The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do, New and Revised EditionISBN: 978-0-7879-5847-3
Paperback
288 pages
October 2001, Jossey-Bass
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Foreword (Peter Block).
Preface.
Introduction: In Pursuit of Purpose.
Part One: A Foundation for Your Work.
1. Creating Your Balanced Life.
2. Creating the Right Work.
3. Setting Your Work Boundaries.
4. Managing Your Calendar.
5. Making Money.
Part Two: The Clients.
6. Why Clients Hire You.
7. Why Clients Keep You.
8. Building Trust with Clients.
Part Three: The Consultant.
9. Love at Work.
10. Fear at Work.
11. Searching Your Shadows.
12. The Consultant as Leader.
13. Building Your Power.
14. Misusing Your Power.
Part Four: Partnership.
15. Building Long-Term Partnerships.
16. Making Rewarding Partnerships.
17. Avoiding Painful Partnerships.
Part Five: Understanding Organizations.
18. How Organizations Work.
19. What Works When Creating Change.
20. How Not to Create Change.
Part Six: The Marketplace.
21. You and the Marketplace.
22. Making The Leap into Consulting.
23. Stepping Back from Consulting.
Part Seven: Closing.
24. The Quest for Meaning Through Work.
Sixty Thoughts About Life and Work.
Resources.
The Author.
Index.
Preface.
Introduction: In Pursuit of Purpose.
Part One: A Foundation for Your Work.
1. Creating Your Balanced Life.
2. Creating the Right Work.
3. Setting Your Work Boundaries.
4. Managing Your Calendar.
5. Making Money.
Part Two: The Clients.
6. Why Clients Hire You.
7. Why Clients Keep You.
8. Building Trust with Clients.
Part Three: The Consultant.
9. Love at Work.
10. Fear at Work.
11. Searching Your Shadows.
12. The Consultant as Leader.
13. Building Your Power.
14. Misusing Your Power.
Part Four: Partnership.
15. Building Long-Term Partnerships.
16. Making Rewarding Partnerships.
17. Avoiding Painful Partnerships.
Part Five: Understanding Organizations.
18. How Organizations Work.
19. What Works When Creating Change.
20. How Not to Create Change.
Part Six: The Marketplace.
21. You and the Marketplace.
22. Making The Leap into Consulting.
23. Stepping Back from Consulting.
Part Seven: Closing.
24. The Quest for Meaning Through Work.
Sixty Thoughts About Life and Work.
Resources.
The Author.
Index.