Criticalfriend

criticalfriend

We should all be celebtrating our successes but now and again we need to be self critical because it is through this process that we improve our products, our services and our personal offering. Sometimes we need a little help by the way of a friend, a criticalfriend. - Andrew Hutchinson

A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. William Shedd

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only idea you have. Emile Chartier

Risk and reward travel side by side. Avoid one and the other will also pass you by. Anon

There are differences in emphasis between the terms advisor, consultant and criticalfriend but integrity must underpin the relationship. An effective criticalfriend must imply the development and deployment of a palette of skills and sensitivities as we reflect and adapt to new contexts.

Andrew Hutchinson

The Product

criticalfriend as a concept is a boutique consultancy and coaching service. It provides for a better understanding and a greater opportunity to facilitate individual and organisational growth through external challenge. criticalfriend is a trading division of Ledaig Hutchinson Limited.

Half of the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as it is leaping. Julius Hare

The Purpose

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. Franklin P. Jones

This is why criticalfriend fills a niche, being facilitative rather than directive with the emphasis on being a friend to people and a critic of their actions. Put simply it is about supporting improvement through empowerment.

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