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Influence Without Authority Is Mostly a Myth

Why influence often happens before anyone notices it

Apr 8 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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March 2026

Why Salary Negotiation Advice Often Comes Too Late

Most of the structural perception of your value forms long before the conversation begins

Mar 31 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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The Most Overlooked Trait in IT Consulting: Flexibility

Why expertise is not enough—and what actually makes things work in practice

Mar 24 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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The Hidden Career Risk of Long Client Projects

Why consultants can disappear inside their own firm while doing excellent client work

Mar 17 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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The Strange Economics of IT Consulting Careers

Why the same expertise can look more valuable when it arrives through a consulting firm

Mar 11 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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What Seniority Actually Means (And Why It’s Not “More of Everything”)

Influence, judgment, and structural position in expert careers

Mar 3 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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February 2026

Designing the Kind of IT Consulting Work You Actually Want to Do

How to move from reactive staffing to deliberate role shaping

Feb 24 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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From Billable to Directional: Structuring a Senior IT Consulting Career

Why staying allocated and delivering well is not enough to create a coherent trajectory

Feb 17 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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Why IT Consulting Careers Stall Right When You Should Be at Your Best

When I started my career in IT consulting in 2008, expert careers were barely a thing.

Feb 10 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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Five Consulting Skills That Rarely Show Up When It Matters

And why most of us overestimate them

Feb 3 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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January 2026

Too Close to Be Useful?

On independence, integration, and the consulting role

Jan 28 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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Working for the Client, Losing the Consulting Firm

When your employer slowly disappears

Jan 20 • Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

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