What Really Makes a Business Consultant Worth Listening To

[Hans Müller]

I agree, failure stories are instructive. They show limits of influence and context. Consulting is often portrayed as transformative, but sometimes stability is the real win. Helping a team avoid bad decisions can be just as impactful as driving growth. That kind of impact is harder to market.

 

[Joe Smith]

That is true, prevention is invisible. If a consultant helps a company avoid a costly mistake, it rarely shows up as a headline outcome. Internally though, leaders may feel relief. Measuring that value requires trust and long term thinking. Short term ROI calculations may miss it.