Comments on: “You Were Right And I Was Wrong” http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/ The landscape of the entertainment business and deal making culture Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Kaufman http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Peter Kaufman Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:54:59 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-458 Jim and Katherine, While I agree with your frustration - I too have clients that use me as a foil at times, I disagree with your end game. Working with clients should never be a struggle between their view and your view but rather an acceptance of their point of view despite the wrong-headedness of it. At the end of the day, they have to live with (and I guess sometimes, live in) the results of the decisions that they make. The best you can do is cover your backside re your best advice in writing not so much to prove that you told them so but rather to ensure they don't revise history. There's nothing wrong with making a living off of someone else's mistakes or bad choices even if the mistakes come at a bit of a cost to your ego from a client not following your advice. Jim and Katherine,

While I agree with your frustration – I too have clients that use me as a foil at times, I disagree with your end game. Working with clients should never be a struggle between their view and your view but rather an acceptance of their point of view despite the wrong-headedness of it. At the end of the day, they have to live with (and I guess sometimes, live in) the results of the decisions that they make. The best you can do is cover your backside re your best advice in writing not so much to prove that you told them so but rather to ensure they don’t revise history. There’s nothing wrong with making a living off of someone else’s mistakes or bad choices even if the mistakes come at a bit of a cost to your ego from a client not following your advice.

]]> By: Peter Kaufman http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Peter Kaufman Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:54:00 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-691 Jim and Katherine, While I agree with your frustration - I too have clients that use me as a foil at times, I disagree with your end game. Working with clients should never be a struggle between their view and your view but rather an acceptance of their point of view despite the wrong-headedness of it. At the end of the day, they have to live with (and I guess sometimes, live in) the results of the decisions that they make. The best you can do is cover your backside re your best advice in writing not so much to prove that you told them so but rather to ensure they don't revise history. There's nothing wrong with making a living off of someone else's mistakes or bad choices even if the mistakes come at a bit of a cost to your ego from a client not following your advice. Jim and Katherine,

While I agree with your frustration – I too have clients that use me as a foil at times, I disagree with your end game. Working with clients should never be a struggle between their view and your view but rather an acceptance of their point of view despite the wrong-headedness of it. At the end of the day, they have to live with (and I guess sometimes, live in) the results of the decisions that they make. The best you can do is cover your backside re your best advice in writing not so much to prove that you told them so but rather to ensure they don’t revise history. There’s nothing wrong with making a living off of someone else’s mistakes or bad choices even if the mistakes come at a bit of a cost to your ego from a client not following your advice.

]]> By: Jim http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Jim Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:16 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-449 Great advice, and very good to see it in print. As an interior designer, I can't tell you how many times a client wants to argue a point, to have me say, "It's your house, you have to live here," and then when I'm proven right, and they're wrong but it's somehow not their fault that they are dissatisfied. Sure, we all make mistakes, but if you are paying a professional, at least LISTEN! Great advice, and very good to see it in print.

As an interior designer, I can’t tell you how many times a client wants to argue a point, to have me say, “It’s your house, you have to live here,” and then when I’m proven right, and they’re wrong but it’s somehow not their fault that they are dissatisfied.

Sure, we all make mistakes, but if you are paying a professional, at least LISTEN!

]]> By: Jim http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Jim Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:00 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-690 Great advice, and very good to see it in print. As an interior designer, I can't tell you how many times a client wants to argue a point, to have me say, "It's your house, you have to live here," and then when I'm proven right, and they're wrong but it's somehow not their fault that they are dissatisfied. Sure, we all make mistakes, but if you are paying a professional, at least LISTEN! Great advice, and very good to see it in print.

As an interior designer, I can’t tell you how many times a client wants to argue a point, to have me say, “It’s your house, you have to live here,” and then when I’m proven right, and they’re wrong but it’s somehow not their fault that they are dissatisfied.

Sure, we all make mistakes, but if you are paying a professional, at least LISTEN!

]]> By: katherine stephens http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-448 katherine stephens Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:36:09 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-448 wanted to comment sooner....all client's seem to be the same in all industries.They pay for your advice and want to prove you wrong.The problem, they never want to PAY you for getting them out of their mistakes. The apology,which we hunger for seems, to be a disclaimer. wanted to comment sooner….all client’s seem to be the same in all industries.They pay for your advice and want to prove you wrong.The problem, they never want to PAY you for getting them out of their mistakes. The apology,which we hunger for seems, to be a disclaimer.

]]> By: katherine stephens http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-689 katherine stephens Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:36:00 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-689 wanted to comment sooner....all client's seem to be the same in all industries.They pay for your advice and want to prove you wrong.The problem, they never want to PAY you for getting them out of their mistakes. The apology,which we hunger for seems, to be a disclaimer. wanted to comment sooner….all client’s seem to be the same in all industries.They pay for your advice and want to prove you wrong.The problem, they never want to PAY you for getting them out of their mistakes. The apology,which we hunger for seems, to be a disclaimer.

]]> By: Anonymous http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 02:46:21 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-265 excellent words to heed my friend, my pal my blogger my producer in the makingxoxoxo excellent words to heed my friend, my pal my blogger my producer in the makingxoxoxo

]]> By: Anonymous http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Anonymous Thu, 22 May 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-687 excellent words to heed my friend, my pal my blogger my producer in the makingxoxoxo excellent words to heed my friend, my pal my blogger my producer in the makingxoxoxo

]]> By: Michele Seipp http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Michele Seipp Thu, 15 May 2008 07:01:25 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-240 Hecky-darned good advice, as usual! Also, cute cat in the photo, and the spider's cute, too! Hecky-darned good advice, as usual!

Also, cute cat in the photo, and the spider’s cute, too!

]]> By: Michele Seipp http://dealfatigue.com/2008/05/12/you-were-right-and-i-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Michele Seipp Thu, 15 May 2008 07:01:00 +0000 http://dealfatigue.com/?p=140#comment-688 Hecky-darned good advice, as usual! Also, cute cat in the photo, and the spider's cute, too! Hecky-darned good advice, as usual!

Also, cute cat in the photo, and the spider’s cute, too!

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