Coaching or Consulting: How Smart Leaders Choose the Right Help (And Stop Wasting Money) Tired of hiring the wrong type of professional help and watching your budget disappear faster than donuts in a breakroom? This episode cuts through the confusion between coaching and consulting with the precision of a surgeon and the wit of your favorite comedian. Our leadership team breaks down when you need someone to hand you the answer versus when you need someone to help you find it yourself. Think of it as the difference between getting a fish and learning to fish – except with more laughs and significantly less risk of getting wet. What You'll Discover: Problem Solving vs. People Building: Why consultants are like expensive chalk marks (you'll love this story) and coaches are like personal trainers for your leadership muscles The Dandelion Dilemma: A brilliant analogy that'll change how you think about quick fixes versus lasting solutions – spoiler alert: it involves yard work and regret Checkbook Choices: When it's smart to throw money at a problem and when you're just buying yourself a temporary band-aid The Real Cost Factor: Why consultants cost more upfront but coaches deliver long-term ROI that compounds like interest (the good kind) The Bottom Line: Stop playing expensive guessing games with your professional development budget. Whether you need someone to solve your problem or help you become the person who can solve it yourself, this episode gives you the framework to choose wisely. Tune In For: ✅The $10,000 chalk mark story that perfectly illustrates consultant value ✅Why hiring a consultant might be robbing you of crucial growth opportunities ✅How to know if you need answers handed to you or pulled out of you ✅The muscle-building metaphor that makes everything click ✅Real talk about when each approach makes financial sense Ready to stop throwing money at symptoms and start investing in solutions? Your future self (and your budget) will thank you.