Fearless consulting

Description

The history of consulting dates back to the original 'intervention' of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and today's consultants have just as dubious a reputation. They are tempted by flattery and over-assessment of their abilities, and run the risks of uncertainty, responsibility without authority and loss of control. In order to steer a middle course, they must understand their own intention as consultants. Fearless Consulting clearly demonstrates that, in spite of the many risks and temptations, consultants can approach their profession and clients fearlessly, and offers a range of philosophical inspirations for readers as well as specific intervention models and practical methodologies.

Description

"Drawing on inspirations from diverse sources including history, tragedy, philosophy and of course consultants themselves, Erik de Haan asks you to think about what it means to be a consultant and the dilemmas it can entail. He then offers guidance on how to formulate your own views about the nature of the profession, and choose your own approach from a toolkit of specific intervention models and practical methodologies."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• Fearless consulting: temptations, risks, and limits of the professionJohn Wiley & Sons2006-01-01
• Fearless ConsultingeBookJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.2006-01-01
• Fearless ConsultingWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John2007-01-01
• Fearless ConsultingWiley & Sons, Limited, John2015-01-01