Establishing a Collaborative Work Style
The most important factor in effectively maximizing the potential contribution of a consultant is the manager-consultant relationship. If you establish a collaborative relationship early on, every bump in the road will be minimized and every milestone will be a mutual success.
Why collaborate? Because that’s the only way you will survive. Increasing levels of project complexity require expertise in highly specialized fields. Time itself has become a commodity, and the net result is a flattening of organizational structures—high-stakes decision making, once the hallmark of high-level executives, is now in the hands of managers and consultants working on the front lines.
Despite the high stakes, professional ...
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