Here are 8 common pitfalls I’ve witnessed and experienced over the past 10 years of hiring consultants and running my own consultancy business. Hopefully this post will shed some light on what to consider if you’re thinking of making the leap of faith, or if you’re already consulting and things don’t seem to be working out for you.
I firmly believe that every growing business will need specialist support at different intervals. Specialist training for leaders and managers, specialist consultancy for introducing new technologies, specialist facilitation to plan strategy, specialist advice on marketing the brand, specialist coaching to improve personal and business performance, and the list goes on. When support services are done well it can be a relatively low cost intervention to accelerate achieving company goals. Done badly and the whole service sector takes a battering.
I firmly believe that every growing business will need specialist support at different intervals. Specialist training for leaders and managers, specialist consultancy for introducing new technologies, specialist facilitation to plan strategy, specialist advice on marketing the brand, specialist coaching to improve personal and business performance, and the list goes on. When support services are done well it can be a relatively low cost intervention to accelerate achieving company goals. Done badly and the whole service sector takes a battering.
