Management consulting is very much so the blind leading the blind. I would consider it to be a pretty bearish signal for management to be hiring consultants for

Management consulting is very much so the blind leading the blind. I would consider it to be a pretty bearish signal for management to be hiring consultants for leadership guidance. Hiring contractors or agencies to deliver actual work is a different matter altogether though. When it costs well over six figures to hire a professional full-time, and you have less than full-time year-round needs, then the economics of contracting may be attractive for both parties.