Consultants Just Make Slides

Translating Complex Analytical Synthesis Into Actionable Strategic Narratives

Consultant vs In‑House Strategist

Balancing Institutional Knowledge with Objective External Validation

Advisory Board vs Steering Committee

Confusing advice with authority leads to accountability gaps and organizational paralysis

Binary Thinking

Frames issues in dual opposites, such as good/bad or win/lose

CODM Model

How consensus produces decisions that organizations actually execute

Exploratory Thinking

Seeks understanding by examining unfamiliar territory

DIBB Decision Framework

From raw data to committed organizational action

PPDAC Problem-Solving Cycle

A five-stage framework for data-driven decisions

Evaluative Thinking

Judges the quality or success of an idea or action

Counterlogical Thinking

Explores apparent contradictions to test limits of logic

Causal Thinking

Seeks to explain how one event produces another

Vroom-Yetton-Jago Decision Model

The essence of effective leadership lies not just in making the right choice, but in carefully choosing the right people and procedure to arrive at that choice.