Description
This is not just another book telling consultants how to advise their clients on solving specific problems-increasing sales, finding the best IT system, reducing turnover, and so on. Consulting Mastery teaches consultants how to master the real challenge of working with organizations: effecting actual change. It examines how to help clients help themselves to achieve higher levels of performance. Drawing on interviews with fourteen master consultants and ten executives in client organizations, Merron explores how consultants can profoundly impact the way organizations operate. Whether you are a seasoned consultant or just starting out, Consulting Mastery will inspire you to adopt goals , strategies, and the mindset that will help you make a real difference in your work and in your client organizations. Keith Merron is the founder and Managing Partner of Avista Consulting Group, an organizational consulting and leadership development firm. His work has positively impacted Hewlett-Packard, Freddie Mac, AmeriGroup Corporation, MedCath, Wang Laboratories, General Public Utilities, WorldCorp, Endocare, CSAA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and more than 200 other organizations. He is also the author of Riding the Wave: Designing Your Organization for Enduring Success.
