- ISBN13: 9781435454422
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Interested in entering the consulting business? Already have a consulting practice but want to take its profits to the next level? 90 Days to Success in Consulting provides an action plan for success in the ultra-competitive consulting industry. The book is designed to logically take you through the major consulting topics and provide action items to be done in the next 90 days for immediate business functions, as well as for planning the future phases of your cons… More >>
90 Days to Success in Consulting
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#1 by Philip Simon on April 13, 2010 - 7:18 am
As a consultant over the last ten years, I can tell you that I wish that I knew many of the tips dispensed in this book when I started. There’s simply great advice about billing, types of consulting engagements, how to handle conflicts, and other areas critical to successful consulting.
What’s more, this is no theoretical text. I’m a big fan of books rife with examples.
Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Adam Finkelstein on April 13, 2010 - 8:56 am
This is simply the best consulting book out there. The book is applicable to any and all levels of consulting. What is refreshing about it is that it hits on how most people will be successful in consulting – securing and working projects with corporate clients. This author is not pompous or patronizing and gives real advice. This book will help anyone in consulting get to their next level. It’s very well written, incorporating numerous personal experiences, readable and spells out a common sense framework for an individual practice, a multi-person practice or for those, like me, who work for a consultancy.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Doug Wick on April 13, 2010 - 9:26 am
This book is full of practical ideas for consultants. It is not one of those books that pumps you up, then leaves you wondering what to do next. It does not promise riches to those who aren’t willing to work for it. There are a lot of questions answered in this book that can help those thinking of doing consulting, or who have begun, successfully embark on the consulting journey. My copy is fully dogeared, scribbled over and put to work.
If you get one consulting book, this is it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by George Scanda on April 13, 2010 - 10:19 am
This book is a true gem. As a consultant, I am glad I came across this. The author is very insightful and the knowledge has probably accelerated my abilities by several years. This book covers everything a consultant needs, including all the things they typically flounder on. The author has impressive insights from experience that are communicated in a very understandable, refreshing style. He tells you what you need to do and why. I’ve read a lot of consulting books, but this one is the best from a holistic practice perspective. There are other books that focus in on certain aspects of consulting but without the foundation that this book communicates, knowing all that would be for naught. One thing I really liked was that the author does not take you strictly on his path or try to make you into someone making a million dollars a year through giving seminars or running workshops – things that few consultants could ever do to that level. Consultants make it in a variety of ways and this book helps you find your way and excel at it, whether that’s on one’s own as a top-notch consultant or utilizing contractors or employees, whether doing personal services, projects or providing resources.
Finally, the approach is something I feel like I could live with myself if I use. It’s ethical, it’s relationship building and it’s strictly fair trade. While making no bones about the need to earn from the business, the author emphasizes creating client value as the means to excel and maximize the consultant’s potential. Some of the best take-aways were in brand building, finances, and service development.
Rating: 5 / 5