than yours.
Should you really have come here in search for being consulted on killing living creatures, go away. I don’t like you. See a shrink.

Hey there, Welcome to KillerConsultant.com! My name is Florian, and I am your host tonight. Let me give you an idea of what is going on here, apart from the info on the \"about\" page: Killer Consultant is about having more fun while doing a better job as a consultant. Because that would be just killer, right? Alternatively, ...