Bernadette Doyle

A reader asks, 'I have now been seeking free lance assignments for the past eight months. I have been meeting HR/Training managers in a one-on-one discussion and it's painfully long till they decide to give the assignment. A client whom I approached recently wanted to know the names and contact details of clients with whom I had worked earlier. She did this even without evaluating me and the programs that I conduct. Is there a way a client should be evaluating a Trainer/consultant? Is there a way one can influence the evaluating process the client adopts? For those of us who are starting with such assignments, we may not have many references to give.'

Bob Janes

Thanks for passing by. I'm Bob Janes and this is my business website.

As you are reading this you are most likely running your own consulting or coaching business either on your own or within a larger organisation. It can get tough when you have to deal with all the facets of running a business and being sure that you deliver to your clients. 

I work with people like you who are looking to improve their professional lives. 

I do this by working with them as a coach to help understand and work thorough the issues and opportunities, and also by helping them deal with some of the myriad 'How do I . . .?' questions that come up from day to day.

Over the years I've accumulated a lot of useful knowledge and where I can I'm making it available through this site. Some is freely available, but quite a lot requires you to register or to subscribe to get more access.

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More soon.

Bob