Comments on the world of consulting, value contracting, innovation and the systemic handcuffs that most corporate managements use. I'm also inclined to drop a note or two on politics, mathematics, music and the harmony that we all seek in this life ... http://www.themetanetwork.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:20:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.themetanetwork.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=-134.html&amp;Itemid=86 No description jpoxer http://www.themetanetwork.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Consulting-Sibling-to-The-World-s-Oldest-Profession-.html&amp;Itemid=86 <p>I got tired of listening to the management at consulting companies.&nbsp; They seemed interested only in extracting their own personal fortunes from the companies they had worked for, not in creating value for their customers.&nbsp; These days consulting margins are under constant downward pressure, to the extent that continuing to work by the hour only accelerates the voyage the point where the margin goes to zero!&nbsp; I advised the management of several companies that they should understa [...] jpoxer