What is Consulting?
According to best-selling author Alan Weiss,
"A consultant is someone who provides value through specialized expertise, content, behaviour, skill or other resources to assist a client in improving the status quo in return for mutually agreed compensation."
Providing Value through Improving the Status Quo
Improving the status quo is ultimately what consulting is all about. Businesses and non-profit organizations often engage a consultant when they have a problem. That is certainly one kind of status quo we would like to help you improve. An issue becomes a problem when we do not have the necessary in-house expertise and skill to effectively deal with a challenge. Consultants earn a living by being available to provide the required expertise to turn problems into manageable challenges.
On the other hand, we would also love to help you move from good to great when you are not experiencing a pressing problem. Businesses and investors are generally very pleased when their investment doubles in 3 to 5 years. Good consultants generally only get involved when they see an opportunity to provide returns of 10 to 25 times the investment in their services over 3 to 5 years. In fact, if you let them get to know your business or non-profit organization, good consultants will identify for you, those areas where they believe they can provide such significant returns for you.
At Vic Wiens Consulting, we have expertise in a number of areas where we can significantly improve your status quo and provide a very substantial return on your investment.
