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2022-11-21T06:31:05	created document flagged group hidden id links permissions tags target text updated uri user user_info 2022-11-21T06:31:05.094140+00:00 title 8 Years on the Road false __world__ false E2tl0GlmEe2cZXOxi8VhuA html incontext json https://hypothes.is/a/E2tl0GlmEe2cZXOxi8VhuA https://hyp.is/E2tl0GlmEe2cZXOxi8VhuA/tomcritchlow.com/2022/11/10/8-years-on-the-road/ https://hypothes.is/api/annotations/E2tl0GlmEe2cZXOxi8VhuA admin delete read update acct:ravenscroftj@hypothes.is acct:ravenscroftj@hypothes.is group:__world__ acct:ravenscroftj@hypothes.is self-employed consulting selector source endContainer endOffset startContainer startOffset type /div[1]/div[3]/p[22] 562 /div[1]/div[3]/p[22] 0 RangeSelector end start type 8573 8011 TextPositionSelector exact prefix suffix type I’ve been using this phrase “the next most useful thing” as a guiding light for my consulting work - I’m obsessed with being useful not just right. I’ve 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. I’m not even sure the client views this project as a real disappointment, there was still some value in it, but I’m 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. hiring their marketing team). Anyway, while consulting work TextQuoteSelector https://tomcritchlow.com/2022/11/10/8-years-on-the-road/ 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 2022-11-21T06:31:05.094140+00:00 https://tomcritchlow.com/2022/11/10/8-years-on-the-road/ acct:ravenscroftj@hypothes.is display_name James Ravenscroft	https://tomcritchlow.com/2022/11/10/8-years-on-the-road/	self-employed consulting hypothesis	annotation	/annotation/2022/11/21/1669012265

I’ve been using this phrase “the next most useful thing” as a guiding light for my consulting work - I’m obsessed with being useful not just right. I’ve 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. I’m not even sure the client views this project as a real disappointment, there was still some value in it, but I’m 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.

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