The reason for the reduced price, is that you providing training in the particular context, so that they can be deployed at the next sucker as a SME. Continuous loop complete.
Yep. Again, I'm surprised they'd offer a reduced price - seems more common that the consultancy would charge an _increased_ price for the 'privilege' of teaching their staff. And so many first-hand tales I've heard now where the consultancy then claims that all of it is then their own proprietary work, and try to sell it back at some hugely-inflated price to the person or company that taught it to them in the first place. As in the examples above, honesty seems so often evident only its absence - particularly in certain of the more infamous big-consultancies. Oh well...
Tom, “Don’t be surprised”, said a colleague. “Lies are everywhere in the commercial world - they’re seen as an essential part of doing good business. Protecting the organisation is seen as much more important than protecting the client.” a pure gem. I was subjected to a hate campaign as a result of commenting that the approach used was antiquated and had no relevance to the topic in question, the final document produced recommended a solution where the large consultancy just happened to have many unused resources, who could be supplied at a reduced price to deliver such a solution.
This story did not end well, but is a subject for another post.
"This story did not end well" - yeah... strange how often that happens, isn't it? Oh well...
"I was subjected to a hate campaign as a result of commenting that the approach used was antiquated and had no relevance to the topic in question, the final document produced recommended a solution where the large consultancy just happened to have many unused resources, who could be supplied at a reduced price to deliver such a solution" - yeah... strange how often that happens, isn't it? (Though I'm surprised that their services were offered at a reduced price - seems more often they'd be offered at an _increased_ price in that kind of context...) Oh well...
"“Don’t be surprised”, said a colleague. “Lies are everywhere in the commercial world - they’re seen as an essential part of doing good business. Protecting the organisation is seen as much more important than protecting the client.” - yeah, that one came from a colleague (who I obviously won't name) who I read this episode to the other day: he _insisted_ that I should include it into the episode, having seen it all too often from the very big, very well-known consultancy with whom he used to work...
The reason for the reduced price, is that you providing training in the particular context, so that they can be deployed at the next sucker as a SME. Continuous loop complete.
Yep. Again, I'm surprised they'd offer a reduced price - seems more common that the consultancy would charge an _increased_ price for the 'privilege' of teaching their staff. And so many first-hand tales I've heard now where the consultancy then claims that all of it is then their own proprietary work, and try to sell it back at some hugely-inflated price to the person or company that taught it to them in the first place. As in the examples above, honesty seems so often evident only its absence - particularly in certain of the more infamous big-consultancies. Oh well...
Tom, “Don’t be surprised”, said a colleague. “Lies are everywhere in the commercial world - they’re seen as an essential part of doing good business. Protecting the organisation is seen as much more important than protecting the client.” a pure gem. I was subjected to a hate campaign as a result of commenting that the approach used was antiquated and had no relevance to the topic in question, the final document produced recommended a solution where the large consultancy just happened to have many unused resources, who could be supplied at a reduced price to deliver such a solution.
This story did not end well, but is a subject for another post.
"This story did not end well" - yeah... strange how often that happens, isn't it? Oh well...
"I was subjected to a hate campaign as a result of commenting that the approach used was antiquated and had no relevance to the topic in question, the final document produced recommended a solution where the large consultancy just happened to have many unused resources, who could be supplied at a reduced price to deliver such a solution" - yeah... strange how often that happens, isn't it? (Though I'm surprised that their services were offered at a reduced price - seems more often they'd be offered at an _increased_ price in that kind of context...) Oh well...
"“Don’t be surprised”, said a colleague. “Lies are everywhere in the commercial world - they’re seen as an essential part of doing good business. Protecting the organisation is seen as much more important than protecting the client.” - yeah, that one came from a colleague (who I obviously won't name) who I read this episode to the other day: he _insisted_ that I should include it into the episode, having seen it all too often from the very big, very well-known consultancy with whom he used to work...