Consultancy Books

Feeling busy? Want your time back and better results?Well, Improve LESS. Change fewer things, but the right things.That is the entire premise of this book.Authored by seasoned consultant Chad Bareither, Improve LESS draws from his extensive experience...

How do you become a world-class consultant?This is the question on the minds of thousands of young consultants as they graduate from the classrooms of the world's business schools to the offices of top consulting firms. Yet, few of them have been...

The Performance Consultant?s Fieldbook will help trainers, training managers, and internal and external consultants working in partnership with clients to identify barriers to performance, explore a suite of solutions, and work collaboratively to get new...

This book includes a summary of the psychological theories which have been produced to explain aggression. Offering practical advice on methods for assessing dangerous situations and on developing personal and organizational strategies for coping with...

A proven approach to revenue-generating marketing and client development Professional Services Marketing is a fully field-tested and research-based approach to marketing and client development for professional services firms. The book, now in its Second...

"Jennifer Britton has penned another winner! With From One to Many, Jennifer not only gives us a bird?s-eye-view perspective, but she also delves into the details we need to be successful as group and team coaches. I'm eager to incorporate this new...

Follow the expert advice in this book--the fifth in The Ultimate Consultant series--and you will learn what it takes to work effectively with clients to launch and conduct projects and bring them to a successful conclusion. Alan Weiss, internationally...

How engaging technology and relationships can help you stand out, attract business and achieve a more dynamic professional life The technological landscape has reshaped the way white collar workers cultivate and promote their businesses. The...

In this new and revised edition of the landmark book High-Impact Consulting, Robert H. Schaffer reveals how senior managers unwittingly collude with their consultants to perpetuate the great waste inherent in "the five fatal flaws of conventional...

A classic revised and updated for the twenty-first-century consultant Revised and updated for consulting in the twenty-first century, this new edition is for anyone who wants to know what consulting is really like as a career, as a living, and as a life...

The eConsultant--written by bestselling author of the foundation text in IT consulting, The IT Consultant--is a hands-on guide for enhancing your consulting skills and helping your clients create successful strategies for the Network Economy. Freedman...

Are you up to speed on the new directions in training anddevelopment?The digital age is infiltrating the training profession faster thanmost of us can stay breast of it. Beyond the Podium, winner of theISPI Book Award, will get you up to speed while also...

Building the IT Practice is a clear and practical guide organized to help design, build, and manage lucrative consulting practices. Building on the advisory methodologies described in the author's previous book, The IT Consultant, this book goes beond...

Follow the expert advice in this book--the fourth in The Ultimate Consultant Series--and you won't fall victim to the success plateau that undermines many consultants. If you feel that your work has become easier, it may be that you're not climbing "up"...

Great Consulting Challenges: And How to Surmount Them showshow consultants can use the wisdom gleaned from Weiss's ownpractice and from other seasoned members of the profession to helpovercome persistent problems and next-level challenges. Weissexplains...

The Ultimate Consultant--the first book in a series written for experienced practitioners--is filled with helpful interviews and vignettes from an array of successful consultants from around the world, and offers the templates, examples, information, and...

Looking for a highly effective alternative to traditional change models? Finally, an alternative to traditional change models-the science of complex adaptive systems (CAS). The authors explain how, rather than focusing on the macro "strategioc" level of...

Avoid costly litgation!You'll want to keep this user-friendly overview of legal issues on your desk at all times! This is the only complete "how-to" guide and overview of legal issues you face as a consultant. You'll learn how to make sense of legal...

The practical toolbox for readers of Million Dollar ConsultingThis useful guide provides specific checklists, guidelines, templates, and actual examples for every step of the consulting process. It covers marketing, sales, meetings, implementation,...

Spanning everything from legal firms and architects to fundraisers and dentists, the professional services industry continues to experience spectacular growth yet remains largely undocumented in business literature. Until now. The Professional Services...

"I had the privilege of working closely with Marvin and McKinsey for many years. This book makes Marvin come to life and perpetuates him as a role model." -Peter F. Drucker"A wonderful book about a wonderful man. In many ways, Marvin's McKinsey framed...

At last, a complete business plan guide just for independentconsultants! . . . And who better to write it than North America's#1 bestselling author on consulting?Unlike most general business plan books that focus on raisingcapital and applying for loans,...

How to make a living speaking, training, and running workshops and seminarsExpert Bob Bly shares his secrets for earning $1,000 to $5,000 a day, or more, as a self-employed speaker, lecturer, or trainer. He shows readers, step-by-step, everything they...

Obtain the Best Consulting Services for Your BusinessIn this chaotic age of new technologies, downsizing, andreengineering, managers and executives are relying more and more onthe consultant. Hiring the right consultants for your company andmaking...

Comprehensive Coverage Completely Up-to-date!A detailed road map for getting started as an independent financial consultantEach year, thousands of people from all walks of life leave the security of their nine-to-five jobs to pursue careers as...

The expert guide to effective internal consulting This book guides internal consultants through the steps necessary to bolster their credibility, build relationships within the organization, develop internal marketing abilities, and apply proper...

"The consulting industry is one of the fastest growing business sectors worldwide with new opportunities emerging continually in hundreds of different fields. Whatever your area of expertise--engineering or employee relations, computers or customer...

Build a thriving business while holding down a full-time job.Do you yearn to strike out on your own, take charge of yourdestiny, and create a better, more independent lifestyle foryourself? Read this book and learn how to start your consultingbusiness...

The Consultant's Manual If you're serious about starting your own consulting practice, there's something you should know . . No matter how knowledgeable you are in your field.. No matter how expert your advice or impressive your credentials.. If you...

This handy resource is a ready-made toolkit of ideas, methods, techniques, and models that assist and support your work as an internal or external organizational consultant. The Annual addresses the broad range of topics that are of most interest to...