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Consulting For Dummies

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Consulting For Dummies by Bob Nelson and Peter Economy is a practical guide for aspiring and current consultants looking to improve their skills and grow their businesses. The book covers essential topics such as building client relationships, creating effective strategies, and understanding the day-to-day operations of a consulting career. It's a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in enhancing their consulting expertise and succeeding in the field.
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You might enjoy this guide if you're looking to enter the consulting world or enhance your existing consulting skills. It offers practical advice, tips, and strategies for starting and managing a successful consulting business, making it ideal for aspiring consultants or professionals seeking to refine their expertise.

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So you want to be a consultant? If you have expertise people are willing to pay for and the motivation to work hard at this exciting and rewarding profession, Consulting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, supplies the rest.

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A clear, concise resource for entering this lucrative career field

Consulting For Dummies, 2nd Edition includes a reorganisation and narrower focus of the topic, with new or updated information that delves into the specifics of running your own consulting business. There is greater emphasis on the business of consulting, along with financial and legal issues involved in setting up a consulting business. The book offers deepened coverage of consulting proposals and introduces entirely new chapters on higher-level consulting issues that are in demand by more-established consultants.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470178096

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Bob Nelson (San Diego, CA) is founder and president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a management training and consulting firm based in San Diego, California. As a practicing manager and a best-selling author, he is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of employee recognition, rewards, motivation, morale, retention, productivity, and management. He is author of the bestselling book 1001 Ways to Reward Employees (Workman) β€” which has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide β€” and coauthor of the best-selling book Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, with Peter Economy (Wiley), as well as 18 other books on management and motivation.
Bob has been featured extensively in the media, including television appearances on CNN, CNBC, PBS, and MSNBC; radio appearances on NPR, USA Radio Network and the Business News Network; and print appearances in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and many more. He writes a weekly column for American City Business Journals and a monthly column for Corporate Meetings & Incentives, among others.
Dr. Nelson received his PhD in management from The Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center of Claremont Graduate University in suburban Los Angeles, and received his MBA in organizational behavior from The University of California at Berkeley. For more information on products and services offered by Nelson Motivation, Inc. β€” including speaking or consulting services β€” call 800-575-5521. Visit Bob at his Web site: www.nelsonmotivation.com.

Peter Economy (La Jolla, CA) is a freelance business writer and publishing consultant who is associate editor of the Apex award-winning magazine Leader to Leader, and coauthor of the best-selling book Managing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, with Bob Nelson (Wiley), Giving Back with Bert Berkley (Wiley), The SAIC Solution with J. Robert Beyster (Wiley), as well as the author or coauthor of more than 30 other books on a wide variety of business and other topics. Visit Peter at his Web site: www.petereconomy.com and be sure to check out his Free Book Project at: www.booksforfree.org.

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