02662cam a2200325 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000300008802000310011802000270014904000280017604200080020405000240021208200290023624501480026526000340041330000300044749000300047750400510050752014910055865000260204965000160207565000160209170000300210770000280213770000280216577601430219322464681OSt20250107115101.0220314s2023    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2022011265  a9780367544706q(hardback)  a9780367559809q(paperback)  z9781003095941q(ebook)  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC  apcc00aHD69.C6bC5866 202300a658.4/6223/eng/2022031404aThe complexity of consultancy :bexploring breakdowns within consultancy practice /cedited by Nicholas Sarra, Karina Sols� and Chris Mowles.  aNew York ;bRoutledge ;c2023  axxii, 166 pages ;c23 cm.0 aComplexity and management  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  a"Consultancy is a lucrative industry dependent on the production and use of tools and techniques which hold out the promise of success for the organisations it supports: transformation, or greater efficiency and effectiveness, perhaps even culture change. However, a critical and important question is whether these promises are fulfilled in everyday practice in organisations. Is it possible at all for consultants to predict and control the changes that their clients ask for? This volume reframes the role of consultants from detached observers wielding a stable body of knowledge useful in all contexts, to that of skilled participants in the conscious and unconscious processes of organisational life. In this book, one of three in a series looking at complexity and management, the expert authors bring together their experiences to provide vibrant accounts of how to lead in everyday organizational situations using practical judgement. The book includes a brief historical introduction to complexity and leadership, real-world narratives illustrating concrete dilemmas in the workplace, and a concluding chapter that draws together the practical and theoretical implications. With both theoretical grounding and practical insights from managers and consultants in leading firms, this is an ideal resource for executives and students on leadership development and talent management programmes, as well as those undertaking higher education courses in leadership and consulting"-- 0aBusiness consultants. 0aManagement. 0aLeadership.1 aSarra, Nicholas,eeditor.1 aSolso, Karina,eeditor.1 aMowles, Chris,eeditor.08iOnline version:tComplexity of consultancydMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;aNew York, NY : Routledge, 2023z9781003095941w(DLC) 2022011266