Lawyers, bankers, accountants and consultants are all after the same thing.  No, not cash. That goes without saying. What they dream about is achieving a special status with their clients: that of the Trusted Adviser.

It is lonely at the top, people say. You cannot count on colleagues to give you the unvarnished truth. Professional services firms can make good that shortfall in trust, and give you the brutal facts when others are unwilling or unable to do so.