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Aldric Chen
Aldric Chen

Jun 24

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The Most Important Skill of a Consultant Conducting Client Workshops Is Not What You Think

There is what we think it is, and there is what it is.

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Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash

I have conducted enough consulting workshops to know one harsh reality. What we see in the above image is a wet-dream-of-sorts.

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Aldric Chen

Aldric Chen

18x Top Writer (as of July 2022). I am a Consultant, and I run start-ups on top of my 9–6. I think, write to spread ideas that work.

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