Frameworks, strategies, and hard-won lessons for professionals who consult from the inside out. New articles weekly.
Internal consultants possess deeper institutional knowledge than any external firm. So why do executives still reach for McKinsey's number? The answer lies in a psychological phenomenon that every internal consultant must understand — and overcome.
Read ArticleThe tools are similar to external consulting. The context is radically different. Here's how to adapt hypothesis-driven analysis for the internal environment.
The transition from corporate internal consultant to independent practitioner. Timing, finances, relationship preservation, and the first 90 days.
If you're presenting an idea for the first time in the actual meeting, you've already lost. How the best internal consultants socialize recommendations before showtime.
Not all projects are equal. A framework for evaluating potential engagements across impact and visibility — and knowing when to say no.
ADKAR and Kotter weren't designed for people who sit in the same building as the people they're asking to change. Adaptations for the internal context.
Every successful internal consulting practice has at least one powerful executive sponsor. How to find them, develop the relationship, and avoid the pitfalls.