Last week, Christine Heckart hosted a mini-reunion of some of the folks from TeleChoice. Twenty-years ago this boutique consulting firm pioneered a new category for strategic consulting. We called it “Strategic Catalysts”. We probably weren’t the first to practice this approach, but I think we were the first to name and define it.
I still believe the catalyst model is the best way to help companies that need assistance in developing a critical strategy. In fact, it probably makes more sense now than ever.
So what is it? Strategic catalysts accelerate the creation of strategies for high impact. They don’t replace the staff of their clients in developing strategies, but they bring the missing ingredients (experience, methodologies, tools, focus) to enable clients to rapidly and successfully create strategies that work. TeleChoice was the strategic catalyst for the telecom industry.
Click here to read more about this model, how it compares to traditional consulting, and my five reasons why I believe it is the best model, even today twenty years after we pioneered it