Working With Consultants 1: Sourcing Consultants (Includes Simulation)
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As a manager, you may access books, videos, or training workshops to manage internal employees. But, there might be instances where you need to get outsourced assistance in the form of consultants to complete specific projects, for which you must have distinctive managerial skills. You can gain experience in working with consultants by learning from the expert: David Zahn, author of the renowned management book, Quintessential Guide to Using Consultants from HRD Press. This book is designed to fill your skill vacuum of working with consultants with the necessary insight and guidance to ensure a productive outcome through the use of outside experts, by exhibiting the context of real-world applications on how to maximize the results of the consulting relationship.This course is intended mainly for those internal employees who need to broaden their experience to include successfully working with consultants. In addition, this course will be a resource for corporate managers and executives that provides the same level of guidance and direction available to the consultants who call upon them.