Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

[Bornadog]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

You talking to me Willis?

In general

[Grantysghost]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

Consultants are good if the project engaging them defines a clear scope for their use and doesn't creep outside of that.

If you think poor planning and management is a contractor / consultant issue you're doing it wrong.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

And to stay on thread.

AFL media is for teenagers.

[hujsh]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

Felling pretty attacked here as someone that's spent their entire adult workforce career as a 'consultant'

Can't say I've ever really suggested a solution to anything though. Normally I just make stuff they want or do a job they don't know how to do.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

Completely wrong about all consultants. Consultants bring their own expertise into an organisation, usually expertise that is either not available internally or as a independent for a review of operations and many other reasons.

The club brought in a consultant, and the restructure happened.

I run a consultancy that operates in the cost reduction area and usually organisations that need my expertise are those that don't have the internal skills or, they don't have the time to complete a review.

As for so called media experts, as has been mentioned already, they don't know the inner workings of a club, the game plan, the players situation eg injury or not, and seem to all just spout the same thing. Yesterday I was flipping the stations in the car and heard Malthouse carrying on about Naughton to the backline. The other commentator said, is it because Bevo is stubborn? Malthouse backed in Bevo and mentioned various things on why he hasn't moved Naughton.

To me, it is pathetic the way the media carryon when a team is losing - very tiresome.

No offence. But of course you are going to say that. You view is going to be biased one way, as is mine.

On the club restructure due to the feedback from a consultant. We don't know whether that is a good advice yet. There is also lots of senior people in that club who should have their finger on the pulse. Why did they need a 70 year old Peter Jackson to make structural changes? Either they are not very good at what they do or politically they wanted someone else to do it as either they were to weak to do it themselves or or wanted the cover of an "expert". It wasn't exactly rocket science what he reccomended.

[jeemak]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

Consultants are fine if you don't choose generalists to do a specialist's job.

I wasn't pissing on consultants with my post by the way, in fact, the opposite. I had a negative view of consultants until I became one, and then I just refined my view to generalists who have no expertise outside of being consultants. It took fifteen years on supply side before I could even think about getting a senior con role at the firm I joined.

[azabob]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

So are we shitcanning consultants, afl media or the general punter?

[jeemak]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

So are we shitcanning consultants, afl media or the general punter?

I think it's Choose Your Own Adventure at this point Az.

[Topdog]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

#NotAllConsultants

[jeemak]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

No offence. But of course you are going to say that. You view is going to be biased one way, as is mine.

On the club restructure due to the feedback from a consultant. We don't know whether that is a good advice yet. There is also lots of senior people in that club who should have their finger on the pulse. Why did they need a 70 year old Peter Jackson to make structural changes? Either they are not very good at what they do or politically they wanted someone else to do it as either they were to weak to do it themselves or or wanted the cover of an "expert". It wasn't exactly rocket science what he reccomended.

This is embarrassing.

If you read the fine print of his report it actually had a section on how to leverage rocket science to stop our forwards running into each other in lieu of poor coaching/ leadership.

[jeemak]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

#NotAllConsultants

Clubhouse leader.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

This is embarrassing.

If you read the fine print of his report it actually had a section on how to leverage rocket science to stop our forwards running into each other in lieu of poor coaching/ leadership.

Ha lol

[GVGjr]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

I've worked for a couple of companies that have used a variety of consultants with very mixed results.
They've made and broken many careers for wannabe executives so it's certainly buyer beware.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

Chicken Twisties are better than cheese Twisties.

[jeemak]

Re: Damien Barrett what's his agenda ?

I'm going to start a trade Cody Weightman thread if this doesn't stop going pear shaped.

I'll even put out an expression of interest for consultants to help me execute it.