January 2010
3 posts
So You Want to be a Consultant... →
Maxims of Consulting
Lead with your strongest suit. Clients hire consultants for their expertise, so develop a niche in which you can excel and focus on it. When you take on work in too many areas, you dilute your expertise in any one.
You have not arrived, and you never will. Always keep learning new things. The industry evolves rapidly, so as soon as you stop learning, you’re obsolete. Experts don’t know ...
“The best employees are always the most mobile employees.”