The Flawless Consulting Fieldbook and Companion - Block, Peter; Markowitz, Andrea
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A FRIEND INDEED! IN THIS TIME of free agency, outsourcing, and cross-functional work teams, consulting has become a part of everyone's job. Plus, we live in an era in which we are forced to hire professionals to provide the help we used to seek from friends. Some of this need for instant expertise is for reassurance; some is just that we do not have time to learn it ourselves. So, despite all the ambivalence surrounding consulting, it has grown into big business and generally infiltrated our lives. The intent of this book is: * To support the integrity of your expertise * To change your mind…mehr

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A FRIEND INDEED! IN THIS TIME of free agency, outsourcing, and cross-functional work teams, consulting has become a part of everyone's job. Plus, we live in an era in which we are forced to hire professionals to provide the help we used to seek from friends. Some of this need for instant expertise is for reassurance; some is just that we do not have time to learn it ourselves. So, despite all the ambivalence surrounding consulting, it has grown into big business and generally infiltrated our lives. The intent of this book is: * To support the integrity of your expertise * To change your mind about how you interpret your own consulting experience * To broaden your way of thinking * To bring a manageable dose of therapy and art, philosophy, and literature into you thoughts about consulting; and * To do it in a comforting and simple way Enjoy this book, let it accompany you into the field, and use it as encouragement for writing your own story--which may be the point of it all. "In Peter's characteristically accessible style, this complement to the recently revised Flawless Consulting skillfully challenges consultants to learn what moves us towards more accountability and to discover what releases the commitment and passion inherent to the experience of being human." --GORDON C. BROOKS, MSOD program administrator, The Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University "This book is a must read for anyone consulting or considering consulting. Peter has once again broken new ground with The Flawless Consulting Fieldbook & Companion." --STEVE GIBBONS, past president, The Association for Quality and Participation
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR PETER BLOCK has been a consultant and speaker all over the world for more than thirty years. He is the founder of two well-known training and consulting firms, Designed Learning and Block Petrella Weisbord, and the author of three best-selling books, Flawless Consulting (1981; 1999), The Empowered Manager (1987), and Stewardship (1993). Peter has received several national awards for outstanding contributions to his field, is the creator of the Flawless Consulting Workshops, and has joined with the Association for Quality and Participation to create the School for Managing and Leading Change. For more information visit www.PeterBlock.com and FlawlessConsulting.com; or email Peter at pbi@att.net.
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"This is content as rich as tiramisu. I find that I can digest onlya small portion at a time; yet I'm always back for more. Anindispensable resource for the consultant seeking ideas andinspiration." (Kathryn Heath)

"Wow! A companion a business owner can't be without! The insightsof 30 consultants the caliber of Peter Block is priceless." (SueMosby, principal, CDFM2 Architecture Inc)

"This book is a companion piece for both the desktop and bedside ofthose who do consulting full time or in their role as leader. Iplan to keep this book close to me to both guide and inspire mywork." (Phil Harkins, president, Linkage, Inc.)

"No matter how proficient, companies who fail to understand andapply Block's concepts risk operating at the vendor level withtheir clients rather than at the partner level-a potentially mortalrisk in an increasingly strategic marketplace." (Fred Lamparter,director of worldwide training, Ogilvy & MatherWorldwide)

"As we encourage our IT professionals to pursue continuouslearning, this 'Fieldbook' will be added to their skill-buildingtoolkit. We've used Block's Flawless Consulting guidelines todefine the basic consulting skills program." (Cassandra A.Matthews, vice president, Information Technology and CIO, PECOEnergy Company)

"When it comes to prioritizing my reading, Peter Block is secondonly to the sports section. In this book, Peter provides differentpoints of view and stories that plunge deeply into the human andorganizational experience." (Paul Anderson, convener, NorthernCalifornia School for Managing and Leading Change)

"Peter's work always challenges me to think about things in newways and pushes me to take risks I might not have had the couragefor otherwise. This long awaited companion to Flawless Consultingis no exception." (Jennifer Powell, human resources manager, AetnaUSHealthcare)

"Peter Block and his friends have produced an indispensablecompanion to Flawless Consulting. Providing help to others is noeasy task, but these philosophical, therapeutic, and artisticessays bring to life the spirit and hope of change practitionerseverywhere. Ultimately, they deliver practical insights to theconsulting craft." (Christopher G. Worley, director, MSOD Program,Pepperdine University)

"If you're new to consulting, or if you need reinforcement thatrelationships are the heart of successful consulting, read thisbook. More experienced professionals will find some real gems alongthe way like Peter's Twelve Exits. And where else will you findSufi wisdom, Bertrand Russell, and Marvin Weisbord all under oneroof?" (Rick Maurer, author, Beyond the Wall of Resistance andBuilding Capacity for Change Sourcebook)

"In Peter's characteristically accessible style, this complement tothe recently revised Flawless Consulting skillfully challengesconsultants to learn what moves us towards more accountability andto discover what releases the commitment and passion inherent tothe experience of being human." (Gordon C. Brooks, MSOD programadministrator, The Graziadio School of Business and Management,Pepperdine University)

'This book is a must read for anyone consulting or consideringconsulting. Peter has once again broken new ground with theFlawless Consulting Fieldbook and Companion." (Steve Gibbons, pastpresident, The Association for Quality and Participation)…mehr