This was a line from a very popular song created for a clut-classic movie in the 80s, Mad Maxx: Beyond Thunderdome. Now if you do not know who Mad Maxx is, take a lazy Saturday afternoon with your television and watch one. Definitely not kid friendly but very high entertainment and “cheese” value.
The story within this song talked about an oppressed people that really had no desire to get their hopes up by putting all their faith in another “hero” that past experience showed them, may not really save them. A population of post-apocolyptic survivors fed up with the promises of one person coming in, stealing away valuable resources in exchange for promises to save them, only to leave them more broke and still enslaved. Disappointed again and again by a “hero” leading them into yet another failure, not teaching them how to survive on their own, and leaving them yet again fend for themselves. Sound familiar?
Most businesses would say that they are trying to now do business in a post-apocolyptic economy. And sadly, many times, when a company or individual hires an outside consultant, they [the company] have hopes for someone to come in and save them, and sadly the consultant wants [and promises] to be their hero.
So how has that worked out for companies and executives these past 10 years?
If you take a high-level look at the last 10 years of business research (the time in which the business consulting industry has really boomed), the track record for organizational hired “guns” actually bringing long term success to companies and executives has not been great. You may have experience in this yourself…
You may have hired a consultant before, or have always wanted to. You know you want success, and you know you feel capable of greater levels of repeatable business success. But, at the same time, you are frustrated about your own experiences or what others have said about the “hero trainwrecks” they have hired or had to deal with.
Progenisys understands that you want to target results not theory. You want to be able to stand on your own feet so that you have the confidence and skills to move your life or business forward. You don’t need another hero, and we don’t want to be one.
As you look around our website and continue to read our blog, you will get to know more about Progenisys and what we believe. You will get a feel for our lead consultants, hear their hearts, and learn about their passion and skill for client success and knowledge transfer. As a consulting firm, Progenisys has no desire to be your executive, personal, or organizational “hero”, but simply to help you move life forward.
That is what our name means and that is what we live everyday, because we firmly believe that the label “hero” – should be yours.
So, thank you for taking the time to read our thoughts, we are excited for an opportunity to serve you! Now go grab some popcorn, and rent those movies… but after you email us to set up an appointment with you of course!
Bartholomew Reed, President of Progenisys
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