Why do consultants make mountain out of molehills. We literally don’t need a 4 page deck to answer 1 question. Jesus. Why do we create unnecessary work for ourselves. Efficiency, please

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Because that's what billing by the hour engenders.

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Cover slide, table of contents, answer slide, thank you slide. Also put the answer in the email because that client doesn’t open attachments.

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Can’t forget the next steps slide. Gotta plant the seed for that sweet sweet sell-on work

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Before consulting I never understood how this could happen. Now I can easily envision the slippery slope that would lead to this 🤦‍♂️

Absolutely can feel you. It drives me nuts when people make things overly complicated.

Better too much than not enough!

I disagree. The message becomes less clear and powerful when it's overly complicated.

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