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At the expertise end, it is appropriate (and not uncommon) to find profit-sharing and bonus pool systems for junior professionals, while in experience-based practices greater use is made of straight salary, with increases deriving from seniority and the accumulation of increasing amounts of experience.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Many lessons in that little block of copy. First of all, it's not just a guilt inducer, it also develops a strong selling point: Namely, the selling point of this being a genuine limited offer that some other lucky person will take advantage of it you don't. And, the stamped envelope tends to "credential" that point. (I just made a noise
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FIGURE 2–1 Spectrum of Practice
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
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The significance of this seemingly simple formula is contained in the observation that neither perception nor expectation necessarily reflects reality.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
He realised that one idea, one note was only as valuable as its context,
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firm whose practice-mix was made up predominantly of clients who, rather than needing the profession’s most creative talent, wanted to find a firm that had accumulated experience in handling certain types of problems, and would not take an expensive “start with a blank sheet of paper” approach to the problem.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
Muitos funcionários eram tão dedicados ao Google que aceitavam o trabalho como um padrão. Uma vez que consideravam suas tarefas e interações profissionais algo fixo e imutável, não lhes ocorria a possibilidade de promover ajustes.