The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do, New and Revised
Author: Geoffrey M. Bellman, Geoffrey Bellamn
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ISBN: 0787958476
Publisher: Jossey-Bass (15 October, 2001)
Sales Rank: 53,287
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Essential reading for service professionals
If you "help others with what they need and want," you will treasure this book and re-read it every year for a "tune-up." How do you create integrity in your work, bring honor to the profession, and gain your client's trust and gratitude? The author believes our best service to clients is accomplished through consciousness of self, and he calls on those of us with "radical hearts and pin-striped suits" to lead clients by our example to have the courage to implement our recommendations and thereby fulfill their organization's needs and our own. He says we must make our "values and viewpoints" evident to clients so they know they're buying a human being's integrity and expertise, and he walks his talk on every page. Most valuable to me is his clear insight into the mind and heart of the client, the person across the table who's hiring me. I have 10 years of consulting experience and am now building a practice in a new area, and this book gave me (1) practical advice on getting clients and making money, updated for today's marketplace and client expectations; (2) an inspiring reminder of how valuable I am to my clients and (3) a role model for creating a life for myself with contribution, friendship, and integrity at its center. Read this book if you are a coaching professional, management consultant, dentist, attorney, financial advisor, personal trainer, or any other client-focused service professional.
Rating: 5 out of 5
This book has helped me change
from being a contractor to being a consultant. It is
loaded with vital questions that help me understand
what I am doing, what I want to do, and how to do it better.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Really good
Provides marvelous insight into how to manage your career as an indeplended consultant--how to know if the profession is right for you, how to manage your time, choose your clients, price your work. A MUST for everyone who is, or who is considering becoming, and independent consultant. Similar Products
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