Consulting 101

Consulting is an industry that is largely misunderstood. When you look at the surface it appears to be expensive, unnecessary and in some cases just a different type of employee. However, consulting is the best way for an organization to prevent the need to hire full time all the skills they need to be successful. The right consultant can add the knowledge, skill and/or ability to complement your full time staff. Adding a small amount of time from a consultant can prevent an organization from having to hire a new staff member.

Hire the wrong consultant, that can be fixed with a phone call and no need to talk with Human Resources!

Not sure if you have the right consultant, take them for a test drive, you can always move on to another consultant.

Consultants should bring in what you don’t have, or bring in what you can’t spare – a pair of hands not encumbered by normal operational work.

Changing the way you do business, have a consultant run your old business while your employees transition to the new.

Need to reimagine your workspace, bring in a consultant who can show you how other industries solve similar problems. A good consultant is not hampered with, “we’ve never done that here before”. Their imagination is open to new procedures and ways of doing things.