Parachute consultants??? Not for me....

Sometimes I wonder at the value of consultants... particularly those who parachute into the company and attempt to apply a one-size-fits-all formula in its evaluation of the company's performance and make recommendations based on what surface they can skim off the iceberg.

Most of the time, the recommendations are frustrating... far more frustrating is the amount of time and effort one has to waste in familiarising the consultants with the company.... and the absolute last straw comes when despite loads of time and effort spent, they still get it wrong!

Wonder why are these people being paid consultancy fees at all...