Seven Cs of Consulting, The

Change consulting examples

It is important to stress that this book is focused on the consulting process, not the consultant. Although many books consider the skills, attributes and experience you need to be an effective consultant, my intention is to put more stress on the life cycle of the whole process. This activity can be found the world over in a variety of situations:

• Personnel officer: Over recent years we have seen a dramatic change in the HR sector. No longer are personnel officers expected to act as back office support to the line. They are now being re-badged as HR consultants - with a clear responsibility to provide a consultative service to a range of company departments.

• IT manager: Yet again, the IT sector has to understand how ...