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Re: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong”

Peter Kaufman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:54:59 -0000

Jim and Katherine,

While I agree with your frustration - I too have clients that use me as a foil at times, I disagree with your end game. Working with clients should never be a struggle between their view and your view but rather an acceptance of their point of view despite the wrong-headedness of it. At the end of the day, they have to live with (and I guess sometimes, live in) the results of the decisions that they make. The best you can do is cover your backside re your best advice in writing not so much to prove that you told them so but rather to ensure they don't revise history. There's nothing wrong with making a living off of someone else's mistakes or bad choices even if the mistakes come at a bit of a cost to your ego from a client not following your advice.

Re: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong”

Jim — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:53:16 -0000

Great advice, and very good to see it in print.

As an interior designer, I can't tell you how many times a client wants to argue a point, to have me say, "It's your house, you have to live here," and then when I'm proven right, and they're wrong but it's somehow not their fault that they are dissatisfied.

Sure, we all make mistakes, but if you are paying a professional, at least LISTEN!

Re: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong”

katherine stephens — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:36:09 -0000

wanted to comment sooner....all client's seem to be the same in all industries.They pay for your advice and want to prove you wrong.The problem, they never want to PAY you for getting them out of their mistakes. The apology,which we hunger for seems, to be a disclaimer.

Re: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong”

Anonymous — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:46:21 -0000

excellent words to heed my friend, my pal my blogger my producer in the makingxoxoxo

Re: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong”

Michele Seipp — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:01:25 -0000

Hecky-darned good advice, as usual!

Also, cute cat in the photo, and the spider's cute, too!