Small things Quote by David H. Maister

“Make sure you’ve done absolutely all your homework on the client company, the client marketplace, and the client individual, and that it’s absolutely up…

— David H. Maister

“Take a bullet for the client. Make everything about the client. Honor the client’s work. Do the dirty work.”

— Patrick Lencioni

“I don’t tell them how to draft their papers; I show them how I draft my papers.”

— Kelly Gallagher

I write first drafts by hand, often out of the house somewhere, and then, when I've got a draft, type it up and let…

— David Means

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

— Nora Roberts

I do try to deliver a solid first draft, meaning it's my tenth or twentieth draft and then I call it 'first' and hand…

— Dustin Lance Black

“Once a day, after you’ve done your day’s work, go back to your documentation and find one little piece of your process that you…

— Austin Kleon

“Review agendas with your client, before meetings, before phone calls, before discussions. Clients should know that they can expect you to always solicit their…

— David H. Maister

Just start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident.

— Guy Garvey

“Write the draft from your heart!”

— Kathleen Ballantine Watson

“In consulting, you always pick and choose your words carefully, because you need to be able to back up anything you say. If you…

— Victor Cheng

Your spouse, a sibling, a friend need to read your drafts. They have to be people unafraid to tell you what sucks. For early…

— Douglas Brunt