The Practice of Professional Consulting



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book has taken over five years to write and draws on the author’s twenty-five busy years of international consulting experience. It is an obvious thing to say, yet true, that it could not have been written without the support and help of many people. It also true that over such a long period of time, the names of all the many people who helped to shape my thinking and practice cannot be remembered; but their teachings remain.

I would like to mention a number of consultants, professors, researchers, and leaders who have given their generous insights, advice, and support to me over the years (even if they did not know they were teaching me at the time): Robert Arning of KPMG; Michael Grimstad of Bain; Rachel ...