More In-depth Articles

NOTE: Our intent is to make this list much longer -- a true compendium of articles related to consulting and leadership. Please visit us again in the near future for the most recent additions.

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• What Do Internal Clients Value from Professionals?
  In the last 7 years, we have amassed about 10,000 survey records from over 1,000 professionals working inside organizations - perhaps the best database of its type in the world. As is usual with 360 feedback, individual data is completely confidential, but we have analyzed the collective data to answer the question: "What makes professionals credible?" Also we compare our current results to our earlier database of over 50,000 ratings over the last 20 years for how the credibility question is changing with time.
  
• White Collar Professional Productivity: A New Model-Internal Consulting
  This updated article was originally published in a condensed version as "Internal Consulting" in Executive Excellence Magazine
  
• Professionals: Breaking through good to great. Inspired by Jim Collins' bestseller, Good to Great, the article presents a parallel good-to-great path for professionals who provide expertise to clients.
  
• Consulting: The need. Not only do these professionals need to know more technically but they also need to know the skills of delivering that expertise with clients in a consultative mode. This 6 page article describes the need and how building consulting skills can help meet it.
  
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