I'm realizing that I should temper my cynicism. "Senior leadership contracting an outsider to tell them how their own industry works and explain their place in

I'm realizing that I should temper my cynicism. "Senior leadership contracting an outsider to tell them how their own industry works and explain their place in it" might be a straw man. Strategic consulting could just as easily be, "We're considering expanding into this new market that we don't know as well, and we're hiring a consultant who specializes in that." Or, a previous employer hired a consultant for guidance on how to prepare the company to be sold.