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by yukonbound 2747 days ago
As it was explained to me the purpose of the management consultant is not to solve the problem, but to take the blame for solving the problem.

The Internal politics of most reasonable sized corporates are Byzantine to say the least. Senior management might not have the political capital to drive change through an organization, don’t want to take the blame if the change does not work, or just want to signal that they are doing something, without taking responsibility for said something.

Hence...management consultants... and the pricier and the more prestigious he better.