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08 Book Review-Clients For Life by Jagdish Sheth

The document provides a book review of the book "Clients For Life" by Jagdish Sheth and Andrew Sobel. The book discusses the difference between consultants that are experts for hire versus extraordinary advisors. Experts are specialists that analyze, while advisors become deep generalists that bring a big picture perspective and develop personal trust with clients. The book draws on advice from hundreds of client interviews and ancient texts to provide wisdom on how professionals can develop detachment, empathy, integrity and draw on their values to avoid problems with clients. It identifies different types of inefficient professionals and clients. The reviewer recommends it as an affordable and must-read book for consultants.

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08 Book Review-Clients For Life by Jagdish Sheth

The document provides a book review of the book "Clients For Life" by Jagdish Sheth and Andrew Sobel. The book discusses the difference between consultants that are experts for hire versus extraordinary advisors. Experts are specialists that analyze, while advisors become deep generalists that bring a big picture perspective and develop personal trust with clients. The book draws on advice from hundreds of client interviews and ancient texts to provide wisdom on how professionals can develop detachment, empathy, integrity and draw on their values to avoid problems with clients. It identifies different types of inefficient professionals and clients. The reviewer recommends it as an affordable and must-read book for consultants.

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Dr.

Aneeta Madhok
Professor - HR and OD
NARSEE MONJEE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Book review

Sheth, Jagdish, and Sobel, Andrew, "Clients For Life", published by Simon and
Schuster, 2000

How many times have you caught yourself saying… "My job is to provide answers to my
client " or…"When I meet prospective clients, I need to demonstrate my expertise. After
all, that's what they are buying from me."? While there is some validity to these
statements, They are incomplete. Many professional consultants focus on providing
answers, doing great analysis and specialising more and more in their areas of business.
However, according to Jagdish Sheth and Andrew Sorbel, (Clients For Life, published by
Simon and Schuster, 2000) clients in contrast seek professionals who can ask the right
questions, provide knowledge breadth as well as depth, demonstrate big-picture thinking
as well as analysis and listen rather than just tell.

This is a book that tells us the difference between those consultants that are Experts for
Hire and those that are Extraordinary Advisors. Ecperts are specialists, advisors become
deep generalists who have broad perspective; Experts are for hire, advisors have selfless
independence, balancing client devotion with objectivity and detachment; experts analyse
while advisors synthesise and bring big-picture thinking to the table; experts have
profssional credibility, advisors develop deep personal trust; experts supply expertise and
information, advisors are educators who supply insight and wisdom.
Drawing on advice from hundreds of clients interviewed and from ancient texts like The
Oracle at Delphi, Aristotle, Merlin, Machiavelli, Thomas More, Cardinal, and many
others, the authors present a powder keg of wisdom and insights on how to develop the
soul of the professional with detachment and dedication, empathy, depth and breadth,
power of synthesis, great judgement, integrity and drawing upon your values. The chapter
on avoiding the landmines in client relationships contains a storehouse of learning for all
consultants who might have sometimes found themselves in hot water with the clients.
The six types of inefficient professionals are very revealing as also the types of inefficient
clients to avoid.

The book is written in simple and understandable language, appropriately peppered with
quotes and anecdotes from the multifarious consulting assignments handled by the
authors. The price of approximately Rs.400/- ($ 11.50) is affordable for those fellow
consultants who really wish to make a difference. A must on every consultants desk.

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