From: [Institute of Management Consultants USA]
Consulting has a rich history. Academics and consulting firms generate a seemingly endless stream of theories, principles, practices, books and products. Who can keep them straight, much less remember them all?
Certainly over the past twenty years, consulting firms have turned out the "approaches" to consulting, management and business. Without getting into how many have been able to stand up to rigorous validation (remember the In Search of Excellence companies a decade later?), recognize that it is not necessary to "keep them straight." You only need to settle on a few that you can understand and that you can verify have proven valid in your own practice.
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Consulting has a rich history. Academics and consulting firms generate a seemingly endless stream of theories, principles, practices, books and products. Who can keep them straight, much less remember them all?
Certainly over the past twenty years, consulting firms have turned out the "approaches" to consulting, management and business. Without getting into how many have been able to stand up to rigorous validation (remember the In Search of Excellence companies a decade later?), recognize that it is not necessary to "keep them straight." You only need to settle on a few that you can understand and that you can verify have proven valid in your own practice.
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