Don't Give Advice, Be Useful

Why giving advice is terrible advice

https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/against-advice-agnes-callard/ https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/how-to-give-good-advice

David Maister ‘The advisors job is to be useful, not right’

Most consulting strategy advice boils down to “do it, do it well”. It’s terrible advice.

It ignores the complexity It doesn’t provide will to change It ignores the resources required to actually do the work