Category: Consultants

[Click here to watch the 90-second video] The single most important thing a consultant brings to a company: “The ability to look objectively at...Read more about Internal Advisors in your organisation – double espresso or caffeine-free?

In conversation with the more junior participants on our programmes from big brand Firms, I’m struck by how many of them aren’t really considering...Read more about How do you sell a Consulting Career?

You’ve only got to listen to an interview with England’s lead analyst Nathan Leamon from June 20211 to realise that for years cricket, like...Read more about Data as information or interference?

You may have been told the business parable about a broken engine, and an old man with a hammer. The story goes: A giant...Read more about Critical thinking: Learning from the old man with a hammer

1.  Know your staff and your fellow Partners You cannot expect nor do you deserve to lead or influence anyone in your firm unless...Read more about 10 Practical Tips for a New Partner

Three seemingly unrelated events occurred last week. Firstly, the Global HR Director for a major consulting Firm posed the following question: We have traditionally...Read more about Consulting as a Career, or as a Springboard to a Career?

You are in your home office and your virtual meetings are ‘back-to-back’. Running late, you log onto the next meeting with your team. As...Read more about Leading Virtually in the Absence of the Artefacts of Authority – Why Authenticity is Key

While driving to work last week, I found myself singing along to a few old favourite Christmas tunes. We all know the songs; we...Read more about The Impact of Emotion on Loyalty and Buying Decisions

[Click here to watch the 90-second video] Internal consultants, whether homegrown or recruited from leading strategy firms, can be like coffee for your organisation. At their...Read more about Internal Consultants – Organisational Adrenaline or Decaffeinated Consultants?

Welcome to November’s edition of The Pelorus: a selection of content and research Openside have discovered in the last month – which you may...Read more about The Pelorus – November 2019

At Openside we are often struck by the similarities between law and consulting business models, yet the differences in approach and mindset to generate...Read more about What law firms can learn from consulting firms

I have always believed that a DJ at a party had one job – to make sure the dance floor is full of people...Read more about Learning from a terrible DJ about the perils of the predetermined solution