// anything more than assistants to the real decision makers. Of course but it's the same thing. Executives and the board make the decisions and take responsi

// anything more than assistants to the real decision makers. Of course but it's the same thing. Executives and the board make the decisions and take responsibility for them. But generally they make these decisions based on the framing and options presented to them by people who work for them. As a consultant, you get to decide what dimensions matter to the decisions, gather data and arguments, and present the executive with a choice. The executive skill is to have oriented you around the right topics, deciding whether to trust you and your analysis, and ability to stand behind the decision made. The "assistants" do the work to enable this. It's a big deal.