Joel Spolsky, well known blogger and writer, writes about what consultants do, and how they get the business.  ( Clue - it is not very flattering).  IN fact, he says its a lot of hogwash.  Why not read the article yourself and give your own judgment?

I have written in several instances of the importance of focus. Competition is tough, and none of us is good enough to succeed with only 80 percent effort. Here’s an actual study report from the Be Excellent Blog that validates this even further.

Friendship Between Women:
A woman didn’t come home one night. The next day she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend’s house. The man called his wife’s ten best friends.

None of them knew about it.

Friendship Between Men:
A man didn’t come home one night. The next day he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend’s house.
The woman called her husband’s ten best friends. Eight of them confirmed that he had slept over, and two claimed that he was still there.

1. Does Jennifer Love Hewitt?
2. Where did Vincent van Gogh?
3. Why is Norman Black?
4. Where did Sandara Park?
5. Is Chow Yun Fat?
6. What did Henry Sy?
7. Is Lucio Tan?
8. When will Orlando Bloom?

A teacher asked her class, “What do you want out of life?”

A little girl in the back row raised her hand and said, “All I want out of life is four little animals,
just like my mom always says.”

The teacher asked, “Really? And what four little animals would that be?”

The little girl said, “A mink on my back, a jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bed, and a jackass to pay for all of it.”