You are cordially
invited
to attend the Consultant Entrepreneur's Forum, an idea exchange
intended to increase our value to our clients, and more importantly
(for our sanity), provide a forum to poke fun at those little incongruities
of our profession.
Our next meeting
will be Thursday, May 11th, between the hours of 2pm and
4pm at Pane e Cioccolato café on 10 Waverly Place
(on the corner of Mercer) in downtown NYC. A haven for NYU's intellectuals,
it's guaranteed to be noisy and inervating; learning by osmosis
is possible here.
Participants
can arrive any time between 2pm and 4pm, but note that arriving
at 2pm permits you to get more out of it. Please RSVP to reserve
an optimal number of seats.
The discussion
topic for the afternoon will be "The value of
time: A discussion on our most valuable asset and billing the right
amount for it".
My teeth actually
chatter in frustration at how utterly helpless some of our co-workers,
partners, and clients can be. Just when did thinking for oneself
become so painful that the anesthesia of our involvement became
so addictive? And exactly what is it that they want? An insight,
a sounding board, or a warm body to sit in a pointless meeting?
As service professionals,
we all continuously struggle to arrive at a fair and justifiable
fee. But just what exactly do we offer that makes us so valuable?
Fixed knowledge that only you know or variable knowledge, that changes
with the needs of your clients?
Remember, this
is a casual forum, with no expectations of transactions, unless
you're using ideas as currency. The notion is that there are simply
a dearth of stimulating experiences in our networking travels, making
this a refreshingly innovative concept. For more information, including
the forum's participation policies and a history of this endeavor,
visit: www.alberrios.com/events/cef/.
See you in 4
weeks!
Al Berrios
Managing Director al berrios & co.
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