Mr. Blatt: Expert consultants are sought after by management because they help executives make better decisions.
Curious Fact
Why do executives seek out expensive consultants?
Mr. Blatt's Explanation
Expert consultants are sought after because they help executives make better decisions; that's why they're worth their substantial fees.
Ms. Fring's Explanation
Consultants are hired to enable executives to avoid responsibility. The more expensive the consultant, the more they can be blamed when things go wrong.
Goal
We want an answer to help convince us that executives are seeking out expensive consultants as a way to later blame them if things go wrong.
Or we want to undermine the idea that executives genuinely want the consultants' good ideas / that consultants even offer good ideas.