As a business consultant to independent advisory firms and their owners for the past 16 years, I’ve come across many challenges that are common to most, if not all, of my clients.
Perhaps the most pervasive — and damaging — of these challenges comes from trying to apply the “business school” MBA principles that are touted by many business books, speakers and consultants to an advisory firm.
For the most part, these principles are derived from observations of, experience in and theories about how to run large corporations. If you’re an executive in a Fortune 500 company (or want to be one), much of this information can be helpful.
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Angie Herbers
Angie Herbers is chief executive and senior consultant at Herbers & Co., an independent management strategy consultancy for financial advisory firms. She can be reached at www.HerbersCo.com.
