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Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters: 400 Unconventional Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Landing Your Dream Job
Jay Conrad Levinson, David Perry
Wiley, 2005
great ideas to jumpstart your job search
i'm not usually one to review books, but this book definitely helped me in my job search... i had been searching for a job in ny for 2.5 months with minimal responses from companies... once i started revamping my cover letters and refocusing my search, i got 8 calls ...
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Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice
Alan Weiss
McGraw-Hill, 2002
The Best Consulting Book on the Market
In "Million Dollar Consulting", Alan Weiss presents a compelling argument for his value-based pricing approach to consulting. Although not a new concept when introduced by him in 1992, Weiss has been successful at promoting it and many firms have adopted it.
This ...
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The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives
Wiley, 2006
Outstanding Book
This is an outstanding book on various ideas on strategy. The book provides some classical and new insights, concepts, tools and perspectives for effective strategy formulation and implementation.
The Boston Consulting Group has been responsible for a number of ...
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Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself
Daniel H. Pink
Business Plus, 2002
The Optimistic Jew
By varying accounts there are 25-30 million free agents at present in the United States. Most of these work from home. Add millions of micro-businesses and one comes to the conclusion that the 20th century will be known as the first and last century in which most ...
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Getting Started in Consulting, Second Edition
Alan Weiss
Wiley, 2003
Solid Advice from an Experienced Consultant
This is the best read on consulting I have come across! The content is applicable to any consulting practice regardless of industry focus. The concepts in this book do require that you have an existing understanding of the industry and business environment you plan ...
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The Trusted Advisor
David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, ...
Free Press, 2001
Excellent book!
It reads well and we chose it for the required reading for a class for new consultants that join our company because it teaches everything we want them to strive to be. The basic message seems to be listening skills, so we also paired our training with some listening ...
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Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants
Stephen Fishman
NOLO, 2008
An excellent guide to taxes for small business owners
I immediately found this book to be helpful. Not only does the author spell out in clear and approachable language the tax issues that small business owners face, the book also explains different types of corporations an owner can form as well as the advantages and ...
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Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used
Peter Block
Pfeiffer, 1999
Excellent. Easily my favorite Consulting/Project Management book.
And it also one of my top 3 business problem solving books - and I've read a bunch of them.
I own and have read many books on management and project management, several on consulting specifically, and numerous books on problem solving and intelligence analysis. ...
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The McKinsey Way
Ethan Rasiel
McGraw-Hill, 1999
Phenomenal!
I have to say, that as a businessman, this book is incredible! I have reread it four times, and I live by what is inside. If you are thinking of going into consulting, this book is a must-have, but if you are a manager in any capacity you need to have this book in ...
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Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
Kris Holloway; Consulting Editor John Bidwell
Waveland Press, 2006
Delightful and fulfilling
This is a delightful book, made more special by the fact that it is a true story. Kris is a skilled writer who captures the sense of life in Mali and the personality of her beloved Monique. I am glad she decided to tell her story: I will never forget it, or ...
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Six Sigma and Minitab: A complete toolbox guide for all Six Sigma practitioners (2nd edition)
Quentin Brook
QSB Consulting, 2006
Outstanding Reference Text
I have been a Lean Six Sigma practitioner for over 12 years (MBB since 1995) and this is by far the best reference text I have found.
Highly recommended regardless of level of skill or position in the organization.
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The McKinsey Engagement: A Powerful Toolkit For More Efficient and Effective Team Problem Solving
Ph.D.,Paul N. Friga
McGraw-Hill, 2008
This book will change the way you work in teams!
The McKinsey Engagement is a GREAT toolkit for improving how you work in teams. The structure is very organized to walk you through the TEAM FOCUS model. This model has already improved my efficiency and effectiveness in teams and problem solving.
The book lays out ...
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Process Consultation Revisited: Building the Helping Relationship (Addison-Wesley Series on Organization ...
Edgar H. Schein
Addison Wesley Longman, 1998
Schein shines in his succint and clear consulting book
The book has pragmatic information that can be applied, and explains enough theory for anyone to understand where the consulting model is coming from. Well written by a leader in organizational development.
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The Basic Principles of Effective Consulting
Linda K. Stroh, Homer H. Johnson
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005
Review of Book
Great book! I liked how the book goes through each step of the consulting process. Follow the steps and you can't go wrong. Probably the best feature is the practical advice given in each of the chapters. For example, the authors tell you what questions to ask in the ...
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Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can ...
Michael Port
Wiley, 2006
Much more than the title implies.
I purchased Book Yourself Solid because I was interested in expanding my therapy practice. But when I got to the part where the author asked what I would say if someone asked what I did I realized that this is much more about who I am and what inspires me than about ...
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