Show Notes
In this weeks episode I'll speak about how consultants really feel about their consulting lifestyle, in large firms.
Hey, I've been there done it - all the way from Associate Consultant to Senior Partner for a large and boutique firm. I know the what the journey is like.
Most of us will feel, at one point or another, that our consulting life has turned into a period of constant churning on a hamster wheel and there doesn’t seem to be a way off.
At these moments, it’s important to recognize that most of us are hardwired into having resilience and persistent as a default setting. So, as consultants we look to solve the problem by rolling up our sleeves and getting stuck in. So if we keep working hard and longer then things will get better right? Wrong!. To get off that wheel, you’ve got to change how you’re thinking about change and how you would change yourself.
I'll explain the 'sunk cost fallacy' and how you can break that cycle to set yourself free from the 'hamster wheel'. Most consultants are reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. It goes for most things in life.
I hope that you manage to get some real value and insight from this week’s show.
Any questions please email me on masood@theconsultingedge.co (by the way that's .co and not .com) or connect with me on LinkedIn and share any of your thoughts or ideas for future topics to discuss on future episodes.
Following the link in the show notes let's Buzzsprout know we sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support our show.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1896157
To your continued success
Masood
Show Notes
In this weeks episode I'll speak about how consultants really feel about their consulting lifestyle, in large firms.
Hey, I've been there done it - all the way from Associate Consultant to Senior Partner for a large and boutique firm. I know the what the journey is like.
Most of us will feel, at one point or another, that our consulting life has turned into a period of constant churning on a hamster wheel and there doesn’t seem to be a way off.
At these moments, it’s important to recognize that most of us are hardwired into having resilience and persistent as a default setting. So, as consultants we look to solve the problem by rolling up our sleeves and getting stuck in. So if we keep working hard and longer then things will get better right? Wrong!. To get off that wheel, you’ve got to change how you’re thinking about change and how you would change yourself.
I'll explain the 'sunk cost fallacy' and how you can break that cycle to set yourself free from the 'hamster wheel'. Most consultants are reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. It goes for most things in life.
I hope that you manage to get some real value and insight from this week’s show.
Any questions please email me on masood@theconsultingedge.co (by the way that's .co and not .com) or connect with me on LinkedIn and share any of your thoughts or ideas for future topics to discuss on future episodes.
Following the link in the show notes let's Buzzsprout know we sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support our show.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1896157
To your continued success
Masood