Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited write by David W. Jamieson. This book was released on 2016-03-01. Consultation for Organizational Change Revisited available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As a follow-up to a 2010 volume on organizational change-related consulting, the book continues to push our thinking about the dynamics involved in consulting with change leaders and intervening in the change process. Consulting for organizational change is a special type of consultation, with its own complex set of conditions and needs for a broad range of skills and competencies, which include distinct needs for the client-consultant relationship, superior consulting/facilitation skills, an expertise in human and organizational systems, and, as emphasized in the volume, the masterful “use of self.” As with our prior edited collection, this volume is a joint publication in the Research in Management Consulting and Contemporary Trends in Organization Development and Change book series. The dual focus is intended to reflect the importance of quality consulting for change across both the management consulting and Organization Development (OD) fields. It follows a long history of interest in how consulting affects organization change, what works, and, perhaps most importantly for generating theory and insight into the change process, why it works. The book contains fourteen chapters that frame the changing nature of the organizational change challenge, explore the use of self in intervening in organizations, and examine different change frameworks and perspectives, sharing various reflections and personal insights into the underlying challenges of consulting to bring about organizational change. Our underlying goal is to advance the theory and practice of effective organizational change consultation, stimulating thinking and discussion among change practitioners and researchers so that this work and profession continue to grow and evolve. ENDORSEMENT: “Consultation for Organization Change Revisited offers a clear map of the dominant thinking about how consultants intervene to help organizations create an alternative future. It nicely answers the question of "What is Organization Development." It also has a memory so that you see the arc of the field over time, which gives an important perspective. Organization change is complicated work, this book makes it clearer.” ~ Peter Block Author of Flawless Consulting
Process Consultation Revisited
Process Consultation Revisited - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Process Consultation Revisited write by Edgar H. Schein. This book was released on 1999. Process Consultation Revisited available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume focuses on the interaction between consultant and client, explaining how to achieve the healthy, helping relationship so essential to effective consultation.
Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants
Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants write by Anthony F. Buono. This book was released on 2013-03-01. Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The volume is based on the presentations and discussions from the Fifth European Conference on Management Consulting sponsored by the Management Consulting Division of the Academy of Management, which took place June, 2011 at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference theme – Exploring the Professional Identity of Management Consultants – attempted to capture the highly ambiguous social status of this young and emerging profession. Management consulting does not have professional standards or accreditation criteria like those found in medicine or law, there are low barriers to entry, and a broad range of tasks are undertaken in the name of consulting. As a result, a crucial aspect of what constitutes such a loosely defined profession is the identity of its members. The professional identity of management consultants is continuously developing through the interplay of how consultants are seen and valued by clients as well as in the larger society, and how consultancy firms and consultants identify and position themselves. This theme includes a variety of topics, ranging from the interaction between consultants and their clients, consultant rhetoric and self-presentation, and the plethora of books, media and public discourse on consulting, to human resource policies and practices, knowledge development activities of consultancy firms, career and life stories of consultants and consultancies, and consulting associations, accreditation bodies, and education programs. All of these factors contribute, either directly or indirectly, to identity construction in the field of management consulting.
Handbook of Organizational Consultation, Second Editon
Handbook of Organizational Consultation, Second Editon - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook of Organizational Consultation, Second Editon write by Robert Golembiewski. This book was released on 2000-06-30. Handbook of Organizational Consultation, Second Editon available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A handbook on organizational consultation. This second edition includes more than 35 new chapters and an expanded list of international contributors. It analyzes all aspects of organizational consulting - including normative, empirical and political topics - and offers a broad view of consultation diagnoses, problem centres, and interventions.
Consultation for Organizational Change
Consultation for Organizational Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Consultation for Organizational Change write by Anthony F. Buono. This book was released on 2010-09-01. Consultation for Organizational Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume is a joint publication in the Research in Management Consulting and Contemporary Trends in Organizational Change and Development series. This dual focus reflects the reality that consulting for organizational change is a special type of management consultation, a complex field of endeavor that requires a broad range of skills and competencies. To be truly effective, change-related consulting requires a unique client-consultant relationship, a special set of consulting skills, an expertise in human and organizational systems, and significant personal qualities. It is in high demand in a world full of change. Yet, we still know relatively little theoretically about this type of consulting and have relatively little empirical evidence about what actually works and why. As the contributors amply illustrate, the Organization Development (OD) field has a well developed set of frameworks, technologies, and models of change. Still we need to focus on and learn more about the role of the OD consultant as a special kind of change agent. A goal of this joint volume is to increase that specific body of knowledge and provide an illustration of much needed collaboration in bringing all possible resources to bear on our understanding of an increasingly critical and essential form of consulting.
