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TNF #118: Curiosity and effectiveness

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Welcome Professionals…

…I am currently spending my New Year’s holidays in a ski ressort in Austria. Today, we had heavy snow fall, about half a meter of fresh snow. I was sitting in a ski hut, waiting for the sky to clear up when I got into a conversation with a man sitting next to me.

It turned out he was a top management consultant! He had been a partner at Deloitte and was now working in a boutique consultancy focussing on digital advisory. Before we knew that we were both consultants, we quickly figured out that we had a common base of understanding.

The encounter showed once again the common mindset of top management consulting professionals. Above all it is curiosity and a strong urge to use time effectively. This is what I like a lot about our profession.

I wish everybody a good start into 2018 with a lot of curious encounters

Malte

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TNF #074: Professional mindset

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Welcome Professionals…

…I have a colleague who recently brought his professional mindset clearly to the point. He said:

“I strive to serve the individuals that I accept in my circle of people. Sometimes I will get paid immediately for my service. Sometimes I will be paid in the future, sometimes even by different people, sometimes never. Either way, I am doing it because I believe in my service!”

What a bold mission statement! This mindset is both professional and liberating. He is truly dedicated to client service, but remains independent. He decides who enters his circle. And he decides to deliver his service. He is not asking for any approval by people served. He is just applying his own principle of service because he believes in it.

I definitely admire this professional mindset and truly hope that it inspires you, too.

Happily serving

Malte

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TNF #019: Mindset of the athlete

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Welcome Professionals…

…how do you think of yourself?

In my first year of consulting, a colleague who was just 3 months longer in the business than I made the following metaphoric expression. “We consultants are just like prostitutes. We are selling our brains to our clients.” I thought that was disgusting.

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I rather like to think of consultants as athletes. Everyday prepared and dedicated to highest performance, creating the highest value for our clients. The mindset of the athlete also embraces the need for continuous training, good nutrition, fair amount of sleep and mental preparation for the big competition. This picture serves best from my point of view. It combines a high performing craft with caring for physical and psychological health and fitness.

What do you think? Any other ideas?

Malte

Thursday Night Flight is brought to you by Malte Müller Professionals. Sharing best practices for top management consultants on topics like communication, client handling, problem solving, appearance, and fitness. Check out www.mm-professionals.com for more material and free resources!