Written by: Vickie Sullivan  |  April 23, 2013

What Independent Consultants REALLY Think

As meetings were canceled by the droves during the Great Recession, many experts looked around and said, “hey, I think I’ll be a consultant”.  This study by M Squared Consulting (who creates an army of implementers) gets inside the minds of these lone wolfs working as subcontractors.

My favorite findings:

• A majority — 28% — have been on duty for only 1-5 years.  That is about the same rate (25%) of those reporting that their primary motivation was in response to layoffs.
• Only 19% cited owning a business as the primary reason for being a consultant.  This explains a lot of my conversations with these folks.

This 30,000-foot view gives you a snapshot of your peers, many of whom may compete with larger thought leaders for projects.  Check this out and proceed accordingly.