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Getting Started in Consulting, Second Edition (平装)
by Alan Weiss
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Consulting, Management consulting, Organizational behavior, Management |
| Market price: ¥ 228.00
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¥ 178.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
This book touched on every subject that a startup consulting company will run into. |
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James Biggs (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-15 00:00>
In Getting Started In Consulting, Alan offers a lot of excellent advice for entering the industry. Some readers may suggest that many of Alan's insights are common sense, and I grant them that a well seasoned consultant no doubt gained from experience much of what Alan presents. That said, this is a book for getting started in consulting, and I for one appreciated hearing those observations from an experienced consultant entrepreneur.
The only complaint about the book that I care to raise is that Alan may want to update its content in a couple of places, particularly as it pertains to advice concerning technology.
Otherwise, a terrific effort on Alan's part. |
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Michael de Percy (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-15 00:00>
My past experience of US publications has been the distinct lack of relevance to anywhere outside of the US. Let me say, quite simply, that Alan Weiss has a unique knack that not only overcame my cynical nature, but encouraged me to implement some of his ideas that have proven their worth in increased revenue.
Alan presents professional solutions to common problems that most of us grapple with in small business. His positive influence has definitely inspired me to bigger and better achievements in business.
In the consulting world, there is no-one else that addresses these issues within a mile...
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John Shields (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-15 00:00>
This is the best read on consulting I have come across! The content is applicable to any consulting practice regardless of industry focus. The concepts in this book do require that you have an existing understanding of the industry and business environment you plan to work in but that should be considered a given if you are looking to call yourself a consultant anyway. If you can't get your practice up and running based on the detailed step by step processes discussed in this book nothing can help you! Buy it, read it, live it! |
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T. Wett (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-15 00:00>
After trudging through the outdated and/or poorly written mass of consulting books out there this one is where I wound up, based on the other reviews I've read here. They are all true, all the good ones anyway. For my needs this book is absolutely perfect. The material gets right down to business, with just the right amount of humor thrown in, and addresses issues in an incredibly logical progression. You will learn whether or not consulting is right for you, how to set up shop, how to incorporate, how to network and how to stay above water. And that's just the first 100 pages.
Another thing that I loved was the current topic I was reading about would inspire a question in my mind and then I turn the page to find that very question being answered! Again and again. This kept me glued to every word and before I knew it I had blown through 150 pages and it was 3 in the morning. I would not hesitate to recommend that anyone working on their own, starting a small business or anything closely related go out and get this book and read it three times. Alan Weiss has got another fan here and I intend you make my way through his entire collection. Buy this now! |
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Kevin McCarten (MSL quote), USA
<2008-04-15 00:00>
Having spent over 20 years in line management positions including almost 9 years at board level in FTSE top 50 companies, I decided at the end of 2001 to start a consulting firm. I happened to stumble across this book in a bookshop whilst my kids were buying their own books.
I read some of it and thought it made sense, but put it to one side as I embarked on the first stage of making contact with prospects. As the sales cycles started to develop I began to realise how little I knew about the "Consulting Craft". So I picked up the book again and started to use it as a text and reference book. (I have not read Alan's other books although I have now ordered another plus some of his materials from his own website.)
I have concluded that this is a perfect aid for any consultant (I am sure that there are others but this is a no risk book). I now have a network of consultancy firms who offer complementary capabilities to our own, and see that most consultants do not practice the best practices Alan advocates. Any consultant who is not curious enough to read some of this stuff is probably wondering why they work so hard and earn so little.
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