Feras Alhlou uses Aikido as a metaphor for how consultants should work with clients. Instead of fighting their ideas, redirect their energy by understanding what they actually want and why they care about it.
The very word Aikido, Aikido, means the way of harmonizing energy. It's not about excessive focus on self, and it's not about overwhelming your opponent in every engagement. It's more about redirecting the energy of the attacker and the synergy of the 2 people engaging. In a consulting and services business, instead of looking at clients in any kind of adversarial way, Broaden this narrow perspective and get out of your own head, to put it in a blunt way. Seek instead to understand their motivations and their emotional stake in the engagement with you and use their energy to find the best solution and drive the best outcomes.
