Me to team SME: “hey be careful with what you say during this meeting. If we’re not tactful, we risk a lot”
Team SME: “oh you know I don’t have tact” 🤪

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SME later: “why do they ask me for slides instead of inviting me to the meetings?”

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Was he a techie... Damn techies!
At least they own it, it's like a badge of honor

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IC1, BS. SMEs are for depth, often in a narrow field. They are usually consultants that went deep. If they can't motivate the client to do the right thing using their depth they are worse than useless.

No one in a service firm can get away with being a dick. If you can't be respectful while being honest and direct, then you are an immature consultant.

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What is an sme?

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Subject Matter Expert

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What an awesome story man. Super funny and interesting

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Get a smarter SME. They won't have a project to support if they tick off the client. You can be right and still work with the client to help them understand how they need to move.

SMEs like this need to be straightened out. Pull their hours if need be. You control the charge code.

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