Business consulting : a guide to how it works and how to make it work /
Gilbert Toppin and Fiona Czerniawska.
- London : Profile, 2005.
- viii, 264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
At head of title: The Economist.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-259) and index.
Part I. Business consulting today - 1. Business consulting at the crossroads - 2. The new business consulting ecosystem -- Part II. The client world - 3. The client market - 4. Client organisations - 5. Projects -- Part III. The consulting world - 6. The consulting industry - 7. Consulting firms - 8. Consultants -- Part IV. The worlds connect - 9. Seven themes of interaction - 10. Reputation - 11. Isolation - 12. Metamorphosis - 13. Relationship - 14. Portfolio - 15. Career - 16. Life cycle -- Part V. Routes to success- 17. The successful client - 18. The successful consulting firm - 19. The successful business consultant -- Part VI. A blueprint for the future - 20. The likely evolution of business consulting.