Summary of Alan Weiss's The Consulting Bible

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The first consultation was born when a man was trying to make a stronger point on his stone spearhead so that he could hunt and kill the peccaries that fed his clan. The stranger demonstrated that the point had to be ground on a harder rock, not a softer one.
#2 The first management consultant was A. D. Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients. -> The role of a consultant is to improve the client's condition. When we walk away from a client, the client's condition should be better than it was before we arrived.
#3 The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.
#4 The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

Sujets

• Public Affairs
• Political Science
• Administration

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 18 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350029253
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on Alan Weiss's The Consulting Bible
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The first consultation was born when a man was trying to make a stronger point on his stone spearhead so that he could hunt and kill the peccaries that fed his clan. The stranger demonstrated that the point had to be ground on a harder rock, not a softer one.

#2

The first management consultant was A. D. Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients. -> The role of a consultant is to improve the client's condition. When we walk away from a client, the client's condition should be better than it was before we arrived.

#3

The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#4

The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#5

A consultant is hired by the economic buyer to improve the condition of the economic buyer. The economic buyer is the person who authorizes your payment out of his or her budget.

#6

The first management consultant was A. D. Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#7

The first management consultant was A. D. Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#8

A consultant improves the client's condition by providing unique skills, behaviors, content, advice, experiences, and other factors. A contractor or subcontractor performs work for the buyer at the buyer's direction and discretion, acting as a temporary employee.

#9

The first management consultant was A. D. Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#10

The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#11

A market plan will move you forward. A business plan will kill you, since you'll hit it. Success means having an evolving marketing plan that you tend to daily.

#12

I'm going to tell you what the future might hold, and give you a place to check it every few years. At the end of our journey together, we'll have a road map that can be used by you and your team today to prepare for tomorrow. -> The first management consultant was AD Little, founded in 1886 by a professor from MIT. It was mainly a technical research firm at the outset. Booz Allen Hamilton was founded by Edwin G. Booz of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1914 and was the first to serve both industrial and governmental clients.

#13

HR departments are going to continue to get smaller, and the transformational needs of companies will be better served by solo practitioners.

#14

transformational needs are better served by solo practitioners.

#15

The future will be different.

#16

At the end of our journey together, we'll have a road map that can be used by you and your team today to prepare for tomorrow.

#17

A market plan will take you somewhere. A business plan will kill you, since you'll hit it. Success means having an evolving marketing plan that you can check every few years.

#18

Always have a lawyer and tax advisor who are profoundly well versed in small, professional service firms.

#19

You do not have to register copyrights with the federal government. You should, however, indicate that protection with either (but not both) of the following forms: © Alan Weiss 2021. All rights reserved. Copyright Alan Weiss 2021.

#20

You need the following insurance: Errors and omissions, liability, disability, and if possible, long term care.

#21

You need to have an evolving marketing plan that you can check every few years. Always have a lawyer and tax advisor who are profoundly well versed in small professional service firms.

#22

Always have a lawyer and tax advisor who are profoundly well versed in small professional service firms. -> You should always have a lawyer and tax advisor who are profoundly well-versed in small, professional service firms. The purpose of credit is to even out the unequal flows of revenue and expenses. Credit should be paid off as soon as possible.

#23

Office expenses are killer. Don't let them get the best of you.

#24

A staff is not important unless you need it to help you walk up a long and winding road seeking enlightenment. Most virtual assistants require supervision, and many of them don't represent you well since they're representing another dozen or so people.

#25

If you don't have affiliation, get a dog.

#26

Visualize your current position and the relative risk and reward of your venture, idea, or initiative.

#27

Always have a lawyer and accountant who are well versed in small professional service firms. Office expenses are killer. Don’t let them get the best of you. Visualize your current position and the relative risk and reward of your venture, idea, or initiative.

#28

Your business demands time. If you don't have affiliation, get a dog. Consultants need to grow a thriving practice and hire help to mind the pets, watch the kids, clean the house, pick up the cleaning, mow the lawn, and water the plants.

#29

your success is at the confluence of three paths: market need, competency to deliver quality work and results, and passion to accept rejection and move through obstacles. If you can find market need and have passion but don't have the competency, you'll lose to the competition. If you have competency and passion but can't identify market need, you have a story no one wants to hear.