Subject Guide
Finding Print Books
Books on consulting in the library building can be found on the 2nd floor in the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library. There will be a good number in section:
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Finding Electronic Books
- eBook Collection (EBSCO)eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary) contains a collection of full text reference, scholarly, and popular books in online format. To save information for future use sign up for an EBSCOhost account. If assistance is needed contact the Reference Desk (972-721-5315).
Useful Books
- The Business of Consulting: The Basics and Beyond, 2nd EditionWhether you're embarking on a new career as a consultant or you've been a consultant for years, this indispensable book will show you just what you can expect to encounter.
Remember that these books are just examples. Search the resources given on the lefthand side of the page to find books and chapters that fit your topic and help you learn about your own goals as a consultant. If you need guidance, feel free to contact the library.
- Emerging Trends and Issues in Management Consulting: Consulting as a Janus-Faced RealityDrawing on the interplay between practice and scholarship, this volume provides an understanding of management consulting theory in practice and in context on a quest for actionable knowledge about consultants, consultancies and the consulting process.
- Business Consulting: A Guide to How it Works and How to Make it WorkUsing real examples from a range of private sector firms, public sector organisations and from the consultants themselves, this book explores the new business consulting world and looks at every element of it with the aim of both helping firms make better use of consultants and showing consultants how they need to adapt and provide their clients a better service.
- Consulting Mastery: How the Best Make the Biggest DifferenceContrasting the goals, strategies, and tactics used by most consultants with those used by masterful consultants, this book reveals the qualities and characteristics that will help you make the biggest difference with your clients.
- The Top Consultant: Developing Your Skills For Greater Effectiveness, 4th EditionPacked with practical tips and techniques for developing professional skills, this is the essential guide for all consultants wishing to upgrade their skills and become leading edge practitioners in their field.