What is your greatest lesson learned in your consulting career?

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Listen first, talk later.

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It’s just a job

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That being alive, healthy and loved is the greatest thing.

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Use math not meth

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Fake it till you make it

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Deloitte is harder to get into than Harvard

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If all else fails ..use the word 'synergy' and 'all hands' to reset the tone

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Position does not equate to competency

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Never trust leadership. They don’t always have your best interest in mind

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Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional

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You are just a commodity.

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Examine incentives to understand a situation

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“Let me get back to you on that"

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Empathy

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(Most) of us are not saving lives

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Questions are good (c) partner

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Even at best clients people will lie or not tell the whole truth if they are under pressure - trust but verify

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Immediately go on mute

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The work isn’t as important as your relationships

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Suck up to partners if you want to get ahead - great performance and having clients that love your work won't get you anywhere (unfortunately).

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Email like it will be read at a deposition

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Seek to understand rather than to be understood. Ask genuine questions. Remember that you are there to serve the needs of the client.

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