The Executive’s Guide to Consultants: How to Find, Hire and Get Great Results from Outside Experts

Maximize Your Return on Expertise Research shows a high proportion of consultants fail to deliver results on time on budget and on target. Rare is the project that exceeds your expectations. But help is here. The Executives Guide to Consultants explains how to ensure that every project delivers measurable benefits every time. This book will help you find experts invest wisely accelerate change and achieve your most important goals by tapping into the genius of others. The Executives Guide to Consultants contains breakthrough ideas covered by no other book including: Sophisticated new contract structures that maximize your ROI Essential methods for reducing project risk Cutting-edge techniques for making change stick after the consultant leaves You will also learn to: Spot "chameleons" and other low-quality consultants who peddle tired ideas and deliver disappointing outcomes Get better results faster while lowering fees Find the ideal consultant coach agency or advisor for your precise situation Enforce accountability with outside experts and your own internal team Imagine if you could collect the wisdom of dozens of the countrys top CEOs combine it with the experience of a hall-of-fame consultant and add a bucketful of unconventional thinking. Youd have The Executives Guide to Consultants. Easy to read and packed with examples checklists templates and guidelines this book is the ultimate toolkit for maximizing your ROI from outside experts. Get extraordinary results from every consultant you hire "An extraordinary book. Clear comprehensive and eminently readable it is THE book on how you can extract true business value from outside experts." -- Scott Cotherman Chairman TBWA\WorldHealth subsidiary of Omnicom Group Inc. "This is the Master Class for those who are smart innovative ahead of the pack and who intend to stay that way. If youre not yet in that league you should read this book twice." -- Alan Weiss author Million Dollar Consulting and The Consulting Bible "A terrific guidebook with much of the advice equally applicable in managing your organizations internal talent. Its an easy engaging read with a wealth of insights and detailed action steps--I highly recommend it." -- Brian Walker President and CEO Herman Miller Inc. "A powerful antidote to the strained relationship between consultants and clients." -- Garry Ridge CEO WD-40 Company "This book shows you how to make your consultants work stick. No more major investments in experts or programs that evaporate after only a few months or years." -- De Lyle Bloomquist President Tata Global Chemicals "Fieldss messages are delivered in the way that all executives would like our outside resources to do it: capably with straight talk and incredible insight." -- Ralph Scozzafava Chairman and CEO Furniture Brands