He said that one firm told him they were afraid clients would consider his employment a "circus freak show".

Our clients see someone in International Male and don't even consider him.

The client should never abdicate decision-making to the consultant, but rather consider his or her counsel in the process.

The client considers its budget size proprietary information that it is not willing to share.

A client who hated her job told me she had been considering other options for two years, without taking any positive action.

He said his client would consider standing trial, but only if the tribunal's rules were changed.

The cost of obtaining advice becomes significant when a client considers using professional agencies.

Now, he will be lucky to get half that amount, say bankers whose clients have considered bids for the company.

"My boss felt the clients would consider it 'unprofessional' if a husband and wife were working together," says Josh.

When clients consider people spending an hour or more to get to work, that's a lot of human capital tied on up the roads.