u/IllRead2057

Curious to hear from people who’ve made this move or seen it closely.

If a consultant leaves a larger firm to join a boutique as a partner, what are the key things that actually matter in practice? What parts of the prior experience actually translate well?

Things like:

• client relationships
• structured problem solving
• delivery standards

Do you start with a rough strawman deck to get the story out quickly, or build it properly from the beginning? I’ve found the strawman approach helps with structure early on, but sometimes it feels like you’re redoing a lot later.

Among many, one consultant asks for strawman decks for all his client projects before moving to the actual presentation. From my side, it can feel like 1.5x hours and I am happy about it since I bill by the hours spent 😅

Still, I’m genuinely curious if this is actually the most effective approach in practice. I can’t really ask him directly, so I’d be interested to hear how others think about it.

I was working on a market research project last month (can’t share details due to NDA), and spent hours digging into the economic side of the PESTEL analysis.

As all we know, a global update dropped… and honestly, half of that research felt outdated overnight. Do people actually rely on PESTEL in real decisions anymore? Or is it more just a way to structure thinking?

I keep noticing this when meeting the leaders and consultants on Zoom. Their fitness elevates their confidence too. I really admire. But here my view.

If consultants time is worth over $200/hour, how do they justify spending 1-2 hours at the gym? Do they just stop thinking in “money per hour”?

Or is fitness treated like part of the job?