Humble Consulting, Edgar H. Schein
Humble Consulting, Edgar H. Schein
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Humble Consulting
How to Provide Real Help Faster

Author: Edgar H. Schein

Narrator: Joe Bronzi

Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/04/2016

Synopsis

Consulting in Complex and Changing TimesOrganizations face challenges today that are too messy and complicated for consultants to simply play doctor: run a few tests, offer a neat diagnosis of the “problem,” and recommend a solution. Edgar Schein argues that consultants have to jettison the old idea of professional distance and work with their clients in a more personal way, emphasizing authentic openness, curiosity, and humility. Schein draws deeply on his own decades of experience, offering over two dozen case studies that illuminate each stage of this humble consulting process. Just as he did with Process Consultation nearly fifty years ago, Schein has once again revolutionized the field, enabling consultants to be more genuinely helpful and vastly more effective.

About Edgar H. Schein

Edgar H. Schein is Sloan Fellows Professor Emeritus of Management at the Sloan School. He is one of the founders of the field of organization development and the concept of process consultation. He has authored numerous books, including Organizational Psychology and The Corporate Culture Survival Guide.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on July 07, 2019

Read along with Humble Leadership The word itself does appeal in the context - humble and leadership is an excellent oxymoron that would seem to imply something extraneous to the typical image of a leader as someone who control, leads and holds power. In the context of consulting it would seem more f......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 16, 2018

This book was a confirmation of how I've been working for many years. If I hadn't been doing this for so long already, I might have given it five stars. It's clear, teaching big principles and specific examples on how to apply it. It's persuasive without being pushy. If you're a consultant (even an......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian on August 03, 2022

The main issue that I have with this book is the long-winded explanations that the author tends to give. While consulting may be in his wheelhouse, brevity is not. My belief is that the book can be summarized into roughly three key points: - Perform Active Listening - Guide, not tell - Be curious, and a......more

Goodreads review by R. on June 18, 2022

Not a great book. I'm not sure what I was looking for but this wasn't really it. I think this was one of those books that you need to be looking for a really specific thing in order to get the most out of it. Maybe I wasn't in that place. That said, I think the approach to consulting through humblen......more

Goodreads review by Jason on March 03, 2019

Schein terms his approach, "humble consulting," ie not jumping in with a toolset to start solving problems, but starting by developing a Level Two (empathetic) relationship and then using the art of diagnosis to really understand the client. Only then will you be able to help them in the way they *n......more

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