Sunday, 15 July 2007

The consultant's tale

"And I have heard it said, unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone."

William Shakespeare
King Henry the Sixth, Part I

As an educational ICT consultant I think I must have heard all the jokes and jibes about consultants. Unfortunately, some consultants really do live down to their reputation, but not just in education. A few days ago I was subjected to unrequested and largely unhelpful advice from a freelance website designer. Read the conversation, and then extrapolate from it. I'll explain that later. Let's just say for now that I think there are valuable lessons to learn that can be applied in the classroom and to our co-workers, especially those whom we manage.

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