Hint of the Month - April 2025

What is the Value-Added of External Consultants?

 

 

External consultants are contracted by companies for various purposes. Aside from the specific task being assigned to them, external consultants are expected to provide additional insight, as opposed to internal consultants or experts. They bring with them the diverse experience they collected through working with several clients in different industries. In addition, they view the inside operations and processes from an independent and unbiased point of view, which allows them to be objective in their findings and recommendations, without being influenced by what they are used to do inside the organization or tending to compliment one side over the other under the influence of organizational politics. In light of that, external consultants are expected to be truthful, sincere, frank, ethical, and driven by the client interest. External consultants can be individuals or firms, and they accomplish their job by working with teams of internal and external staff, depending on needs of the project.