“the making of a consultant”<\/a>). i still had my day job as an accountant and needed to follow the work schedule my boss gave me, but i now knew something and wanted to see how else i could use it. \n \nmy next opportunity happened while i was at one of my boss\u2019s clients doing my regular work. i noticed a renewal of the client\u2019s business insurance and glanced at the policy to see what was covered. i saw that the inventory coverage was about a third of what was shown on the books.<\/p>\ni didn\u2019t understand why and wrote a short memo to my boss to tell him this. at my boss\u2019s monthly meeting with that client, he asked to see the policy and verified what i told him and showed it to the client, who was dismayed and immediately increased his coverage. about two weeks later, there was a fire in the factory and the insurance recovery was much higher, thanks to me. i was congratulated on what i found by my boss and the client the next time i went there.<\/p>\n
my boss told me that from that point forward i should try to find one or two things each time i went to a client, and if i needed extra time, i should take it. my boss\u2019s encouragement and my discussions with him about my findings greatly expanded my knowledge, skills and confidence.<\/p>\n
oops, i know you are thinking that the fire was not a natural occurrence. you are wrong! don\u2019t be so cynical. the fire was investigated, and nothing suspicious was indicated. and even though there was an insurance recovery, it never was enough to offset all the losses that occurred as a result of the fire. further, my handwritten note, along with my boss\u2019s meeting, was further \u201cproof\u201d of there being no plan to raise the insurance and cause the fire.<\/p>\n
my experience has shown me that almost every businessperson is honest and hardworking and treats their business like an extra, and sometimes better loved, relative. people don\u2019t start fires.<\/p>\n
regardless of the coverage, there are lost revenues, profits, opportunities and much nonproductive time in recreating what was there. no one comes out ahead after their business incurs a fire loss.<\/p>\n
by the way, i was getting an enhanced reputation from the clients i worked on and better than expected raises from my boss because of my \u201cvalue\u201d consulting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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