I recently had to add some extra steps to my work flow in order to achieve a goal that other people can do easily. I asked the client if it …
Additional needs at work?
Not fully up to speed? Won’t be paid?
“The Client reserves the right to reduce the agreed fee if you do not meet professional standards including: arriving unprepared… belligerence… or failure to bring agreed kit”. What do we …
“I am not really up to speed. What’s the 20 second summary?”
Could you do a 20 second summary? On the spot? It’s a good skill. Remember Mark Twain’s quote: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote …
Have Some Balls
When a contractor suggests a rate that is out of your budget, don’t just blank them. Come back to them with YOUR budget and see if you can work something …