Comments for Consulting Reality http://consultingreality.com Making Easy Things Difficult and Expensive Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Travel. by Consulting Reality » Taxi Drivers http://consultingreality.com/2010/04/19/travel/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Consulting Reality » Taxi Drivers Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:48:33 +0000 http://consultingreality.com/?p=275#comment-105 [...] there’s one thing you get used to when jet setting round the world leading the glamorous life of a consultant, it’s taxi drivers. Taxi drivers are very much like consultants. They squabble over your custom, [...] [...] there’s one thing you get used to when jet setting round the world leading the glamorous life of a consultant, it’s taxi drivers. Taxi drivers are very much like consultants. They squabble over your custom, [...]

]]> Comment on Honesty by Chris http://consultingreality.com/2010/07/21/honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Chris Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:36:57 +0000 http://consultingreality.com/?p=360#comment-64 Love the poem. Presumably the client's minions had a quick exchange the following morning: "Why's this analysis in verse?" said One. "Ah well, this was Fuchsia [as I shall call you, for today, as I like to imagine all the Fuchsias being made to deny everything at staplegun-point]," said the Other, "and her manager 'suggested' what she 'really meant'. Sure sign of bollocks. A poem or two's to be expected, given the circumstances." "Hm," muttered One. "So why the delicate scent of whiskey and acid?" Love the poem. Presumably the client’s minions had a quick exchange the following morning:

“Why’s this analysis in verse?” said One. “Ah well, this was Fuchsia [as I shall call you, for today, as I like to imagine all the Fuchsias being made to deny everything at staplegun-point],” said the Other, “and her manager ’suggested’ what she ‘really meant’. Sure sign of bollocks. A poem or two’s to be expected, given the circumstances.”
“Hm,” muttered One. “So why the delicate scent of whiskey and acid?”

]]> Comment on Overdelivery by Consulting Reality » Working Attitudes http://consultingreality.com/2010/07/13/overdelivery/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Consulting Reality » Working Attitudes Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:31:54 +0000 http://consultingreality.com/?p=332#comment-62 [...] too would be another sweetener. As a consultant, I begrudge ever second I stay late simply because it’s continually expected of me and no one ever asked or planned it. It’s like my rights as an [...] [...] too would be another sweetener. As a consultant, I begrudge ever second I stay late simply because it’s continually expected of me and no one ever asked or planned it. It’s like my rights as an [...]

]]> Comment on Teamwork by Consulting Reality » Working Attitudes http://consultingreality.com/2010/06/28/teamwork/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Consulting Reality » Working Attitudes Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:29:53 +0000 http://consultingreality.com/?p=318#comment-61 [...] which I touched on lightly when discussing teamwork, working in consulting makes me feel like my choice is removed. I need to feel like I’ve made the [...] [...] which I touched on lightly when discussing teamwork, working in consulting makes me feel like my choice is removed. I need to feel like I’ve made the [...]

]]> Comment on Teamwork by Consulting Reality http://consultingreality.com/2010/06/28/teamwork/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Consulting Reality Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:28:56 +0000 http://consultingreality.com/?p=318#comment-59 Firstly, I one hundred percent agree with making friends. I genuinely love my colleagues. I've never met a nicer bunch of people and I know I've made friends for life. What iv'e found though is that I tend to spend more time with the people in the office than the people I'm on project with. I love being part of a project team but being pushed together and expected to be best friends from the word go makes me uncomfortable. It does feel like "the team" should be more important than other friends of family. At least with the guys in the office, I've been able to spend a few months getting to know them on a more ad hoc basis and our social events (eg work Christmas do's) feel more natural. Firstly, I one hundred percent agree with making friends. I genuinely love my colleagues. I’ve never met a nicer bunch of people and I know I’ve made friends for life. What iv’e found though is that I tend to spend more time with the people in the office than the people I’m on project with. I love being part of a project team but being pushed together and expected to be best friends from the word go makes me uncomfortable. It does feel like “the team” should be more important than other friends of family. At least with the guys in the office, I’ve been able to spend a few months getting to know them on a more ad hoc basis and our social events (eg work Christmas do’s) feel more natural.

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