I'm sure if you get into the details, the answer will be "It depends...", which is obviously true, but also self serving for a consultant. To figure out which

I'm sure if you get into the details, the answer will be "It depends...", which is obviously true, but also self serving for a consultant. To figure out which is true for your company, they would come in, spend a few months studying you workplace. This would include several interviews with leaders and SMEs that the leaders hand select. Given this study process, it wont be surprising that the consultants end echoing back the opinions of leadership. I been through many consultant assisted re-orgs. Somehow, the leaders who brought them in always end up with promotions and more control. On one hand, yes, this usually gets oversold to the rank and file with promises of efficiency. On the other hand, the consultants are doing what they are paid for: finding a way to get their stakeholders what they want, when the stakeholders dont have a roadmap to get it.