I really like the ability to move often between clients, rather than being part of a company’s stable of proposal people working all the time on the same types of proposals. I think this keeps me fresh and allows me to see how each firm works. Also, being an “outsider” I have no “dog in the fight”, which allows me to give honest responses to my client that I think they may not get internally and they greatly appreciate.
Communications. Effective communications amongst the team about all aspects of the project are essential and can make things run efficiently with the chances for mistakes, especially with large efforts, greatly reduced.
Know your audience and write to them.
Terrible or no solutioning as part of the proposal preparation. Solutioning is so important for outside consultants who don’t know the company we are working with. There is nothing worse than having a writing or management assignment with no clear solutions at the onset for the responses we are providing in the proposal.
Alaska, which if all works out will be my summer home one day… Highlight of the trip? Everything!!! If the winters weren’t so brutal I would move there today.
Nope, none at all. I am an open book.
Tough question, as the list would be massive. Though the question I would ask them would probably be the same: “What were you thinking?”