In my consulting work, I often find myself saying the same things to clients – but they’re not the kinds of things I said when I was a database administrator. I call these “Consulting Lines”, and I talked through ’em:
Here’s my full series of Consulting Lines blog posts:
“Yes, that used to be a best practice, and…” – When someone’s been doing something remarkably bad, don’t pull their pants down in front of the group. Here’s how to focus on moving forward with a new way.
“Would you mind driving?” – If someone’s micromanaging you