Tangent Thought Gallery

So where has this guy been?

Okay, it has been quite a while since my last blog post. I’ve got valid excu … eh… reasons. Number one on the list is a new gig which I started in May (as you can imagine, shifting focus there in the early going has afforded a little less time for blogging). After many years in captive, in-house IT and internal ecom/ebusiness shops I’ve moved into full time consulting. Contrary to past suspicions, I’ve found that I’ve not moved over to the “dark side”. Far from it; it’s actually been rather enlightening and liberating.

Not too long ago I was at a very large client (who shall remain nameless; hmm…to avoid inferences, let’s consider them fictional. Yeah, that’s the ticket—let’s consider them fictional!). I found them to be in actuality a very innovative organization. However, due to their sheer size more than anything, they don’t have the integral agility of a more svelte operation. Herein lays the beauty. Without reorg or disruption, in my new role I can step in as a consultant and operate without attachment to their organizational weight. I can do what they cannot.

Empowered to provide optimal solutions without the constraints of internal political agendas—I’m lovin’ it!