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PRE-MEDITATED NOTIONS2/26/2024 I used to respond to Request for Proposals. Not anymore. No way Jose. I call them: Pre-meditated Solutions Pre-conceived Notions Pre-pared Frameworks Pre-planned Realities Well, to tell you the truth: These RfPs: Do not conform to real-life situations, experiences, and delivery practicalities. They are developed by a bunch of staff sitting on their desks all day and doing the charts, formula, and frameworks they have studies/learned in their sector. They usually have a consultation team that favors bureaucratic processes and practices rather than getting the best candidate for the job. They focused many times on the money factor, Eg. Value for Money as if money/costs are all to this. It's like a vacuum. Nobody knows what happened to these ideas and insights. For all you know, these ideas are suggested to the chosen candidate. Much of the proposals are responded to by those who have actual relationships with the organizations tendering these. If you don't have a foot nail on the door, don't even try. Waste of time. There is power balance. It's all rigged to the issuing organization. They can cancel anytime, take 1-2 candidates that they liked, and the scoring system is prejudicial to their own biases and preferences which have no bearing on reality. In short, it's not fair, equitable, and just. If you're interested to deep dive into your strategy, change, leadership, and impact issues, reach out to me at [email protected]. Don't wait for the perfect time, situation, or budget. Join my free e-newsletter.
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