Alan Weiss

Broschiertes Buch

The Ultimate Consultant

Next Step Guide for the Successful Practitioner

Beschreibung

The Ultimate Consultant is a hands-on resource written for successful consultants (and those who want to be!) who are ready to turn it up a notch and watch their businesses grow to new heights. The Ultimate Consultant goes beyond the commonplace advice of how to get started or get to the next level and acts as a practical field guide for consultants who already have a thriving practice. Filled with down-to-earth advice that you can use to improve your practice immediately, The Ultimate Consultant shows how you can: ? Control the nature of business you accept ? Choose your clients ? Increase your income ? Find work and interactions that are constantly stimulating and educational

Autor

ALAN WEISS consultant, speaker, and author-is the founder and CEO of Summit Consulting Group, Inc. His clients have included Merck, Hewlett-Packard, State Street Corp., Fleet Bank, Coldwell Banker, and Merrill Lynch. He is adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Rhode Island where he teaches a course on advanced consulting skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9780787955083
• ISBN-10: 0787955086
• Artikelnr.: 21736106

Rezensionen

"...a source of much wisdom..." (Supply Management, 15 November,2001)

"...the methodical presentation of ideas, in a readable way,makes this book commendable..." (Professional Manager, January2002)

"...if you want loads of useful advice...this isthe book for you..." (Training Journal, July 2003)"Alan Weiss is the most successful consultant I know. When hespeaks, I listen. You should too." --George Morrisey, author,Jossey-Bass "Morrisey on Planning" series

"Alan Weiss long ago learned the real secret of consulting:?It's about people, it's about relationships." --William L. Winter,Ph.D., president, The American Press Institute

"This highly readable book,written by one of the experts in thefield, provides

invaluable advice for the aspiring or currentmanagement consultant." --Victor Vroom, professor, Yale School ofManagement

"Alan Weiss is a consulting genius who attacks problems the wayhe lives life-with unconventional flair and a relentless intellectwhile delivering extraordinary results. The Ultimate Consultantcaptures all the reasons why I continue to call Alan time, andtime, and time again." --Keith T. Darcy, executive vice president,IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust Company

"The Ultimate Consultant is one of those books that anyone canread in 3 hours, but for its intended audience, it is a lifetimecompanion. Based on Alan Weiss' own lifetime as the UltimateConsultant, his latest book gives the field-tested practitionerwhat he needs to know to survive and thrive for the long term. As agraduate of Alan's mentor program, I have had the pleasure and thechallenge of hearing Alan teach these principles one-on-one. Inthis book Alan captures the essence of what he motivates hismentors to do. His advice works and I have enjoyed the results ofhis recommendations. For anyone recommitting to consulting as theirfinal career, this book is an asset. To the novice or part-timeconsultant, it is a future destination." --Andrew J. Birol,Business Development Expert and President, PACER Associates,Inc.