Trying to overcome or improve on one’s weaknesses is counter-productive. It only weakens our confidence, enthusiasm, creativity and overall performance. Worse still, we don’t get that much better for all the effort. Instead, attention should focus on expanding upon strengths and working around weaknesses . . . that’s where the real gold is in improving overall performance.

One way to define a professional role is to tag it as generalist and specialist. In general, specialists tend to drill down into a particular field, becoming an expert in a narrow area, whereas generalists develop broad proficiency across several related, but distinct, functional areas. The value of a specialist to an organization is his [...]

Consulting is a distinct job with specific characteristics that one is either suited to, or not. It is not just the “next step” one takes upon reaching the level of expert in a given field.

Exceptional listening and inquiry skills are important characteristics of the best management consultants.

A significant determinant in how well a client navigates in periods of uncertainty and stress is the amount and quality of emotional support that he or she has to rely upon.