How we work

What can you expect from us?

People who put you first

Consultants who take time to explore your context and challenges. Who aren’t under pressure to push an off-the-shelf tool or solution. Who work with you to deliver good results and sustainable impact. Who offer fair and transparent fees. Who are honest, straightforward and practical. 

Values that show up

Our values aren’t just good intentions. They’re the qualities we look for in every consultant we work with – the things they do and say.

  • Stronger Together: Working collaboratively to give you the mix of expertise and experience that’s just right for you. We know when we are the right people and when we’re not – but we also know who is!
  • Pragmatic Future Focus: Pragmatic solutions that we know will work, rather than ideas that sound good in theory. Our solutions solve immediate challenges but also lay strong foundations for the future.
  • Building Trust: Taking your challenges – and our work – seriously.  And deepening our relationship with you through authenticity, honesty and enthusiasm.
  • Delivering Diversity: Because it’s inclusive. Because it’s the right thing to do. And because it gives the best results.
  • Strive & Thrive: We look for win-wins where we can enjoy our work and create high impact whilst providing access into high quality consultants who keep at the forefront of current thinking in their fields.

Why use independent consultants?

The large consultancies offer the reassurance of wide-ranging expertise but at a price. An independent consultant fits your budget but may not bring all the expertise you need.

The Consultants Collective gives you the best of both – the opportunity to work with experts who are:

  • Fair: Free from corporate overheads. And exceptional value for the experience they bring – most of our consultants have worked for and keep links with large consultancies so offer a breadth of experience across different sectors and organisations.
  • Client-focused: Free from the pressure to sell a standard product. And ready to explore your challenges and shape your solutions with you.
  • Committed: Free to commit to the work that gives them a buzz. And keen to focus their attention and enthusiasm on delivering the best possible results for you.

The Consultants Collective draws on the insights, resources and expertise from a wide network who work together to connect the right consultants with clients. 

Keeping up with new thinking, ideas and technologies is central to our vision of bringing together up to date experts, and consistently offering high quality work. We connect with research bodies, academic institutions and industries to keep our thinking fresh.

What does it cost?

All our consultants offer great value for money. You negotiate and contract directly with the consultants you choose to work with.

We do not charge you for connections with our consultants. And we operate as a not for profit. We are funded by:

  • A small annual membership fee, paid by our consultants, to cover our fixed operating costs.
  • A commission, paid by a consultant when they win a piece of work, to cover our marketing and business development activity.

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