by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 13, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring
The lines have blurred over the years and the terms ‘consultant’ and ‘contractor’ are now often used interchangeably. By definition, however, these two business professionals perform very different tasks, although the consultant can, in some circumstances, also do the...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jan 10, 2020 | Consulting Clients, Mentoring, Start Consulting
A few people have asked me recently why I don’t provide a live training school for those wanting to get into management consulting. Hmmm. That got me thinking. It’s actually not a bad idea. It would be easy for me to do and I would really enjoy...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 20, 2019 | Mentoring, Tips on Consultng
This is another question I get asked a lot. And most people don’t appreciate that the two are quite different. In very simple terms, let me explain it this way. A Contractor, is basically just like an employee. A hired hand to do a specific job or...
by Rob O'Byrne | Dec 13, 2019 | Mentoring, Tips on Consultng
Having been a consultant now since 1994, and now owning 3 consulting businesses (at the last count) I get asked this question a lot. That is the reason I put together this site with lots of free information about how to get ‘into’ consulting. It is...
by Rob O'Byrne | Aug 19, 2017 | Featured, Mentoring
One thing that often catches new consultants out is the amount of back-office admin work required just to keep an independent business running. I think the reason it sometimes comes as a shock is because when we work for an employer, we tend not to have to worry about...
by Rob O'Byrne | Jul 25, 2017 | Featured, Mentoring, Tips on Consultng
Did you know that even as a solo, independent consultant, trust in your brand from the client perspective is as important—if not more so—than the client’s trust in you as a consultant? For larger consulting firms, this fact probably goes without saying, but...
