The partner came to my colleagues and asked to see the proposal for a consultancy project whose deadline was fast approaching: “So, Jane where is the proposal. I see we are running out of time. If the proposal’s submission deadline is tomorrow at 11:00am, the best time to have everything ready is today before 2:00pm. That way you have all the time to re-read the request for proposal document and add any information that could be missing.” If you have worked in a professional services firm like audit or consulting firm, law firm and engineering firm, you understand the pressure…