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About The Book
Delivering a humorous line before diving into a stressful client meeting always helps to break the ice. It allays any us-versus-them feelings and identifies common ground with your customer: Since we in the United States live to work instead of work to live, I've found this also helps to make the journey as enjoyable as possible. For if you love your work, it is no longer work
Over the decades, I have seen so many humorous events occur in the workplace that I began to jot them down for my amusement. However; as this book started writing itself, I realized that some of the material might be of value to younger consultants who are just starting out in their careers. For the more senior grizzled road warriors, I am hoping that you will get more than a few chuckles out of this book...
A sassy collection of anecdotes, observations, and sage guidance...
- How to find your gig
- Negotiating your rate
- Signing the contract
- Looking the part
- Navigating office politics
- Dealing with Partners
- Travel Tips
- Consulting & Family Life
- And much more...
About The Author
Burt Osterweis has spent more than three decades assisting large publicly-traded multinational conglomerates with their information technology implementations. He has received letters of recommendation and had notable consulting engagements with the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Raytheon, EMC, Mass Mutual , Lazard , SAP, and many other storied firms.
Mr. Osterweis currently holds the role of Independent Solutions Consultant with 20+ years of experience in SAP applications. Multi-national management experiences in Europe, Asia, and North America make him uniquely qualified for hands-on implementation as well as for product, project, and organizational management. He has held SAP positions of Senior Consultant, Customer Engagement Manager, and Applications Consultant for SAP America as well as the role of Development Manager for SAP Labs India. Prior to joining SAP, Mr. Osterweis held the position of Manager of Information Systems, along with various engineering positions.
He is a graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, and has received his Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Connecticut at Storrs. He also has a Master of Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he received a tuition waiver and stipend because of his good grades and research assistantship.
He currently lives in Massachusetts with his family and can be reached at the following email address: burt@thirtyyearsaconsultant.com
