Cal Harrison

Author of The Consultant with Pink Hair and President at Beyond Referrals - anti-RFP sales advice for the consulting professions.

[Kristine Hubbard @KristineHubbard]

Considering withdrawing service to specific high risk locations to protect taxi drivers. Drivers not prioritized for the vaccine. Hospitals calling to have them pick up COVID+ people just to have TPH tell them they have to stay home for 2 weeks right after. This isn’t their job.

[Kristine Hubbard @KristineHubbard]

Grateful to be speaking with @NatashaFatah tonight re taxi drivers deemed essential but have been used as front line by Toronto & the province while not being prioritized for the vaccine. Not even a mask, then forced to quarantine after doing the work they shouldn’t do. #COVID19

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@KevinSawyer1 and @dennisbeyak two most intelligent and entertaining hockey guys in NHL.

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

Well deserved @jnsywg !!!

[Jonathan N Strauss @jnsywg]

Thank you to @TourismWPG for this honour! It is great to work with all of our tourism partners for the benefit of our great city.

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

Received a bad RFP? (Note: there are no other kinds of RFP) Send the issuer a nice postcard...https://t.co/khwvjCmrBL

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

March 25 2019 is the day the ad agency RFP died. Spread the word! https://t.co/hmnsUhYxGH

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@EvalNerd I hope you enjoy the story!

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@KavitaMNA @EvalNerd Thank you!

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@blairenns @Stephen_McGill @ICACanada Yes

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@blairenns Yes! Architecture needs to get rid of unpaid/lowpaid design competitions as a solid first step. Like the GDC has worked hard to do with spec creative (until Mad Men aired and undid their good work) https://t.co/zkFgepnqOJ

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@toderash using past success as evidence of future success is consistent with use of process framed case studies in QBS. POV a good step in right direction. Anti-RFP awareness is growing. nice work @nowsourcing

[CMC-Canada @CMCCanada]

ICYMI: Qualifications-based selection (QBS) for #Management #Consultants, explained: https://t.co/EQtdKhl2jQ by @calharrisonca

[Susie Erjavec Parker @susie_parker]

@stateofthecity If they followed QBS we could get better work done by qualified firms, right @calharrisonca?

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

@susie_parker @stateofthecity Yes!

[CMC-Canada @CMCCanada]

NEW: Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) for Management Consultants, Explained by @calharrisonca and Ben Shelton: https://t.co/qNTwVdRWlG @qbsisbest #consulting

[ACEC_Manitoba @ACEC_Manitoba]

QBS was discussed at the first mayoral forum this week. We support the implementation of this process for municipal capital projects. Follow the link below to see why:
https://t.co/omwsNRxZaE

[Strauss event & association management @straussca]

Are you an association leader who both plans and participates in association events on a regular basis? Here are some tips for event planners on how to change hats when you attend events as a delegate: https://t.co/WyAUX4o1y2 #assnprofs #AMCs #csae

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

Just to be clear - there is no such thing as a "Hybrid QBS process". If price is an evaluated criteria then it is just a typical price-based RFP and the benefits of QBS are lost. It is only QBS if price is not an evaluated criteria but a negotiated criteria.

[Cal Harrison @calharrisonca]

Wpg Police HQ construction management contract was awarded using RFP that used lowest-price as 40% of decision. Project is now almost $100 million over budget and we are not done yet. #RarelyFunctionalProcess #RFP #QBSISBEST @qbsisbest #winnipeg

[QBSCanada @qbsisbest]

QBS works for all professional services...https://t.co/AZhEluHhWM