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The Not-So-Definitive Guide to Management Consulting: An Insider's Humorous but Practical Perspective on the Industry - Couverture souple

Moss, M.F.

 
9780595269280: The Not-So-Definitive Guide to Management Consulting: An Insider's Humorous but Practical Perspective on the Industry
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ISBN 10 : 0595269281 ISBN 13 : 9780595269280
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

In an attempt to make sense of the management consulting industry, M.F. Moss provides a fictionalized account of ten years of experience in the industry. No one is safe from the gleaming eye of this management consultant. Equal punishment is given to co-workers lacking in self-awareness, clients who just don't "get it" and bosses who have no business managing rats, let alone people. Are you cut out to be a good management consultant? M.F. Moss' four rules for management consulting success can help you decide. Key criteria include your ability to look good in a suit and your interest in creating colorful slides. Benefit from M.F. Moss' experience through harsh, but true, lessons learned such as:The ability to dress oneself should not be the key hiring criteria.There is no substitute for common sense.Implementation is your enemy.Acting like you know what you are doing is often mistaken for true leadership.Travel along with the author through experiences battling the Sales Prevention Team, bosses who think that a "business case" is the thing you use to carry documents, co-workers who believe that "project scope" is a minty mouthwash, and many more equally frightening characters.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In an attempt to make sense of the management consulting industry, M.F. Moss provides a fictionalized account of ten years of experience in the industry. No one is safe from the gleaming eye of this management consultant. Equal punishment is given to co-workers lacking in self-awareness, clients who just don't "get it" and bosses who have no business managing rats, let alone people. Are you cut out to be a good management consultant? M.F. Moss' four rules for management consulting success can help you decide. Key criteria include your ability to look good in a suit and your interest in creating colorful slides. Benefit from M.F. Moss' experience through harsh, but true, lessons learned such as:The ability to dress oneself should not be the key hiring criteria.There is no substitute for common sense.Implementation is your enemy.Acting like you know what you are doing is often mistaken for true leadership.Travel along with the author through experiences battling the Sales Prevention Team, bosses who think that a "business case" is the thing you use to carry documents, co-workers who believe that "project scope" is a minty mouthwash, and many more equally frightening characters.

Biographie de l'auteur

M.F. Moss was destined to become a management consultant. All throughout childhood, indications of bossiness, a smart-ass attitude, and a drive for success dictated a path into the industry. The author's ten-year career in management consulting spans companies from start-ups to former Big 5 players and everything in between.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595269281
ISBN 13 
9780595269280
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
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Personne responsable
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