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Fearless consulting temptations, risks and limits of the profession /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haan, Erik de
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from the Dutch.
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2006.
Subjects:
Business consultants.
Consultants.
Intervention (Administrative procedure)
Problem solving.
Responsibility.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword 1
  • Foreword 2
  • Preface
  • Prologue: Characteristics of Consulting
  • 1: Characteristics of the Entry
  • 2: The Entry and Fearless Speech
  • Communicating advice
  • Four forms of argumentation
  • Forms of argumentation for consultants
  • The fearless consultant
  • Fearless speech under pressure
  • Conclusion
  • 3: Characteristics of Joint Problem Formulation
  • 4: Problem Formulation and Irony
  • Ambiguous communication
  • What is irony?
  • Two divine examples of irony
  • The ironic consultant
  • Irony as an instrument for change
  • Irony and the concept of fate
  • Conclusion
  • 5: Characteristics of Intervening
  • 6: Intervening and Power
  • Intervening means stepping in
  • The focus of interventions
  • The art of intervening
  • The powerless consultant
  • Conclusion
  • 7: Characteristics of Consolidating
  • 8: Consolidating and Responsibility
  • The responsibility of the consultant
  • Why does anything come about?
  • Authority and responsibility
  • The non-responsible consultant
  • Conclusion
  • 9: Characteristics of Departure and Letting Go
  • 10: Letting Go and Tragic Consulting
  • The consultant as committed outsider
  • The chorus in Greek tragedy
  • The tragic consultant
  • What pleasure does a tragedy give?
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Twenty Minutes in the Life of a Consultant
  • The invitation
  • Observations prior to the conversation
  • The conversation as it took place
  • The conversation as it did not take place
  • Observations following the conversation
  • The follow-up conversation
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • References.