The point that you touch on multiple times is the importance of internal networks inside large consulting firms - esp. for helping land megadeals (rather than just keeping your direct team feed). Internally promoted partners typically have those networks. Lateral hires have to build them from scratch. Naturally the Network Alchemists wil…
The point that you touch on multiple times is the importance of internal networks inside large consulting firms - esp. for helping land megadeals (rather than just keeping your direct team feed). Internally promoted partners typically have those networks. Lateral hires have to build them from scratch. Naturally the Network Alchemists will have the skills to do this. But they need to recognize that they need to maintain an external network and build an internal network at once.
If the lateral hire was an exec in one company for a long time, they also need to recognize that they are moving to a different culture. And from being an insider to an outsider. They have gone from being the school captain to the new kid in the cafeteria.
The point that you touch on multiple times is the importance of internal networks inside large consulting firms - esp. for helping land megadeals (rather than just keeping your direct team feed). Internally promoted partners typically have those networks. Lateral hires have to build them from scratch. Naturally the Network Alchemists will have the skills to do this. But they need to recognize that they need to maintain an external network and build an internal network at once.
If the lateral hire was an exec in one company for a long time, they also need to recognize that they are moving to a different culture. And from being an insider to an outsider. They have gone from being the school captain to the new kid in the cafeteria.