Coaching and Consulting Fees

RCS charges flat fees for each package or project - there are NEVER any hourly fees or added fees or hidden fees - nor do we ever agree to any “profit sharing scheme”. Why ?

In our view of the world, clients are best served by solving problems or achieving opportunities as quickly as possible. Prolonging the efforts to do so, for purely financial reasons on the consultant’s part, is totally unethical and a true sign of an amateur. Here are even more reasons that we believe that delivering higher value to our clients is the goal.

You’re paying for our experience and expertise, not our time.
There is a limit on your investment. You should know exactly what is to be spent and know that there will be no surprises.
There is never a “meter running”. You do not have to worry each time you need my help that I might be there for an hour, a day, or a week and be forced to decide on a time limit to the help you really need.
It is unfair to place you in the position of making a decision every time you may need my help. Otherwise, you’re trying to determine the impossible: Is this an issue that justifies a $2,000 visit or a $500 phone call. No client should ever be put in that position.
Your managers and staff should feel free to use my experience and expertise without feeling they have to go to someone for approval to spend the money. This only makes them more resistant to sharing their views, and at worst, delays the communication of important information that could lead to better decision making and thus results.
If we find additional work that was unanticipated but must be performed in order to achieve the business goals we set at the outset of the project, we can do it without having to come to you for additional funds. In those instances, legitimate, additional work would otherwise be viewed as self-aggrandizing and an attempt to generate addition hours or days.
If you find additional, related work that must be done, you can freely request it without worry about increased project costs.
The overall set fee, in relation to the results to be achieved, is inevitably less of a proportional investment than hourly billing.
If conditions change in your business, you won’t be in the difficult situation of having to request that the project be completed in less time - or over a longer period of time. The quality approach is assured, since the fee is set and paid.
If I decide that additional resources are necessary, there is no cost to you and I can employ additional help as I see fit.
This is the simplest way to work together. There will never be a debate about what is billable time (e.g., report writing, taking phone calls, etc…) or what should be done on site or off site.