Peter Flock - Flawless Consulting

Preparing for a new role meant looking around at new non-fiction items for my library. With an aim to take a checkpoint on Consulting discovery of Peter's book makes a nice entry point on the process and approach.

Equally relevant for Consultants both Internal and External there is also a lot of overlap into management. Beyond the comments on how a Manager influences the consulting process there a lot of good takeaways that help line managers ask the right discovery questions and process the collected data when working with directs and in skip level situations.

A lot of the content can be applied to conflict resolution, which is after all an organization/process problem so well worth buying it even if you don't see yourself as a classic model of a consultant.

Tom Markert - You Can't Win a Fight With Your Boss

I consumed this book in a little over one hour. 56 short entries with key takeaways to help you be successful in your career whatever level you're at today and what level you want to become.

The book follows a KISS principle where instead of Simple, Stupid the s's mean Short & Sweet.

As you read there are lots of moments where the topic resonates with your situation. I have started to map out how I can apply some of this so watch the blog for updates.