Consultants Books

like fiona czerniawska's other excellent books this is easy to read and packed full of interesting ideas. in fact the main strength of the book lies in its ideas rather than it's analysis. I particularly like the second part of the book which is a brainstorm of the future of consulting...one point that seems to be missing is the effect of the internet on this area of business. even though it was published last year it already seems a little out of date - what with consultants taking equity in docoms and starting incubators to retain staff...the world is changing very fast. maybe too fast for a book liket his to be tatically useful...the ideas though are very useful.

Who consults for consultants? Author Fiona Czerniawska does. In this much needed update and "substantial revision" of her prior work, `Management Consultancy in the 21st Century', she limns a convincing portrait of how the e-business earthquake has forever changed the consulting industry. Czerniawska based this book, in part, on a series of in-depth interviews with leading consultants, and she includes transcripts of those conversations as part of the book. Her narrative warns that the consulting industry is splitting into two camps: proposition developers and process experts. She outlines the changes in relationships between clients and consultants that this split is going to cause. Will the pace of change in e-business consulting slow down now that the dot.com bubble has burst? Czerniawska says "no." We believe her book is a must-read for any consultant who wants to stay ahead. Read it, and maybe you won't need to hire a consultant to keep you on track.

A practical introduction to mentoring from all major perspectives. Overall, the book is essential reading for any would-be mentors or mentees. It illustrates the role of mentoring, particularly where the need is to support, encourage & develop key executives or to pass on corporate culture to new employees.

I have found this book to be quite practical in its suggestions. Already I have recovered my investment in this book just utilizing the information that I have read there. In some cases it serves as a confirmation that our practices are on track, in others; it gives profitable insights for which Alan Weiss is renowned. Get it today! You'll recover your investment in less than 30 days if you do what's recommended.

Thank you Alan!

This book provides the caregiver with simple, easy to understand information on a very complicated, complex subject. The information is easy to access and apply. The examples are excellent! This is a valuable resource for any physician working in a managed care envionment as well as their support staff.

This is a well-built, simple and pithy book. It takes you deep into something new and you immediately find that it is what you've been looking for.

I first read this book when Bill Halloran spoke at an inservice during my first year of teaching. I read it in a weekend and was truly inspired. The book gives short anecdotes about the life of a teacher which will inspire new teachers and make veteran teachers smile with understanding. I've made it part of my "summer reading list" every year of my teaching career and after ten readings I'm still inspired!

ReInventing Work: Innovative Strategies Relinking Life and Livelihood To Benefit Business and Staff
by Barbara Miller

This is essentially a 90-page workbook as a result of an action research initiative by Artemus Management Consultants, under the Ford Foundation, which therefore explains the high-price tag.

The central premise of this workbook is how to address work-life dilemmas from a business imperative.

From my standpoint, the workbook has been quite well-crafted, even though I have only enjoyed perusing the selected parts pertaining to change dynamics & paradigm pliancy. The related questionnaires are good, as they have been well thought of, too.

I fully concur with the authors: Understanding the dynamics of change helps you & others manage it more effectively.

Read this book if you are embarking on a change initiative in your organisation.

Once again Dr. Rosie Milligan has produced an interesting and useful book. As a writer I'm always looking for a new source to get the word out about my work. Listen to the doctor, it will be good for your career.

Kimberley Lindsay Wilson, author of 11 Things Mama Should Have Told You About Men.

Since this is a serial book,the author has certain contraints, one of them being the lenght of the book. This book has 2 great main charcters-Adam, who is the head of the CCC agency,which is a group of volunteers with varied skills who like to help solve crime, and his administrative assistant,Molly, who has hopes of being an investigator,not just Adams'assistant. Molly is a great character. She has had a hard life,but she is still sunny and optimistic. She knows that if it was not for Adam,whose pocket she tried to pick 7 years ago,she might be a lot worse off in life. Adam did not turn her in to the police,instead he gave her a chance by hiring her as his assistant. Adam is a retired Marine who likes things done by the book,and Molly,while organized and efficient,is much more about feelings. The story is about Molly trying to help an old friend by solving a string of robberies that soon escalate into something more sinister. It is also about Adam and Molly finding out after 7 years of working together that they are much more to each other than co-workers. It helps that they are both mature people -Molly is in her early thirties and Adam is in his early forties. This was a great book but if it were only longer,it would have been fantastic. The ending was too abrupt,as if the author had run out of room and had to tie up loose ends very fast. Also,some to the scenes could have been expanded and some of the characters-especialy the nasty Gloria,could have been more fleshed out. But the author did great with what she had to work with. A great book about two great charcters. As I said before-if it were only longer..................