{"id":35879,"date":"2021-05-05T12:04:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devcqsingle.consultingquest.co\/?page_id=35879"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:12:56","slug":"thought-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consultingquest.com\/thought-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;hero-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/consultingquest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ivo-rainha-0rzUepBXHN0-unsplash_1368px.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_left&#8221; min_height=&#8221;280px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||80px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;asymmetric2&#8243; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;25px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;background-size: cover!important;||background-position: top center!important;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;inline-buttons-row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;280px&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display:flex;||flex-wrap:wrap;||min-height: 400px;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.81)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;min-width:350px;||max-width:400px;&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#ff7700&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_css_main_element_tablet=&#8221;order:2;||min-width:350px;&#8221; custom_css_main_element_phone=&#8221;min-width:290px;&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#3c3c3c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#3c3c3c&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; content__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; content__hover=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=%22color: #3c3c3c;%22><b>Thought Leadership<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3c3c3c;\"><b>Thought Leadership<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#3c3c3c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We have developed an extensive library of materials to help you with your consulting sourcing. 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