The importance of understanding unique business contexts and avoiding assumptions in consulting

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Every business context is unique with various aspects, so it drives me crazy when consultants act like experts without considering the client's expertise. Instead, my job is to provide information for business people to make their own decisions. I ensure my team consists of curious individuals and I remain steadfast in my perspective when dealing with other consultants. Rather than imposing my opinions, I turn the focus back to the business owner or executive to determine what is most important.

We were curious about… curiosity. We know it's a critical trait for analysts, but is it an innate characteristic, a teachable skill, or some combination of both? We were curious. How can the breadth and depth of a candidate's curiosity be assessed as part of the interview process? We were curious. Who could we kick these questions (and others) around with? We were NOT curious about that! MaryBeth Maskovas, founder and Principal Consultant at Insight Lime Analytics, joined Michael, Julie, and Tim to explore the topic. For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.