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The Craft of Consulting podcast helps accomplished professionals become successful, in-demand consultants while creating the lives they want. The show features consultants sharing their expertise and insights about how to be a successful, in-demand consultants; clients revealing what want–and don’t want—from consultants; and the host, Deb Zahn, talking about topics that can help you succeed faster and balance your life
As I required, I need you to write a reply for my classmates‘ post.
Here is Adam Lovellette‘s post:
In this podcast I found the most interesting part when she spoke about finding a job that is something you actually want to do. When Wagner asked that one teacher why she wanted to be promoted it wasn’t because she would like the work more but because that’s just what she thought needed to happen. This makes me think too about how many times we’ve been told to do what we love so you don’t have to work. While I think there’s some truth to this, just because you do what you love doesn’t mean you do no work it just means the work you do doesn’t make you feel terrible about your decision. If you do something that you enjoy you’ll actually put in better work than if you hated it. This podcast also seemed more relevant to every part of being a consultant even though she’s a poet. One part of the podcast I did disagree with though is when Wagner said that she will only take responsibility for something that goes wrong because of her directly. On the surface this may seem true but in reality if something goes wrong and you’re the one in charge it is your fault. If your subordinates didn’t do the work well enough or on time you should have made sure you were following up with them to meet those deadlines and quality. If one of the stakeholders brought up their concerns the day before everything is due you should have asked that stakeholder questions more often to address this sooner. It may not seem like short comings are always your fault but they truly are, especially when you’re the one in charge. I was always taught that the first rule of leadership is everything is your fault and its helped me in many situations. Other than that I really enjoyed the podcast and the insights she brought in the relationship side of things.
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