Ten things u'll never hear a consultant say

• You're right; we're billing way too much for this.

• Bet you I can go a week without saying "synergy" or "value-added".

• How about paying us based on the success of the project?

• This whole strategy is based on a Harvard business case I read.

• Actually, the only difference is that we charge more than they do.

• I don't know enough to speak intelligently about that.

• Implementation? I only care about writing long reports.

• I can't take the credit. It was in your marketing department.

• The problem is, you have too much work for too few people.

• Everything looks okay to me. You really don't need me.