Worst-Ever-Taxi-Ride
This story focuses on taxi rides, a key part of the consulting process that enables the consultant to transfer from-and-to the airport or hotel to the client. Of the thousands of rides that consultants associated with AGD-Research undertook, this is the most memorable for all the "wrong" reasons.
Autobahn-by-Kompressor
This story follows a "day-in-the-life" of a sales-consultant and focuses on a particular car journey to-and-from the prospect.
Best-Ever-Taxi-Ride
This story focuses on taxi rides, a key part of the consulting process that enables the consultant to transfer from-and-to the airport or hotel to the client. Of the thousands of rides that consultants associated with AGD-Research undertook, this is the most memorable for all the "right" reasons.
Shinjuku-East
IT-system-implementations allow the international-consultant opportunities to explore exotic locations at no costs to themselves. In this account I describe visiting Kabukicho in Shinjuku-East, central Tokyo twice, once in the 90's and again twenty years later, and learning at first-hand how that justifiably famous red-area has evolved.
Taking-the-Boss-to-an-SM-Club
This story explores the pros-and-cons, do's and don'ts, for all those taking their boss to an S&M club (or thinking of doing so) for a fun night-out before an important business conference the next morning, and recounts a real-life-example.
Coming-Out-as-SM-to-HR
This account describes the experience of "coming-out" as SM to HR (human resources), why that difficult-conversation was necessary, and the consequences of it.
Hospital-Pass
This story explores the importance of trust-and-teamwork during the early-sales-cycle, and recounts a real-life-example of when it goes horribly-wrong!
The-Italian-Connection
This account explores the difficulties involved in securing recreational-supplies over a stopover-weekend while implementation-consulting in a picturesque hill-town in Italy.
Networking
This account explores the importance of networking in business, and in particular our experiences of doing it for AGD-Research (our own IT-consultancy) and other IT-businesses.
Three-Unforgettable-Questions
This account focuses on three unforgettable-questions I was asked when toothache struck while consulting in Switzerland.
Work-Life-Balancing
This story highlights the conflicts involved in balancing in running a successful Amsterdam based IT-consultancy with an active SM lifestyle.
Sex-Drugs-and-Philosophy
This essay/ramble explores sex-and-drugs by using a little philosophy, examines how they impact the big-decisions in life, and how key activities such as working as an IT-consultant can-be affected.
Culture-Clashes
As an international IT company, AGD-Research implemented systems throughout the world, including countries very different to Europe and North America. This story focuses on the "frictions" this can produce, and how (not) to navigate them!