We've all encountered the cobbler's children syndrome. When I am in a paid consulting relationship, I find it relatively easy to name this situation. After all, isn't that one of the reasons why I've been hired by my clients?
But what if you encounter glaring examples of the cobbler's children syndrome, and you can't say anything about it? Doesn't the cobbler have to actually want help first? In the last few days, I've seen several cobblers -- extremely accomplished professionals who appear unable to apply their expertise to themselves. Being a marketing and management strategy consultant, I wish I could help these experts do a better job of building awareness about their extraordinary capabilities.
Short of playing amateur psychologist -- and probably making a mess of it -- what might I do? (Maybe write a blog post, and hope they read it?)
Suggestions welcome!
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