Conclusion
Becoming a professional consultant is as much a state of mind as it is a matter of skills. It cannot be acquired fully by earning a degree, gaining a certification, or becoming a Microsoft Solution Provider. Certainly experience tests, broadens, and deepens our strengths and weaknesses and gives us a deeper understanding of the level of our professionalism.
The argument set forth in this chapter is that in consulting there are foundational capabilities, or building blocks, needed to become a professional, including: business, technical, interpersonal, and leadership capability. To these skill sets must be added attitudinal dimensions of striving to be one’s best, caring, integrity, and ethics.
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