Category: Why do you need a consultant?

Having defined a need for consulting help, we then consider the consultant’s role in addressing these needs, and there are five: Coach Expert Facilitator Mentor Trainer. In practice, the consultant’s project role is typically a combination of #2 (the Expert in the room) plus one of the others.

hese are the 12 most common needs for consulting help: Temporary assistance Objective review Third-party request for problem / opportunity identification & resolution / realisation Surviving a crisis Initiating change Obtaining funding Selecting key personnel In-house education Conflict resolution Executive assistance Government regulatory assistance Socio-economic and political change. And of these each needs, can be ...

There are seven main things: Provide information Solve problems / issues / challenges Realise latent opportunities Diagnose, and redefine problems / issues / challenges & opportunities Recommend Implement Build consensus and commitment around corrective action Facilitate client learning Permanently improve organisational effectiveness. And the last three, are the mark of the ‘better’ and more effective ...

While business people typically have a broad range of skills, with perhaps some specialties; changes within the business, in the broader economic climate, or other unforeseen circumstances, can create a need that can’t be met with the existing skills within the business. When that occurs, employing a specialist consultant can provide the skills necessary to ...