How do you say no to clients without making them angry or frustrated? Finding clients is a difficult feat and that’s before even winning them. Therefore, it’s no wonder that the natural reaction for many lawyers, accountants, and consultants is to go above and beyond to make sure that they keep them. While this may …
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A client has emailed you with a request and you know that you’re going to have to turn them down. No one likes to say “no,” so, like many other lawyers, accountants, and consultants, you spend a lot of time dragging your feet trying to let them down gently. Time is very valuable in the …
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How to say no to law firm clients without making them feel frustrated or offended? Even with overfilled plates, many lawyers have the tendency to take on more work, to make promises all over the board and to stretch themselves as thin as they can to go above and beyond to make their clients happy. …
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How do you decline or say no to client requests without offending them or hurting your career? Saying “yes” to everything can seem like the best route to progress professionally. But what it actually does is that it piles even more onto your already full plate. Furthermore, it eats into your productivity, and it affects …
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Sometimes it’s necessary to say no to requests. This is true, whether it’s a new client or a long-term client requesting additional work. This alone can be a scary thought, especially since progressing to partner takes you building your own book of business. But sometimes it is necessary. You must do it in order to …
How to give clients bad news As a professional advisor, e.g an accountant, lawyer, or consultant, there are always going to be times when you need to give a client some bad news. The challenge is always how to deliver the news in a way which makes you feel confident that you can cope with …
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How many times have you thought that your job would be much easier if you didn’t have to deal with difficult or emotional clients? The reality of a client-facing role in the professions is that difficult or emotional clients come as par for the course. I was running a training course on LinkedIn last …
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I was with a client recently who has managed to win some business from well known darling of the UK high street. The problem is that whilst it is a great client to have, my client was told that they are very unlikely to get a much bigger slice of the company’s legal work. You …
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The top rainmakers tend to be talking with prospects before they are ready to buy. This is because the earlier you can get to a client, the more likely you will be the one they trust to help them solve their problems. However, to do this, you need to understand what they are thinking, and …
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This article gives you 8 tips to help you mend a broken relationship with a client, supplier, manager, partner, colleague, friend or boss.
