Businesses frequently hire consultants to deliver their expertise on a temporary basis where needed, but this often makes people curious: whether it’s employees in the company who aren’t privileged with access to the decision making process or outsiders the company, wondering just why their competitors have chosen to make this move.
You might even be wondering right now if this is the right idea for you – what a consultant can bring to the table that simply hiring a new employee with a wider expertise would not. This quick guide will help dispel the myths, so you know why bosses bring in consultants, and you can decide if it’s worth the trouble of an ir35 Contract Review for you.
Temporary Problems Need Temporary Solutions
Sometimes the simplest answer is right: if your business is facing a temporary change or working on a short term project, it makes sense to bring in expertise that they only have to pay for that length of time. Consultants specialise in acclimatising to a business quickly, so they don’t require the long training period a full blooded new employee would: they can get straight to work installing new IT systems, for example, and depart when the job is done.
To Create New Solutions and Strategies
This is often the case if a company had a new idea or technology: they have a natural lead when they first launch as no one else has access to their USP, but as others learn to how to implement similar solutions they can stagnate. They need a new strategy to keep expanding, but everyone at the executive level has a full time job running the company as it exists.
In these situations, consultants can survey the company and come up with new strategies to drive them forward. They don’t need to be employed longer than needed to understand what the business does, and develop a new plan for them: the existing executives can implement the plan.
For Added Clarity or Credibility
If a CEO sees that change is needed, she might run into the problem outlined above: a lack of resources to make the change. Another problem could be that it’s difficult to see a solution when you are so close to the problem.
A consultant can come in with a fresh eye, and the authority to tell executives and department heads news they may not want to hear.
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