Consultations
It must be a statistical thing. I keep bumping into people from McKinsey. McKinsey, of course, is to consulting as McDonald's is to fast food. But I am meeting up with McKinseyites as often as I meet McDonald's crew.
I thought about it for a while, and I came to the conclusion that I have a natural affinity for people doing that kind of job. The thing is that McKinsey is basically a firm that solves problems for other people. They synthesize solutions based on whatever their clients want done. And they are reasonably clever about it.
For a taste of what kinds of skills are required for this sort of job, you can go to the website and check out the Careers section. They're remarkably like the skills a good teacher ought to have. Sadly, as in real life, 95% of the candidates (or teachers, come to think of it) won't have these skills to a significant extent.
Modern society is heading towards the idea of teachers as consultants; if you really believe in slogans like 'Teach Less, Learn More' or 'No Child Left Behind' and such, you also have to believe that teachers can be intelligent personal coaches who can help their clients come up with competitive solutions that preserve quality of life.
It's going to be a hard thing to sell. Most teachers are content to not do that kind of thing.
I thought about it for a while, and I came to the conclusion that I have a natural affinity for people doing that kind of job. The thing is that McKinsey is basically a firm that solves problems for other people. They synthesize solutions based on whatever their clients want done. And they are reasonably clever about it.
For a taste of what kinds of skills are required for this sort of job, you can go to the website and check out the Careers section. They're remarkably like the skills a good teacher ought to have. Sadly, as in real life, 95% of the candidates (or teachers, come to think of it) won't have these skills to a significant extent.
Modern society is heading towards the idea of teachers as consultants; if you really believe in slogans like 'Teach Less, Learn More' or 'No Child Left Behind' and such, you also have to believe that teachers can be intelligent personal coaches who can help their clients come up with competitive solutions that preserve quality of life.
It's going to be a hard thing to sell. Most teachers are content to not do that kind of thing.
Labels: Problem Solving, Teaching
etched with acid at 8:55:00 am
2 Comments:
Do consultants solve problems? All I thought they did were to parasite off large organizations and maximize their billable hours.
Cheers,
Ray
Haha, doesn't that solve their own problems? And if the large organizations pay up, it implies that they actually believe their problems are solved!
All of which does not detract from the validity of your point, of course...
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