Who Needs Consultants?Can you just imagine waking up each morning eager to get to work. You are doing the work that you love to do and being paid well. You set the hours you work - short or long. You choose the days you work each week - seven days, three days, not at all today. You choose whether to work in the city or at home and you choose when to take your vacation and how long it will be. Your work life is a joy. You can do all this because you are the boss! An impossible dream? Not if you offer your services as a consultant.
Take Shirley for example: She was a very efficient secretary to a most unappreciating employer. Her employer gave her little respect and treated her as his personal lackey rather than a professional secretary. He often gave her complex assignments towards the end of the day and insisted she work after hours to complete them. He bawled throughout the day for his coffee and expected Shirley to stop whatever she was doing to cater to his needs. The task she resented most was having to pick up his personal dry-cleaning, but all may have been bearable if she had received a 'thank you' or been shown some sign that she and her services were appreciated. Frustration Forces Some Action Shirley became so frustrated and unhappy she thought of leaving her job and seeking new employment. Two things stopped her, first, she needed the steady salary and she was afraid of jumping into the same situation with perhaps an even worse boss. A friend told her that perhaps she could do typing as a home business. The idea didn't really thrill her, after all, she was much more than just a typist but she decided to find out more about setting up a home business. So she sought the advice of a business consultant . Shirley Leaves the Rat-race Forever With the help of a consultant she listed all the tasks she was now doing. Shirley then prioritized them according the skill required and the level of enjoyment and satisfaction she received in performing them (picking up dry-cleaning came last on each criteria). Shirley discovered that one of the special skills that she enjoyed performing was organizing meetings, including the arrangement of travelling and accommodation for attendees, the preparation of minutes, the catering and all those other services that allowed the participants to focus on the business of the meeting. The consultant told her that these were sought after skills and very saleable as both large and small firms preferred to outsource this work. So with his assistance she set up her own consulting firm offering these services. Now, she has so many clients that she can pick and choose. She even has her old boss as a client but now he regards her as a valuable resource which he needs to nurture in case she becomes no longer available. Her remuneration is much higher than when she worked for a wage. And Shirley...she loves working with him far more than when she worked for him. Everyone of us has special skills which business owners are searching for and will pay generously for. We hope that you will read our articles on the four corner-posts to a successful business: marketing, selling, production/services and financial control. This will help you keep your business strong. It doesn't matter if you only need to earn a bit to help pay the monthly mortgage or you want to be a leader in your industry, the principles are the same. Who needs consultants? The short answer is everybody! Consulting is a big industry and grows every day. At the top end the consulting assignments have become bigger, longer and much more complex. At the individual and small business scale consultants are supplying the knowledge and expertise required of ever advancing new technology. Consultants are no longer considered as an extravagancy
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