The Road to Hell is Paved With Good (Advice)

Posted by ScottK under Management
From http://www.abonarconsultants.com 4885 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business News on December 16, 2010 5:51 pm

Expert advice is a huge industry. Today, there is an endless supply of experts that promise to solve your problems in the most modern, elegant way possible. Many experts have their clients best interests at heart and work to solve their problems as they appear. Unfortunately, there are experts out there that view their clients as experimental subjects, using them to conduct research. This research doesn’t necessarily align with their clients’ best interest. If you are unlucky enough to hire this type of expert, you are in for an expensive life lesson. On the other hand, the right expertise can be the best investment you ever make. How you can you get the most from your expert?

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Written by ShawnHessinger
4882 days ago

This is great advice not just for the businesses out there but for consultants and other contractors they hire to work with them. While this post sounds like a horror story from the client's point of view, it's also a great idea when you're being hired as an outside contractor to get an idea of what the client really wants done too. Try to figure out if they know what they want and if so whether you can really deliver. Figure out whether their goals and your abilities are a good fit and if not, don't be afraid to walk away.

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