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The Consulting Bible

Autor Alan Weiss
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iul 2021

Remarcăm, încă de la primele capitole, că The Consulting Bible nu este doar un manual teoretic, ci un depozit de instrumente practice esențiale: cadre de lucru pentru stabilirea acordului conceptual, șabloane pentru propuneri comerciale și checklist-uri pentru gestionarea riscurilor financiare și legale. Această a doua ediție, revizuită de Alan Weiss, integrează schimbările seismice aduse de era post-pandemie, oferind soluții concrete pentru marketingul la distanță și utilizarea tehnologiilor avansate în livrarea serviciilor de consultanță. Structura volumului este una progresivă, pornind de la „Geneza” profesiei și evoluția ei istorică, până la mecanismele complexe de scalare a unei practici de tip boutique la venituri de șapte cifre. Apreciem în mod deosebit secțiunea dedicată filozofiei de business, unde autorul explică conceptul de „hydraulics” — metoda de a crește onorariile în timp ce reduci volumul de muncă brută. Complementar volumului ATD's Handbook for Consultants de Elaine Biech, care se concentrează pe soluții de resurse umane și învățare organizațională, lucrarea lui Weiss acoperă zona critică a profitabilității și a poziționării consultantului ca autoritate globală indiscutabilă. În contextul operei sale, The Consulting Bible servește drept piatră de temelie ce sintetizează tacticile detaliate în Value-Based Fees și Million Dollar Consulting Proposals. Dacă lucrările anterioare se concentrau pe segmente specifice ale procesului de vânzare, acest volum oferă o viziune holistică, fiind o resursă indispensabilă atât pentru veteranii care doresc să își digitalizeze modelul de business, cât și pentru nou-veniții care au nevoie de o structură riguroasă pentru a naviga volatilitatea pieței actuale.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781119776871
ISBN-10: 1119776872
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 151 x 224 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:2. Auflage
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui profesionist care dorește să transforme expertiza individuală într-o afacere scalabilă. Veți învăța cum să identificați cumpărătorii reali, cum să negociați pe baza valorii livrate, nu a orelor lucrate, și cum să construiți un brand care atrage clienți la nivel global. Este ghidul definitiv pentru a trece de la statutul de prestator de servicii la cel de consultant strategic de succes.


Despre autor

Alan Weiss este autor, consultant internațional și un vorbitor de prestigiu, fiind fondatorul și președintele Summit Consulting Group. Portofoliul său de clienți include giganți precum Hewlett-Packard, Mercedes-Benz, GE și Merrill Lynch, confirmându-i statutul de autoritate supremă în domeniu. Cunoscut în industrie drept „Rock Star of Consulting”, Weiss a publicat lucrări de referință precum Getting Started in Consulting și The Ultimate Consultant. Cu o experiență vastă în transformarea practicilor independente în afaceri profitabile, el locuiește și activează în Rhode Island, continuând să modeleze standardele profesiei de consultant la nivel mondial.


Descriere

The new edition of bestselling real-world guide to consultancy success, from the “Rock Star of Consulting” Alan Weiss 

The second edition of The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice remains the most comprehensive and practical guide to the consulting profession, from launch to high growth, from marketing to implementation. Legendary consultant, speaker, and bestselling author Alan Weiss shows you how to create an independent or boutique consulting practice and take it to seven-figure success. Step-by-step, this invaluable resource guides you through attracting clients, maximizing your value, and achieving your career goals. 

In the decade since the first publication of The Consulting Bible, an array of significant developments has dramatically impacted the consulting profession: shifts in social consciousness, the Covid-19 pandemic, tele-consulting and virtual meetings, the globalization of the economy, the growth of social media, and many more. This exhaustively revised new edition provides specific approaches and techniques for mastering the new consulting environment and turning volatility and disruption into unlimited opportunities. Designed to help you become the authority and expert that organizations turn to again and again, this book is your one-stop resource for: 

  • Building a strong global brand that draws people to you 
  • Marketing remotely to reduce costs and allow for higher fees 
  • Mastering the latest implementation techniques 
  • Forging strong relationships with the buyers of a new generation 
  • Selecting the consulting methodology that best fits your requirements 
  • Writing proposals and creating testimonials and references 
  • Using advanced technology to sell and deliver your services 

Written for newcomers and veterans alike, The Consulting Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Expand a Seven-Figure Consulting Practice, Second Edition, is essential reading for every solo consultant, entrepreneur, and principal of a small consulting firm. 


Cuprins

Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Section I Genesis: Consulting as a Profession Chapter 1 Origins and Evolution: From Whence We Came The Role of a Consultant The Ongoing Need Various Forms Examples of Success The Future Trend 1: The Transience of Talent Trend 2: HR Becomes the Incredible Shrinking Function Trend 3: Emerging Markets Trend 4: Volunteerism Trend 5: The Importance of Communities Chapter 2 Creation: How to Establish and Dramatically Grow Your Business Legal Incorporation Protection Financial Insurance Retirement Normal Conditions Administrative Support and Resources Emotional Support and Resources Inordinate Fear of Risk Time Demands and Loss of Attention Dueling Careers Two Available Structures The True Solo Practitioner The Firm Principal Chapter 3 Philosophy: What You Believe Will Inform How You Act Hydraulics: Raise Fees and Reduce Labor Identifying True Buyers Conceptual Agreement Objectives Measures of Success Value Leveraging Principles of Leverage Section II Exodus: Consulting as a Business Chapter 4 The Journey: How to Market Your Value Rapidly and Profitably Creating Gravity and Attraction Reaching Out Effectively Viral and Social Media Implementation Creating an Accelerant Curve Shameless Promotion Technology Strategies Chapter 5 Presence: How to Be an Authority and Expert Creating and Nurturing a Brand Expanding Products and Services Considering Alliances Referral Business Client Referrals Nonclient Referrals Indirect Referrals Advisory Business (Retainers) Global Work Chapter 6 Celebrity: How to be the Authority and Expert Thought Leadership Authorship Value-Based Fees Subcontracting, Franchising, Licensing Subcontracting Franchising Licensing The Talent Prevails Reinvention Creating Communities Section III Deuteronomy: Consulting Methodology Chapter 7 The Perfect Proposal: How to Write a Proposal That's Accepted Every Time Assuring Success Find the Economic Buyer Establish a Trusting Relationship with the Economic Buyer Demonstrate That You Are a Peer of the Buyer, Not Lower-Level People Always Create a Definitive Net Time and Date Conceptual Agreement Objectives Measures of Success, or Metrics Value The Nine Components of a Great Proposal 1. Situation Appraisal 2. Objectives 3. Measures of Success 4. Value 5. Methodology and Options 6. Timing 7. Joint Accountabilities 8. Terms and Conditions 9. Acceptance How to Submit Never Suggest Phases FedEx the Proposal Create a Time and Date Certain to Review the Next Action Don't Add Bling Before Submitting, Ask One Key Question Be Prepared for Success How to Close and Launch The Buyer Wants to Meet The Buyer Says That Some More People Will Look at the Proposal The Buyer Loves Option 3 but Only Has Budget for Option 2 The Buyer Attempts to Negotiate Price Chapter 8 Implementation: Simplicity Over Complexity Occam's Razor Your Options Must Set the Stage for Simplicity The Buyer Must Enforce Subordinate Accountability Buyers Must Use Their Clout Where Needed The Buyer Is Your Partner and Must Act Like One The Key Stakeholders and Influence Points Avoiding Scope Seep Midcourse Corrections Chapter 9 Disengaging: It's Been Nice, but I Really Must Be Going Demonstrating Success Obtaining Referrals Obtaining Repeat Business Expansion Transference Creating Testimonials and References Prepare the Buyer Always Provide Options Seek People Other Than Your Buyer Use Multimedia Provide Examples of What You Need Guarantee Nonabuse If Requested, Write It Yourself with Options With References, Stipulate What's Expected Long-Term Leverage Section IV Acts of the Apostles: Implementing Consulting Methodologies Chapter 10 Interpersonal Methodologies: People First Coaching Facilitating Conflict Resolution Objectives Alternatives Conflict Over Objectives Conflict Over Alternatives Negotiating Musts Wants Skills Development Chapter 11 Teams and Groups: No One Is an Island Leadership Succession Planning Career Development Teams Versus Committees Communications and Feedback Alan's Communications Criteria Chapter 12 Organization Development: All the King's Horses, and All the King's Men Strategy Change Management Cultural Change Crisis Management Innovation Section V Proverbs: Consulting Success Chapter 13 Ethics of the Business: What's Legal Isn't Always Ethical When Bad Things Happen to Good Consultants Case Studies on Ethics in Action Financial Follies Protection and Plagiarism When to Refuse Business or Fire Clients Doing Well by Doing Right Chapter 14 Exit Strategies: Nothing Is Forever Building Equity Licensing Intellectual Property Achieving Life Balance Finding Successors and Buyers Transitioning Chapter 15 Payback and Reinvestment: We Build Our Houses and Then They Build Us Mentoring Others Advancing the State of the Art Participation in the Evolution The Future Chapter 16 Consulting in Crisis Times The Nature of Volatility Disruption as A Weapon Revelations add some space here Physical Appendix Virtual Appendix Notes About the Author Index