May 25, 2006

the 7 habits of effective consultants

Doc Balaji has a lighter take on them

1. Echo the client.
2.Paraphrase
3.Drop Names
4. Praise
5. Take some notes.
6. Always carry a calendar, full of penciled schedules.
7. Do not offer advice on the first instance. Listen.

Heh.
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  1. AnonymousMay 26, 2006 at 6:20:00 AM GMT+5:30

    I kind of felt like this was a list for "effective client manipulation" rather tan effective consulting...

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