Comments on: This Is How Consultant Loses Trust http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/ Take Your Life For A Test Drive Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: alik levin http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 alik levin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:43:08 +0000 http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/#comment-2871 Jimmy, Thank you, partner! Jimmy,
Thank you, partner!

]]> By: Jimmy May, Aspiring Geek http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Jimmy May, Aspiring Geek Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:46:34 +0000 http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/#comment-2870 Alik, I've walked in your moccasins, & much here resonates deeply with me. Unclear contracts & expectations are managed by making sure without exception I speak first to my primary customer contact—whether it's a CxO or someone in the trenches. I, too, have accepted "discount gigs"—& you're right, managing expectations & achieving success is far more challenging than one might think. In spite of temptations to the contrary, I *always* work the customer's agenda. I frankly can't imagine "catching the 'client's' disease", do my job just for the money, or pretend. The lack of integrity concomitant with such behavior belies the primary theme of your post: T-R-U-S-T. You're right, building & guarding trust is one of the most important things we consultants can do. Nicely done, Alik! Alik, I’ve walked in your moccasins, & much here resonates deeply with me. Unclear contracts & expectations are managed by making sure without exception I speak first to my primary customer contact—whether it’s a CxO or someone in the trenches. I, too, have accepted “discount gigs”—& you’re right, managing expectations & achieving success is far more challenging than one might think. In spite of temptations to the contrary, I *always* work the customer’s agenda. I frankly can’t imagine “catching the ‘client’s’ disease”, do my job just for the money, or pretend. The lack of integrity concomitant with such behavior belies the primary theme of your post: T-R-U-S-T. You’re right, building & guarding trust is one of the most important things we consultants can do. Nicely done, Alik!

]]> By: Resources February 2010 | Learn This http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 Resources February 2010 | Learn This Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:33:03 +0000 http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/#comment-2869 [...] This Is How Consultant Loses Trust – I’ve always enjoyed Alik’s insight and this article is no exception, he takes important lessons from a book and covers clearly how to guard our trust in consulting.  I think it can be applied to life and relationships as well. [...] [...] This Is How Consultant Loses Trust – I’ve always enjoyed Alik’s insight and this article is no exception, he takes important lessons from a book and covers clearly how to guard our trust in consulting.  I think it can be applied to life and relationships as well. [...]

]]> By: alik levin http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-2867 alik levin Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:34:52 +0000 http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/#comment-2867 JD, Thank you. JD,
Thank you.

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/comment-page-1/#comment-2866 J.D. Meier Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:37:05 +0000 http://practicethis.com/2010/02/19/this-is-how-consultant-loses-trust/#comment-2866 "Testing the progress" is a great way to test your positive assumptions. Good insights and good job fleshing out the points with your experience. “Testing the progress” is a great way to test your positive assumptions.

Good insights and good job fleshing out the points with your experience.

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