Technique
Win your next assignment with structure, not luck. This script helps you craft a best-practice consulting approach through guided questions that turn ambiguity into clarity, delivering clear phases, outcomes, deliverables, and tools you can adapt for any engagement.
Best Self
In a world where AI and templates are swallowing the middle, being vanilla is a fast track to irrelevance. Your instincts, quirks and eccentric Éclat aren’t flaws; they’re what make you, you
News
Summer reading for those ConsultantCafe articles you missed or want to read again.
Consulting Insight
Chapter 4: This is the 4th in a series on Santa's digital transformation. See my Investment Logic Map Framework here and lessons for consultants when they develop one with a client
Best Self
Im so sorry you were made redundant, but here are some tips to get back on your feet again.
Tool
A decision-support super-prompt that asks consultants targeted questions to clarify the situation, uncover complications, interpret implications, and produce a clear “What → So What → Now What” advisory package with options, actions, and recommendations.
Consulting Insight
Chapter 3: I'm going to try to bring consultant tools, templates and techniques to life using Pole Enterprises as my case study. This is the 3rd in a series on Santas Digital Transformation. See my PMO Framework here.
Best Self
The smartest consultants aren’t the ones who are right the most. They’re the ones who notice when they’re wrong the fastest. Spot these biases fast, before they undo your deliverable
News
In a profession defined by pace and pressure, former Partner Kim Moeller is building something different — Consultant Café, a space where consultants can learn, reflect, and grow through practical insight and real experience to build meaningful, sustainable careers.
Consulting Insight
Chapter 2: I'm going to try to bring consultant tools, templates and techniques to life using Pole Enterprises as my case study. This is 2nd in the series on how to do customer journey mapping. The 1st was Mrs Claus letter.
Consulting Insight
Every café has its menu, and so should every consultant. From flat whites (T&M) to tasting menus (fixed price), pricing models shape how clients experience your value. In this week’s Consultant Café, discover some price model blends that work.
Consulting Insight
Cost is maths, price is reputation strategy. Get them confused, and you risk cash flow, clients, and credibility
