For many people Consultants are up there with those selling life insurance to friends or admitting to working for the Inland Revenue. It is said that "Consultants tell you what you already know and then charge you twice as much as you earn".
While there is undoubtedly good evidence of customers not getting a good return on investment from some Consultants, there are also many others who have added value to organisations.
So what do Consultants do? Typically the word ‘consult’ means to ask someone’s advice or opinion on a difficult or perplexing issue. There are two key dimensions to the work of a Consultant. Firstly, they build collaborative relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Secondly, they facilitate a process of resolving a problem that we cannot do on our own, or could add significant value by involving an expert in the process.
How does a client get the maximum organisational benefits from Consultancy? How does the Consultancy process work? The process looks something like this:-
The best starting point is calling us to arrange for an informal conversation around the issues and to agree if there is something that we can offer which will add value to your organisation.