Consulting Insight
4 more Laws Consultants should know how to deal with
Consulting is messy. Another 4 timeless laws help you spot patterns early, manage the chaos, and steer complex work toward outcomes that actually stick.
Technique
So you have been asked to do business development!
Business development is a long game of building trust, staying useful, and earning the right to ask for the work when the timing is right.
News
Winner of the Breakthrough Business Award
Queanbeyan-Palerang Business Awards, 2026 winner of the Breakthrough Business.
Technique
Project Burn-Downs: From Old-School Spreadsheets to AI-Powered Forecasts
I wrote the original article anchored in the old-school way of tracking project burn-downs. The fundamentals still hold, but AI now gives us a not-so-old-school way to keep forecasts current....and it will blow your mind.
Best Self
Should you fake it 'till you make it?
Fake it 'till you make is like fabricating it till you fluke it. Feel your way forward instead. Six practical moves when label on the tin is bigger than the tin itself.
Skill
Proper engagement forecasts provide commercial control while options still exist
Project financial forecasting turns budget variance into a management advantage. Seeing under or overspends early lets you adjust scope, pace, and resources while options still exist. It is how smart teams stay in control and finish with fewer surprises....and maybe even increase fees.
Consulting Insight
Ai Winners Are Not Using More Ai. They Are Redesigning Their Workflow
The latest Ai headlines for consulting firms suggest the market is moving beyond novelty and into a harder phase where agentic capability, cyber risk, and enterprise control matter more than demo magic.
Skill
Why Great Consultants Start With a Delivery Compass
The Most Overlooked Skill in Consulting Starts Before the Work Does, with a a structured approach.
Consulting Insight
My Week in Consulting
If consulting is ambigous and messy, inside a single week, how do you stay steady enough to do good work and enjoy it?
Best Self
3 Chat-GPT scripts to find your consulting strength
Ever wonder why some work gives you momentum, some meetings stay with you for days, and some client moments make you feel genuinely powerful? These three ChatGPT scripts help you decode the pattern and use it to grow as a consultant.
News
Whats Percolating at ConsultantCafe?
I pause and give you a proper update and, more importantly, say thank you.
Technique
Laws Consultants Should Know
Consulting is messy. These timeless laws help you spot patterns early, manage the chaos, and steer complex work toward outcomes that actually stick.