The exploring breakdowns within consultancy practice Sarra, Nicholas editor. Solso, Karina editor. Mowles, Chris editor. text bibliography enk New York Routledge 2023 monographic eng

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xxii, 166 pages ; 23 cm. "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"-- edited by Nicholas Sarra, Karina Sols� and Chris Mowles. Includes bibliographical references and index. Business consultants Management Leadership HD69.C6 C5866 2023 658.4/6 New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; (DLC) 2022011266 9780367544706 9780367559809 2022011265 DLC 220314 20250107115101.0 22464681 eng