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I did an MBA at a school which was basically a conveyer belt to get people into consulting (I didn't, couldn't stand it and I went into PM and engineering). The

I did an MBA at a school which was basically a conveyer belt to get people into consulting (I didn't, couldn't stand it and I went into PM and engineering). The main thing they teach you is to "identify the hidden customer" i.e. the person who hired you to do a project will have a boss they're trying to please, figure out what *they* want. If you create a proposal which pleases them, you've done well. Note that none of this has any relation to whether what you're proposing makes sense or is a good solution.

ballenf 4y ago
Maybe the best course of action is establish your terms on that basis -- "if you hire us for a particular project or problem, we will not exclude solutions/responses that highlight or challenge underlying systemic causes outside the scope of the engagement." If not, then the advice you got could be summarized as "figure out what you're being paid to do and do it."