On Thu, 14 Sep 1995 pcapper@actrix.gen.nz wrote:
[ a wonderful story, which ended with... ]
> At this point somebody burst out impatiently, " Look! Exactly what are we
> paying you for?"
>
> " Ahh!," replied the facilitator, "That's an interesting question. Let's
> discuss exactly what you're paying me for."
>
> The relationship between this consultant and this company has now gone on
> unbroken for 11 years
I'm still chuckling as I write this. The consultant in your story belongs
in a Zen monastery -- or perhaps came from one.
It's Socratic dialogue, with the questioner and respondent roles reversed.
And that changes _everything_, doesn't it.
I'm still chuckling. If I were a consultant, that's the kind I'd like to
be.
--
Regards
Jim Michmerhuizen jamzen@world.std.com
web residence at http://world.std.com/~jamzen/
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