As an independent management consultant, you’ll need to get used to spending plenty of time in meetings. This may be something you’ve become used to as part of your current or previous job, but your role in meetings will probably be very different as an independent...
The more you become indoctrinated into the world of business and management consulting, the more you will find yourself incorporating jargon into your communication—it’s inevitable, but not necessarily beneficial. If you are able to remain one of the rare independent...
If you think that managing your time is challenging now, in your regular job, and you’re planning to set out on your own as a consultant, here’s a reality-check. Managing your time as an independent consultant is going to be much tougher, I promise you. Just...
In my previous post, I took you briefly through the whys and wherefores of using Microsoft PowerPoint and explained why it’s such a popular application with management consultants. PowerPoint is the medium you will use to deliver much of your communication when...
If you’ve ever been involved in a project with external consultants (in your previous corporate life), you probably noticed that they seem to absolutely love PowerPoint presentations. The truth is, we don’t spend hour upon hour making pretty slides for the fun of it...
As a management consultant, it’s important to aid your consulting customer to make decisions based on the work you do for her. Without your help in decision-making, the customer has an excuse to shelve your work and pass off the expense as a mistaken belief in your...
You’ve taken the leap and launched your long-dreamed-about independent consultancy. Due to your reputation and flair for business, clients are knocking on your door. But you find yourself overwhelmed by the endless small tasks associated with running your startup. Where do you turn to for help?
This is another question I get asked a lot. And most people don’t appreciate that the two are quite different. In very simple terms, let me explain it this way. A Contractor, is basically just like an employee. A hired hand to do a specific job or...
It's always good to know what challenges await you in a new career, and as rewarding as independent consulting is, you will face your share of challenges once your new business gets under way. In this post, I'd like to help you prepare for just one of those...
Should You go Independent or Join a Consulting Firm? While this website is intended primarily to help you learn about independent consulting, I'm always happy to share insights with anyone keen to get into the management consulting profession, whether they want to run...