The Consultant's Grain
The Strategic Independent
Tom Critchlow
1. Intro
Introduction
2. Becoming Independent
The Quest for Strategy Work
Mapping the Indie Consulting Journey
3. Finding Work
Strange Attraction
Weak Ties & Strong Intros
Rejecting Specialization
4. Ways of Seeing
Workshops as Portals
The Consultant's Grain
Ways of Seeing
How (and why) to roll your own frameworks in consulting engagements
5. Yes! And...
The Office is a Theatre for Work
How to Give Advice
Optimism as an Operating System
Blocking & Unblocking Clients
Navigating Power & Status
The Contrary Consultant
6. Chronos & Kairos
The Consultant Out of Time
The Jigsaw of Independence
7. The Inner Life of Consultants
I, Consultant
Compound Narrative (draft)
8. Appendix
Concepts
References & Further Reading
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The Consultant's Grain
A guide to building a sustainable independent consulting practice.
1. Intro
Introduction
2. Becoming Independent
The Quest for Strategy Work
Mapping the Indie Consulting Journey
3. Finding Work
Strange Attraction
Weak Ties & Strong Intros
Rejecting Specialization
4. Ways of Seeing
Workshops as Portals
The Consultant's Grain
Ways of Seeing
How (and why) to roll your own frameworks in consulting engagements
5. Yes! And...
The Office is a Theatre for Work
How to Give Advice
Optimism as an Operating System
Blocking & Unblocking Clients
Navigating Power & Status
The Contrary Consultant
6. Chronos & Kairos
The Consultant Out of Time
The Jigsaw of Independence
7. The Inner Life of Consultants
I, Consultant
Compound Narrative (draft)
8. Appendix
Concepts
References & Further Reading