Best Self
Many consultants mistake high utilisation for career security. It is not! When the chips are down, firms don't value what you have done. They value the relationships you have built.
Best Self
A ChatGPT super script to gamify and simulate your next performance review to improve how you show up at the real one.
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
Best Self
Im so sorry you were made redundant, but here are some tips to get back on your feet again.
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
Consulting Insight
My old career advice was simple: go wide before you go deep. But consulting has changed, and so has my view.
Best Self
Community is the most overlooked C in 4 Cs of Consulting—The one that rarely shouts for attention, but quietly sustains us in ways we don’t always see. This is a call to act: Consultants using their resources and craft to make a real-world difference.
Consulting Insight
The bench isn’t career purgatory, it’s consulting’s most honest mirror—and your biggest accelerator if you use it right. Off the field is where you sharpen skills, build relationships, and create IP. Play offence across the 4 Cs—Consultant, Clients, Colleagues, Community—and you’ll be first pick.
Best Self
Crack the code of consulting. Let one of the 4Cs of Consulting dominate, and you risk burnout, boredom, or becoming that consultant everyone avoids. Nurture them all, even if it is hard, and your career will flourish.
Best Self
Remember, ChatGPT is a language model. It does not “know” you. You don’t have to accept every insight it produces. The value comes from being honest in your answers and taking the time to reflect on them.
Best Self
Avoiding shame. Avoiding inadequacy and avoiding the consultant’s quiet impostor syndrome. It’s a vain attempt to hide behind busywork, hoping your practice Partner will notice and reward you with a promotion.