A few years ago I was in one of those rare consultant team meetings. You know the ones, when everyone is in one place, at one time, and the boss is there too.
Anyway, one of the guys in the team started complaining about his clients in a certain part of the world. "They are out to steal your ideas" he griped.
"They take the good ideas and push it to the decision-makers as if it were their own".
I was astounded.
That's your job you goose!
As a consultant, part of your role (a big part) is to make your client look good. Who cares what everyone else in the company thinks!
The people who write the checks and sign the references know - and that's the main issue.
Seriously, if you are in the game for credit only. Then you need to think about your motivators and your career.
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