Consulting Insight
Your Client Is Judging You Long Before the Final Deliverable
I recently asked clients what consultants do that increases their confidence in them. Their answers were fascinating. Here are the first 7.
Cafe Favorites
Crack the code of consulting. My 5Cs of Consulting
ConsultantCafe 5C framework for a balanced career.
Consulting Insight
Do I really need multiple CVs?
I don't have time to tailor my CV. Ill give them my everything CV.....
Best Self
The standard we should expect from EVERY consultant
Consulting has a reputation problem. The draft ConsultantCafé Code of Conduct sets a practical baseline for integrity, transparency and rebuilding trust. Download it now and provide your feedback.
Consulting Insight
Am I allowed to bill for that? Seven timesheet questions answered
Timesheet questions are rarely about timesheets. Seven I get asked most, from billing morning tea to why your manager wants yours in by Tuesday.
The timesheet trap: why consultants confuse hours, billing and value
Timesheets aren’t just admin. They sit at the intersection of effort, billing, and contracts. This article unpacks four types of time, why they often differ, and the simple test that helps consultants record time honestly, bill correctly and apply better commercial judgement.
Best Self
The Myth of Seniority that comes with title
The myth of seniority is that titles create authority and value. They don’t. Some of the best leadership on a consulting job can come from the most junior person on an engagement.
Consulting Insight
Being present v your presence
You don’t need to be everywhere to be valued. The best consultants build a presence that keeps working when they’re not in the room
Consulting Insight
If clients are capping day rates, stop selling days
If clients are capping day rates, stop selling days. Learn how fixed-price services can help consultants build more valuable, scalable businesses....including an LLM script to help you get started.
News
Whats Brewing after a year
One year, one award, 50+ articles and countless coffees. A look back at how ConsultantCafe grew into something bigger.
Radical transparency, ethics and integrity can't be a competitive edge. They're the price of entry for every firm, every consultant, every day.
Notes from our open CaféShot: two dozen consultants agreed that radical transparency, ethics and integrity aren't a competitive edge. They're the price of entry.
Best Self
Build a Moat Around Your Career
Build your career moat with rare skill stacks, a visible reputation, wider networks and measurable wins.