I always wonder why consulting works and people spend lots of money to get a 3rd party to advise them. Maybe there are 2 ways of looking at it.
1) someone does not have the internal resources nor the expertise
2) someone lost the site of things and needs a third party to look at it
Latter is my experience from last night, sitting as I like to do, on the Southbank in London with a good friend and have a couple of Ales. And whilst we talk about job, personal life and past experiences in jobs, he helps me (and sometimes I help him) to see things a different way.
He pointed out a lot of good things where I can sit down, have a think, improve and then hopefully come back stronger and better.
I will keep you updated.
Have a good weekend, Volker
ballueder
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July 4, 2008 at 8:13 pm
bigbrother
I think there are a few reasons why consulting works so well:
- experience - consultants gain a more varied experience than people in regular day jobs
- expertise - consultants have access to a network of top class expertise not available to people outside the consulting business
- mind-set and dedication - it takes a certain type of person to work in consulting, a willingness to sacrifice personal life, thrive on challenges, and work incredibly hard for the recognition it brings