The Consulting Episode

In this episode the guys cover some critical current events regarding the FTC's push to ban Non-Compete Agreements and Congress passing a bill, that President Biden signed into law, that bans TikTok. The rest of the episode is all about consulting. There is a very high level discussion of what consulting is (and is not), how organizations leverage consultants, and some other topics that set the stage for future deeper dive discussions (with more Braden eye rolls!)! Show Timeline: 0:00 Cold Open 01:02 Introduction n 03:50 Braden Calls Jim Stupid + Current Events Talk! 03:56 Inflation Updates 07:40 FTC Banning Non-Compete Agreements 16:00 Foreign Aid Spending Bill 16:35 TikTok Ban 29:57 Intro to Consulting Topic 33:37 What is Consulting? 37:50 Consulting vs. Staff Augmentation or Contracting 40:40 Consultants Should be able to Wear Multiple Hats 43:00 How do Organizations Leverage Consultants? 46:55 Consulting Firms, Generally Speaking, aren't Built for Execution 49:55 The Importance of Managing Your Consultants and Consulting Topic Wrap-up 52:30 Reminiscing About the Internet Boom 53:13 Jim Admits to Using Agile 54:30 Episode Closing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectpunditspod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectpundits Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectpundits/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ProjectPundits TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@projectpundits Threads: https://www.threads.net/@projectpundits