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  • Published: 1 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781576753200
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $69.99

Consulting Mastery

How the Best Make the Biggest Difference



This is not just another book telling consultants how to advise their clients on solving specific problems—increasing sales, finding the best IT system, reducing turnover, and so on. Consulting Mastery teaches consultants how to master the real challenge of working with organizations: effecting actual change. It examines how to help clients help themselves to achieve higher levels of performance.

Drawing on interviews with fourteen master consultants and ten executives in client organizations, Merron explores how consultants can profoundly impact the way organizations operate.

Whether you are a seasoned consultant or just starting out, Consulting Mastery will inspire you to adopt goals , strategies, and the mindset that will help you make a real difference in your work and in your client organizations.

  • Published: 1 January 2018
  • ISBN: 9781576753200
  • Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $69.99

Praise for Consulting Mastery

“Rooted in the reality of this work, this is a thought-provoking book for dedicated consultants who want to fine tune their thinking about their practice and their lives.” —Geoff Bellman, author of The Consultant’s Calling and The Beauty of the Beast “[This] provocative and compelling work is a must-read for today’s consultants…. It’s a clinic on what it takes to go beyond success and really master the consulting art.” —William Belgard, Executive Director, The American Center for Strategic Transformation, and coauthor of Shaping The Future “An astounding overview of consulting, why it's in the trouble it's in, and what consultants can do to fix their own practices.” —Janelle Barlow, President, TMI U.S., and author of Branded Customer Service and A Complaint Is a Gift “This must-read book effectively outlines how to consult from the heart and will be especially valuable for those consultants wishing to mature in their own professional development.” —Hank Walker, Former CEO, Providence Health Systems