consultant

three quotes

1. When you really want to do something but have nothing to do, you become consultant. - guest speaker, Robert Siegel, Chairman, Lacoste USA.

2. COO is doing nothing so you hire a consultant and let him say "fire the COO". - Edward Zimmerman, Prof. VC Seminar.

3. The oldest one. Consultant is the one who borrows your watch, tell you the time and won't return it.

Consulting industry is, however, still the second largest employer, next to Banks, for Columbia MBAs.

In Chinese, smart and hardworking people - 参谋 (brainman)。

Even so, to be paid well and get some training, I am trying to get in, as many of my classmates are. :(