A consultant is hired to provide expert advice and guidance to an organization or individual, while a leader is someone who has the authority and ability to guide and direct a group of people. However, a consultant often plays a leadership role within an organization, particularly if they are leading a project or providing guidance on strategic decision-making.
The video below talks about what effective leadership looks like in the context of consulting relationships.
About Perry West
Perry C. West is the founder and president of Automated Vision Systems, Inc., a leading consulting firm in the field of machine vision. He has over 39 years of experience in machine vision. This experience includes system design and development, software development of both general purpose and application specific software packages, optical engineering for both lighting and imaging, camera and interface design, education and training, manufacturing management, engineering management, and marketing studies. He received his BSEE from the University of California at Berkeley, is a past President of the Machine Vision Association of SME, received the MVA/SME Chairman’s Award for 1990, and received the Automated Imaging Association’s annual Achievement Award for 2003.
Additional Resources
- Perry’s Slides
- HBR article on telling stories in support group https://hbr.org/2022/05/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-peer-support-groups
- Derek Sivers has a good video on first follower https://sive.rs/ff