Don’t be surprised to hear how they hadn’t met each other until half an hour before they met you, or how on a previous assignment Tarquin was charged out as a Managing Consultant at least six months before his promotion to that grade was finally approved; or how Celine, was sold as an “expert” on a subject that she hadn’t got any experience in, just because no-one else was available.Don’t be surprised to hear how they hadn’t met each other until half an hour before they met you, or how on a previous assignment Tarquin was charged out as a Managing Consultant at least six months before his promotion to that grade was finally approved; or how Celine, was sold as an “expert” on a subject that she hadn’t got any experience in, just because no-one else was available.

How do they put it:...“Of course we’ll support you throughout the implementation process, but ultimately it’s vital that your people own the solution”? Fair point you might say, but after rounds and rounds of corporate downsizing, there are some of us who, after all the analysis has been done, just need a few extra pair of hands to bring the benefits home, without the fuss. Why can’t they “Just do it” as the saying goes?