How To Be A Consultant

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Currently Playing: How to be a Consultant - Thought Leadership and Reputation by Francis Buamah, Phillips Consulting

Benefit from the wisdom and expertise of experienced consultants to maximise your success in consultancy! This programme will be particularly valuable for new and aspiring consultants. It is a series of short, interactive, TED-style talks, where expert speakers discuss success factors with an audience that harnesses the wisdom of experienced consultants with the energy of newcomers. It is aimed at new entrants to the profession as well as experienced IT practitioners from all specialities who are considering a move into consultancy. We also encourage experienced consultants to join the audience and share their own thoughts, advice and experiences. The sessions will be around 15-20 minutes of presentation with a further 10-15 minutes allowed for contributions from other experienced attendees and questions from the audience. Three topics are covered in each 90-minute event. The talks will also be made available as a set of 21 videos to provide a permanent resource for people starting a consultancy career. This talk is about Thought Leadership and Reputation. About the speaker Francis Buamah BSc Francis is a Partner at Phillips Consulting and serves as the Chief Operating Officer. He is a transformative business leader with over 22 years’ management consulting experience, working previously for KPMG, EY and Capgemini to help transform businesses to serve us better. Francis has extensive international, cultural and diversity experience working across the UK, Germany, France Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey, USA, India, Ghana, Nigeria & South Africa on multiple multimillion pound programmes throughout his career. He has a passion for sustainable business innovation and digital transformation. He explores how he can help leaders, business and organisations to continue to improve our lives for the better. He is an advocate for giving back, who proudly completed and raised over £800 for the British Heart Foundation Charity London to Brighton 54-mile bike ride and served as mentor for inner city secondary school children. Francis can be summed as a “lifer” management consultant.


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