| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1 The Art of Consulting -- CHAPTER 1 Consulting Explained -- CHAPTER 2 Consulting Essence -- CHAPTER 3 Are You One of Us? -- CHAPTER 4 Going Up: The Elevator Pitch -- CHAPTER 5 Take Two: Consulting as a Second (or First) Career -- CHAPTER 6 Being Effective on Day 1 and Day 10,000 -- CHAPTER 7 Beware of or Embrace Independent Consultants? -- CHAPTER 8 See the World, or at Least the Inside of Hundreds of Office Buildings -- PART 2 Expect the Unexpected -- CHAPTER 9 Predict the Unexpected |
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CHAPTER 10 Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions -- CHAPTER 11 Professionalism and Integrity: Leave a Lasting Impression -- CHAPTER 12 Leverage Pseudo-Authority -- CHAPTER 13 Tick Tock: Planning and Time Management -- CHAPTER 14 Three-Year-Olds Make the Best Negotiators -- CHAPTER 15 Client Politics: The Political Side of Consulting -- CHAPTER 16 Meeting Mania -- CHAPTER 17 Managing Challenging Behaviors -- CHAPTER 18 Write Right -- CHAPTER 19 Effective Writing -- CHAPTER 20 The Importance of Language -- CHAPTER 21 Shhhh! Listen, Please -- CHAPTER 22 Good Question |
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CHAPTER 23 Present Your Skills -- PART 3 Set Yourself Up for Success -- CHAPTER 24 Success -- CHAPTER 25 Prepare to Be Questioned -- CHAPTER 26 You Were Selected for the Job: Now What? -- PART 4 It's Showtime -- CHAPTER 27 Cue the Spotlight -- CHAPTER 28 Before and After the Internet -- CHAPTER 29 Acquired Companies: From Competitor to Collaborator -- CHAPTER 30 Follow the Money: Cascade Business Goals from the Top Down -- CHAPTER 31 Consulting's Secret: Implementation Methodologies -- CHAPTER 32 Variety and Diversity: Cross-Functional Teams -- PART 5 Your Career: It's All Up to You |
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CHAPTER 33 The Proactive Career -- CHAPTER 34 Managing Your Manager -- CHAPTER 35 Loving Your Job -- INDEX |
| Summary |
Revealing the secrets behind Oracles astonishing success; this insider's guide offers a virtual crash course in the best practices and proven methods that can take your consulting career to the next level. -- Edited summary from book |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Business consultants.
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Consultants.
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advisors.
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consultants.
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Business consultants
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Consultants
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780071847810 |
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0071847812 |
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