Introduction to Business Consulting

<p><em>Introduction to Business Consulting </em>provides readers with an informative overview of business consulting. The text describes how consultants develop interventions to help clients achieve goals the characteristics of a successful consultant consultants' career options key concepts within the profession and much more.</p><p> </p><p>The book is organized into 14 chapters each covering a unique aspect of business consulting. The opening chapters discuss the various career paths for a consultant how to effectively communicate with a client and determine their needs and the consideration of stakeholders in intervention development and implementation. Next readers learn how to define the problem develop a letter of agreement manage a consulting project develop and test a hypothesis and create a consulting report. Additional chapters explore starting a consultancy business and building trust with clients to ensure consistent repeat business. Finally the closing chapter provides readers with consulting tools techniques and frameworks.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Introduction to Business Consulting </em>is an exceptional resource for courses and programs in business as well as for in-the-field consultants.</p>