The Next Generation of Consulting
In an ideal world consulting will deliver talent that is not otherwise available, to leaders who need that advice. That is not how modern consulting works. It is a system that delivers diluted capabilities at high mark-ups.
9/1/20241 min read
The title of the blog
Osmium76 is the most dense element of the periodic table. Consulting (whether expert witness, strategy, technology, etc) should be about substance. Density. Bringing in experienced, valuable human assets, who provide the insights that make decision-makers think and re-think.
Consulting resources that by virtue of their quality, should not be affordable on a full time basis, but whose input, even in precious dustings, like the valuable spices of old, changes the entire recipe.
That is not how the world of consulting works today.
The broken model of top tier consulting
Top tier consulting is broken. It is a model built on the principle of dilution; nebulous; in-substantive. It is perfect for the rubber stamp of a major brand to sanction pre-formulated plans, but is largely incapable of adding fresh insights to a competent management team.
The vast majority of a team of consultants, if not all, are entirely affordable and available, and yet would rarely be hired by the end client, ever. Why is that?
Part of the reason is that, in our opinion, big brand consulting is merely a political tool, designed to sanction and legitimise pre-made decisions of existing leadership. This is best exemplified by the scandalous audit failures: a critical function for shareholders, that has seen scandal after scandal as the vendor-service provider relationship is corrupted.
There is little room for high quality individuals in such a consulting model. It is a dilutive model that is paid for its brand, and not for its content.
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