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Welcome to my blog. Here we discuss all aspects of running a successful consulting firm. Mainly we’re searching for the answer to the ultimate consulting firm question: How can we deliver more value for higher fees using less of our time, money and effort? If you like this concept, then I invite you to start reading. You may find something valuable.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Are You Rendering Your Consulting Services As A Slave Or As A Real Professional?

Talk to some consultants and they tell you that getting into consulting was one of the best decisions of their lives.

Talk to some others, and they tell you that getting into consulting was one of the biggest mistakes they’ve ever made, and they wish they’d taken a mind-numbing bureaucrat job in a government office with exalted titles, union protection, obscene benefits and zero requirements for performance and accountability.

I know several consultants who made it as parts of large “consulting” firms, but when they left and started their own firms, they soon landed in some financial hot water because they didn’t know how to acquire clients.

Some got some clients and worked their arses off, turning their careers into 24/7 non-stop drudgery. So, if you’re curious about how solo consultants and boutique consulting firms can operate as real consulting professionals and avoid being treated like consulting slaves, then join in this month's brain-fryingly exciting episode of Commando Consulting, entitled, “Are You Rendering Your Consulting Services As A Slave Or As A Real Professional?”.