... External consultants are often disparaged because of their language; they just cannot stop using words that do not exist. In fact, consultants regularly use so much jargon in conversation that some people think they are speaking in a foreign tongue. Consultants Management consultants Clients...

.... begin without any idea about the end; 3. put first things last; 4. think lose/lose; 5. seek to be understood before you understand; 6. avoid synergy; and 7. operate with a dull blade. No management consultant in their right mind would advise you to adopt the latter characteristics but they suddenly make...