Humble Consulting: How to Provide Real Help Faster

by Edgar H. Schein

Book Overview

Consulting in Complex and Changing Times Organizations face challenges today that are too messy and complicated for consultants to simply play doctor: run a few tests, offer a neat diagnosis of the "problem," and recommend a solution. Edgar Schein argues that consultants have to jettison the old idea of professional distance and work with their clients in a more personal way, emphasizing authentic openness, curiosity, and humility. Schein draws deeply...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626567204
• ISBN13: 9781626567207
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"