Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Section I Genesis: Consulting as a Profession. Chapter 1. Origins and Evolution: From Whence We Came. Chapter 2. Creation: How to Establish and Improve Your Firm s Presence. Chapter 3. Philosophy: What You Believe Will Inform How You Act. Section II Exodus: Consulting as a Business. Chapter 4. The Journey: How to Market Your Value Rapidly and Profitably. Chapter 5. Presence: How to Be an Authority and Expert. Chapter 6. Celebrity: How to be the Authority and Expert. Section III Deuteronomy: Consulting Methodology. Chapter 7. The Perfect Proposal: How to Write a Proposal That s Accepted Every Time. Chapter 8. Implementation: Magic Formula: Rapid Results with Low Labor Intensity. Chapter 9. Disengaging: It s Been Nice, but I Really Must Be Going. Section IV Acts of the Apostles: Implementing Consulting Methodologies. Chapter 10. Interpersonal Methodologies: People First. Chapter 11. Teams and Groups: No One Is an Island. Chapter 12. Organization Development: All the King s Horses, and All the King s Men ... Section V Proverbs: Consulting Success. Chapter 13. Ethics of the Business: What s Legal Isn t Always Ethical. Chapter 14. Exit Strategies: Nothing Is Forever. Chapter 15. Payback and Reinvestment: We Build Our Houses and Then They Build Us. Physical Appendix. Virtual Appendix. About the Author. Index.

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