02907cam a2200373 i 4500 22464681 OSt 20250107115101.0 220314s2023 enk b 001 0 eng 2022011265 9780367544706 (hardback) 9780367559809 (paperback) 9781003095941 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC pcc HD69.C6 C5866 2023 658.4/6 23/eng/20220314 The complexity of consultancy : exploring breakdowns within consultancy practice / edited by Nicholas Sarra, Karina Sols� and Chris Mowles. New York ; Routledge ; 2023 xxii, 166 pages ; 23 cm. Complexity and management Includes bibliographical references and index. "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"-- Business consultants. 57118 Management. 57119 Leadership. 57120 Sarra, Nicholas, editor. 57121 Solso, Karina, editor. 57122 Mowles, Chris, editor. 57123 Online version: Complexity of consultancy Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003095941 (DLC) 2022011266 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 68157 68131 0 0 lcc 0 0 GEN CPL CPL GEN 2024-12-04 Urban Books 65.40 1 HD 69. C6 C5866 2023 T00862W3232 2025-05-19 14:59:38 2025-05-02 1 2025-01-07 BK