Unfortunately there can be conflicts of interest on the part of your expert which can be subtle yet extremely powerful.
Ask yourself one question: Would your consultant benefit by prolonging your issue or project? If the answer is yes, you may be paying more than you should.
Paid experts have the power to prolong an issue or project thereby stuffing their pockets with more of your money, simply through their presentation style. If you have a Chicken Little consultant, fire him or her immediately.
For those to whom Chicken Little is unknown or a fog in the distance, here's the scoop: Chicken Little is a storybook character who would periodically run about crying, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!"
The townspeople were initially frightened and would run for cover similar to how our government expects us to, when one of their multi-colored alerts are issued.
After a while they realized that Chicken Little was really a turkey - the disparaging term type - and came to ignore him.
Miraculously, after they completely tuned him out, he actually had something important to say. Needless to say, they ignored him and got creamed.
Now we come to your paid expert. Does he try to prey on your insecurities? Does he disparage everyone but himself? Does he present his ideas with emotionalism rather than researched fact? If the answers are yes, save yourself a bundle and get a new consultant.
Better yet, take some time to study the subject yourself. The internet and a good search engine is the best consultant you will ever have. If some sites utilize scare tactics, there will be plenty of others to balance the message.
Kevin Covais, the self proclaimed "nerdy kid", has been voted off the hit show American Idol. Kevin rocketed to popularity when host Ryan Seacrest pointed out his strong resemblance to Disney's latest animated character, Chicken Little. Seacrest was also fond of teasing the teen about his newly found sex symbol status.
From the first audition to his swan song, his pure and controlled voice never seemed to match the child's body that went with it. Judge Simon Cowell repeatedly told the New York teenager that he didn't have the look to be a star, but America felt differently and managed to keep him in the competition much longer than odds makers expected.
He stirred up a lot of controversy when an anti-Idol website, called Vote For The Worst, encouraged its visitors to vote for Kevin, keeping him in the competition as long as possible just for the fun of seeing him eat up the attention he was getting from fans and the female contestants. The website claims that it has the ability to taint the competition by influencing votes and getting people kicked off the show prematurely, but with Kevin's departure their claims to power hold very little weight. Fox, the station that carries American Idol, has been very outspoken in its complaints about the website.
This week Kevin chose to sing the song, "When I Fall in Love" and while judges Randy and Paula fell in love with Kevin's performance, Simon reserved his love only for Kevin. Saying that he liked the boy, he went on to point out that the song choices Kevin was making and his level of talent set him up to find his biggest fan base in the grandmother set. Perhaps Simon was right, and Kevin was voted off the show because his fans are of an age where they just don't like to put down their knitting needles and power vote.
American Idol is not new to controversy. Remember Corey Clark's claim of an affair with judge Paula Abdul and Frenchie Davis' dismissal when topless pictures surfaced. Unforgettable moments were also provided by UC Berkeley's William Hung's rendition of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs". Hung has gone on to sign a record deal, record three albums, appear in numerous TV shows and commercials, and feature in both documentaries and movies. Not bad for someone who didn't even make it through auditions.
American Idol is in its fifth season. Past winners include Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, and Carrie Underwood.
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