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<blockquote>Ive been using this phrase “the next most useful thing” as a guiding light for my consulting work - Im obsessed with being useful not just right. Ive always rejected the fancy presentation in favor of the next most useful thing, and I simply took my eye off the ball with this one. Im not even sure the client views this project as a real disappointment, there was still some value in it, but Im mad at myself personally for this one. A good reminder not to take your eye off the ball. And to push your clients beyond what they tell you the right answer is.</blockquote>The customer is not always right (just in matters of taste). Part of consultancy is providing stewardship and pushing back, just like any role I guess