Humble Consulting

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Consulting in Complex and Changing Times
Organization face challenges today that are too messy and complicated for Consultants to simply play doctor: run a few tests, offer a neat diagnosis of the "problem," and recommend a Solution. Edgar Schein argues that Consultants have to jettison the old idea of professional distance and work with their clients in a more personal way, emphasizing authentic openness, curiosity, and humility. Schein draws deeply on his own decades of experience, offering overtwo dozen case studies that illuminate each stage of this humble Consulting process. Just as he did with Process Consultation nearly fifty years ago, Schein has once again revolutionized the field, enabling Consultants to be more genuinely helpful and vastly more effective.
"A fine blend of poetic writing and practical methodology. It is an intimate conversation about how service, in this case Consulting, works in the real world. All who want a deeper understanding of the way to create... Tovább

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Consulting in Complex and Changing Times
Organization face challenges today that are too messy and complicated for Consultants to simply play doctor: run a few tests, offer a neat diagnosis of the "problem," and recommend a Solution. Edgar Schein argues that Consultants have to jettison the old idea of professional distance and work with their clients in a more personal way, emphasizing authentic openness, curiosity, and humility. Schein draws deeply on his own decades of experience, offering overtwo dozen case studies that illuminate each stage of this humble Consulting process. Just as he did with Process Consultation nearly fifty years ago, Schein has once again revolutionized the field, enabling Consultants to be more genuinely helpful and vastly more effective.
"A fine blend of poetic writing and practical methodology. It is an intimate conversation about how service, in this case Consulting, works in the real world. All who want a deeper understanding of the way to create relationships that produce outcomes will value this book.To simply recommend it is an understatement." -Peter Block, author of Flawless Consulting and Stewardship
"This is the first book I now recommend to Consultants young and old: for without humility— a stance wide open, a state of 'not knowing,' and totally vulnerable and present-you cannot do this work.The message: make humility your greatest strength, and never lose it." -David L Cooperrider, coauthor of Appreciative Inquiry and Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
"Ed Schein takes the principles of Humble Inquiry and beautifully extends them to the Consulting process in this book. Every consultant should read this for insights into how we should deal with our doubts, questions, and anxieties. This is another major contribution to our work and our field from Dr. Schein." -Matt Minahan, Chair, Board of Trustees, OD Network Vissza