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BOB LORD <
willway@ozonline.com.au>
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Great Optimism,
Dutch Driver
Abilene, TX
Hm. Telephone: 915.698.7217
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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 08:18:46 +1100
From: BOB LORD <
willway@ozonline.com.au>
To:
odnet@tmn.tmn.com
Subject: ODNet: Consultancy ?
In the spirit of the end of a year, and with some degree of tongue in cheek
_The Consultant_
Of all the businesses, by far,
Consultancy's the most bizarre.
For, to the penetrating eye,
There's no apparent reason why,
With no more assets than a pen,
This group of personable men(?)
Can sell to clients more than twice
The same ridiculous advice,
Or find, in such a rich profusion,
Problems to fit their own solution.
The strategy that they pursue-
To give advice instead of do-
Keeps their fingers on the pulses
Without recourse to stomach ulcers,
And brings them monetary gain,
Without a modicum of pain.
The wretched object of their quest,
Reduced to cardiac arrest,
Is left alone to implement
The asinine report they sent.
Meanwhile our analysts have gone
Back to client number one,
Who desperately needs their aid
To tidy up the mess they made.
And on and on ad-infinitum
The masochistic clients invite 'em.
Until the merciful reliever
Invokes the company receiver.
So let's not be like those above
But coach with skill and do not shove
Solutions of the pre-writ kind,
On unreceptive, angry mind.
This poem was actually written for a consultancy I stuggled to lead - some
two years ago. I now am a 'lone ranger' who derives much benefit from this
community. For which - thank you.
Have a satisfying 1998
Bob Lord