{"product_id":"the-consultants-calling-9780787958473","title":"The Consultants Calling","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic revised and updated for the twenty-first-century consultant\u003cbr\u003e Revised and updated for consulting in the twenty-first century, this new edition is for anyone who wants to know what consulting is really like as a career, as a living, and as a life. Geoffrey Bellman reveals how to make the job rewarding both financially and personally as he examines the practical issues of managing time, clients, and money as well as such broader concerns as how to balance work with family life. At once practical and personal, this book is for all types of consultants, all those who work with consultants, and all those who dream of being consultants.\u003cbr\u003e Geoffrey M. Bellman (Seattle, WA) has consulted to organizations of all sizes, from the inside and outside, including numerous Fortune 500 companies. He is the author of several well-received books, including Getting Things Done When You re Not in Charge the bestselling book that has sold more than 80,000 copies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword (Peter Block).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: In Pursuit of Purpose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part One: A Foundation for Your Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Creating Your Balanced Life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Creating the Right Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Setting Your Work Boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Managing Your Calendar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Making Money.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The Clients.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Why Clients Hire You.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Why Clients Keep You.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Building Trust with Clients.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Three: The Consultant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Love at Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Fear at Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Searching Your Shadows.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. The Consultant as Leader.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Building Your Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. Misusing Your Power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Four: Partnership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15. Building Long-Term Partnerships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 16. Making Rewarding Partnerships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 17. Avoiding Painful Partnerships.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Five: Understanding Organizations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 18. How Organizations Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 19. What Works When Creating Change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 20. How Not to Create Change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Six: The Marketplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 21. You and the Marketplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 22. Making The Leap into Consulting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 23. Stepping Back from Consulting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Seven: Closing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 24. The Quest for Meaning Through Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sixty Thoughts About Life and Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Author.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405040394583,"sku":"9780787958473","price":22.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787958473.jpg?v=1730488463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-consultants-calling-9780787958473","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}