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His bride at last!After a traumatic incident, Dr Katie Sorenson vows never to work in A E again–until she comes across a roadside accident and all her old training comes back to her. Impressed by her skill, handsome Dr Alex Brooklyn invites her to join his team in the Lake District. She soon finds herself enjoying the fast-paced medicine–and Alex proves to be everything she could ask for in a consultant and everything she wants in a man! So when her past comes back to haunt her she suddenly has a whole lot more to lose…Top Notch DocsHe\'s not just the boss, he\'s the best there is!

Dr. Abby Curtis starts her new job in a busy A E department with trepidation. Her consultant boss is notorious for his critical nature and she\'s had enough of overbearing menHer fears are borne out as Dr. Jordan Blakesley seems intent on faulting everything she does–but he\'s just so attractive that she cannot keep her eyes off him! And when dramatic events in Abby\'s life result in Jordan paying her very personal attention, she has to decide whether his protection is something she wants to depend upon for ever…

Consultant Jonah Washington is nurse manager Nell Sutherland\'s rock–her best friend. Let down by another man, Nell begins to realize how wonderful Jonah really is. Nell is shocked by her changed reaction. Why had she never realized how irresistible the gorgeous consultant was?Their work in the neonatal-intensive-care unit of Belfield Hospital has brought Jonah and Nell closer than ever before, bound by their commitment to save the lives of their tiny patients. Meanwhile, Nell is fighting her attraction to Jonah, not realizing that he has desired her and been utterly in love with her forever!

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Everything you need to know about building a successful, world-class consulting practice Whether you are a veteran consultant or new to the industry, an entrepreneur or the principal of a small firm, The Consulting Bible tells you absolutely everything you need to know to create and expand a seven-figure independent or boutique consulting practice. Expert author Alan Weiss, who coaches consultants globally and has written more books on solo consulting than anyone in history, shares his expertise comprehensively. Learn and appreciate the origins and evolution of the consulting profession Launch your practice or firm and propel it to top performance Implement your consulting strategies in public and private organizations, large or small, global or domestic Select from the widest variety of consulting methodologies Achieve lasting success in your professional career and personal goals The author is recognized as «one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America» by the New York Post and «a worldwide expert in executive education» by Success Magazine Whether you\'re just starting out or looking for the latest trends in modern practice, The Consulting Bible gives you an unparalleled toolset to build a thriving consultancy.

Bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting shares the secrets of writing winning proposals Intended for consultants, speakers, and other professional services providers, Million Dollar Consulting® Proposals ends forever the time-consuming and often frustrating process of writing a consulting proposal. It begins with the basics—defining these proposals and why they are necessary—and coaches you through the entire proposal process.

In this book, you\'ll learn how to establish outcome-based business objectives and maximize your success and commensurate fees. From bestselling author Alan Weiss, Million Dollar Consulting Proposals delivers step-by-step guidance on the essential element in creating a million dollar consultancy.

Outlines the nine key components to a Million Dollar Consulting proposal structure Presents a dozen Golden Rules for presenting proposals Offers online samples, forms, and templates to maximize the effectiveness of these tools The New York Post calls bestselling author Alan Weiss «one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America.» Alan Weiss\'s expert guidance can lead your consulting business to unprecedented success, and it all starts with a million dollar proposal.

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods most editions available for course adoption

Time-tested strategies for making the best possible pricing decisions and gaining an unbeatable competitive advantage Pricing is one of the most important—and difficult—marketing problems companies face when launching new products. Unfortunately, the research that goes into making optimal pricing decisions is a very time-consuming process—unless, that is, you can afford to pay a consultant or outside agency to do it for you.

But if you\'re like most small- to medium-sized business owners and managers, time and money are two things you absolutely don\'t have to spare. Problem solved: Written by a nationally recognized pricing expert, this book arms you with proven strategies for guaranteeing that you\'ll never again leave money on the table when determining prices.

And you\'ll spend the least possible time setting your more profitable prices. Packed with valuable worksheets and other valuable tools to help guide your research and your pricing decision-making A goldmine of expert tips for pricing in any specialty market, it offers a highly effective way to market your company\'s product more effectively and profitably Shows you how to avoid making your competitors\' pricing mistakes and gain a powerful competitive edge in the process The author uses examples drawn from her years of consulting work with companies large and small, including Food Network, American Express Publishing, and Playboy.

Help groups deliver results with an updated approach to facilitation and consulting The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Trainers, and Coaches, Third Edition is a fundamental resource for consultants, facilitators, coaches, trainers, and anyone who helps groups realize their creative and problem-solving potential. This new edition includes updated content based on the latest research and revised models of group effectiveness and mutual learning.

Roger M. Schwarz shows how to use the Skilled Facilitator approach to: boost improvement processes such as Six Sigma and Lean, create a psychologically safe learning environment for training, and help coaches work with teams and individuals in real-time.

This edition features a new chapter that explains how to facilitate virtual teams using conferencing technology. Facilitation skills are essential in many kinds of work, and if you are looking to bring your skills up to date it is critical that you rely on trusted information like the knowledge offered in this go-to reference.

Develop the facilitative mentality and skills that enable you to help groups get better results, even in the most challenging situations Help groups achieve greater performances, stronger working relationships, and higher levels of individual well-being Quickly develop productive and trusting work relationships with the groups you help Establish the functions of your facilitative role Implement a research-based, systematic approach to diagnose and intervene in groups and improve their performance and results The Skilled Facilitator is a practical resource for corporate, government, non-profit, and educational practitioners, as well as graduate students in group-focused programs. This edition contains up-to-date material, based on recent studies, to help facilitators move beyond arbitrary tactics to utilize cutting edge, research-based strategies that improve group processes, relationships, mindsets, and outcomes.

Provide organized, efficient, relevant consulting with lasting value Maximizing the Value of Consulting is an indispensable, practical guide for managing, measuring, and delivering the results that make internal and external consulting a lasting value to clients and the company. Sponsored by the ROI Institute and the Association of Internal Management Consultants, this book provides a roadmap to relevance for consultants operating in the increasingly fast-paced, changing, dynamic environment.

Readers will learn how to use resources properly and manage the investment efficiently, while truly connecting to the business, securing appropriate levels of commitment, and providing adequate levels of support. Detailed coverage includes guidance toward calculating the value of consulting in terms that executives understand, including business impact and ROI, and using the appropriate tools to show how things are working throughout the process.

Whether organizations are using internal or external consultants, or both, consultants can provide better value to the company. Consultants are needed to provide advice, support, and insight into the processes undertaken to improve the business, and integrate the input of different functional units into a more streamlined strategy.

This book is designed to help consultants provide the utmost value to clients by maximizing organization, efficiency, and ultimately, ROI. Manage for value with better organization and cost control Set objectives at multiple levels to deliver useful results Measure implementation, impact, ROI, and intangibles Use final results to drive appropriate actions, creating lasting value The skyrocketing need for internal and external consultants will continue, in almost every functional area ranging from HR and technology, to auditing and risk management.

Maximizing the Value of Consulting provides a manual for relevant, value-driven consulting, with world-renowned expert insight.

Praise for Fundraising Consultants «In Fundraising Consultants: A Guide for Nonprofit Organizations, Gene Scanlan provides a thoughtful and deliberative guide for how to select, develop, and maintain successful relationships with consultants that can help organizations achieve their goals. It is also an excellent resource for consultants, both new and experienced, on how to best serve our clients.

» Barbara L. Ciconte, CFRE, Senior Vice President, Consulting Services Donor Strategies, Inc.

«Finally, a book that provides a balanced and informative perspective about fundraising consulting. Gene provides solid information for organizations to consider when using a consultant while also describing the consultant\'s point of view.

All this can only lead to a more effective use of consultants and more successful nonprofits.» Sandra Renner, MSW, CFRE, Renner Consulting Strategic Philanthropic Counsel «This book is an excellent source for a development or foundation director to read before hiring any type of consultant.

It guides you through the search process and tells you how to evaluate your prospects. This is especially important for small development offices or foundations that rely on outsourcing fundraising projects or campaigns to consultants.

It even suggests how to use consultants as a creative resource!» Jeanne G. Jacob, CAE, CFRE, Executive Director Goodwin House Foundation.

Managing Facilitated Processes Managing Facilitated Processes helps people make thoughtful decisions about managing successful gatherings. The book\'s ten chapters are divided into three parts: From Contact to Contract—building customized agreements; eighteentypes of facilitated processes, their deliverables and unique features Approach and Style—ensuring integrated, customized, and systematic elements; a forget-me-not prompter; effective management styles Management x 5: Participants, Speakers, Logistics, Documents,Feedback—practice guidelines, examples, and time-saving tools Managing Facilitated Processes also includes a companion Web site with handy e-versions of the book\'s tools and templates.

Praise for Managing Facilitated Processes «This book honors the importance of the details and care that every gathering deserves.It should be a standard reference?for people who come together to produce results.

» —Peter Block, author of Community: The Structure of Belonging, and consultant and partner, Designed Learning, Ohio, USA «The authors\' combined experience of nearly 60 years in process facilitation is generously shared in this clearly written guide.» —Sharon Almerigi, certified professional facilitator (CPF), Barbados International Association of Facilitators, Latin America and the Caribbean «In a world of \'expert-centered\' workplaces, Managing Facilitated Processes offers a much-needed focus on the process of creating effective, customized environments for learning and work.

» —Marilyn Laiken, professor and chair, Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada «A comprehensive and practical guide to making group sessions effective and outcome driven—great insights from cover to cover and a terrific \'go to\' reference guide.» —Gabriella Zillmer, senior vice-president, Performance Alignment and Compensation, BMO Financial Group, Canada «A time-saving gem for planning facilitated sessions effectively.

It is unique in its thoroughness without being overwhelming. To be pulled off the shelf over and over again.

Process Design: Making It Work helps process consultants, managers, facilitators, coaches, organizational development consultants?and anyone else who works with groups?to set up and deliver dynamic, creative process designs. Filled with illustrative cases, examples, and templates, this step-by-step resource is an invaluable aid when creating customized agendas and designs for situations ranging from basic meetings to complex, multiphased processes.

Obtain the Best Consulting Services for Your Business In this chaotic age of new technologies, downsizing, and reengineering, managers and executives are relying more and more on the consultant. Hiring the right consultants for your company and making effective use of them is a vital skill, and yet there has been a lack of guidance on this topic-until now. How to Use a Consultant in Your Company delivers expert advice and practical guidelines on how to successfully create and manage the client/consultant relationship-to your advantage. John McGonagle and Carolyn Vella provide up-to-the-minute information on: * Defining your consulting needs * Finding and selecting the right consultants * Managing the paper trail-corporate policies, contracting issues * Working with an individual consultant or an entire firm * Handling disputes, lawsuits, and complaints * Evaluating consultants Including forms and other materials for help in developing formal policies, billing procedures, and more that you can adapt to fit your own situation, How to Use a Consultant in Your Company is the one-book-fits-all solution for anyone responsible for getting the most out of their company\'s consultant.

This book is of the kind you always wanted but didn\'t think would or could ever exist: the universal field theory of problem solving. Tom Sommerlatte Typically today\'s tasks in management and consulting include project management, running workshops and strategic work – all complex activities, which require a multitude of skills and competencies.

This standard work, which is also well accepted amongst consultants, gives you a reference or cookbook-style access to the most important tools, including a rating of each tool in terms of applicability, ease of use and effectiveness. In this considerably enlarged third edition, Nicolai Andler presents 152 of such tools, grouped into task-specific categories: Definition of a Situation/Problem – Information Gathering – Creativity – Information Consolidation – Goal Setting – Strategic, Technical and Organisational Analysis – Evaluation and Decision Making – Project Management.

Checklists and Application Scenarios further enhance the use of this toolbox. Information provided by this book is: – comprehensive and sufficiently wide in scope, combined with a practical level of detail without being too academic – reliable and proven in numerous real implemented cases – easy to apply due to many different search options, checklists, application scenarios and guiding instructions.

Written by a professional consultant, business analyst and business coach, this book is a unique reference work and guide for those wanting to learn about or who are active in the fields of consulting, project management and problem solving in general, both in business and engineering: business coaches and management trainers, workshop moderators, consultants and managers, project managers, lecturers and students.

This Third Edition to Peter Block\'s Flawless Consulting addresses business changes and new challenges since the second edition was written ten years ago. It tackles the challenges next-generation consultants face, including more guidance on how to ask better questions, dealing with difficult clients, working in an increasingly virtual world, how to cope with complexities in international consulting, case studies, and guidelines on implementation. Also included are illustrative examples and exercises to help you cement the guides offered.

A time-tested, systematic approach to the buying and selling of complex research instruments Searching for the best laboratory instruments and systems can be a daunting and expensive task. A poorly selected instrument can dramatically affect results produced and indirectly affect research papers, the quality of student training, and an investigator\'s chances for advancement.

Buying and Selling Laboratory Instruments offers the valuable insights of an analytical chemist and consultant with over four decades of experience in locating instruments based upon both need and price. It helps all decision makers find the best equipment, service, and support while avoiding the brand-loyalty bias of sales representatives so you can fully meet your laboratory\'s requirements.

The first section of the book guides buyers through the hurdles of funding, purchasing, and acquiring best-fit instruments at the least-expensive price. It explains how to find vendors that support their customers with both knowledgeable service and application support.

Also offered is guidance on adapting your existing instruments to new applications, integrating new equipment, and what to do with instruments that can no longer serve in research mode. The second section explains the sales process in detail.

This is provided both as a warning against manipulative sales reps and as a guide to making the sale a win-win process for you and your vendor. It also shows you how to select a knowledgeable technical guru to help determine the exact system configuration you need and where to find the best price for it.

Added bonuses are summary figures of buying sequence and sales tools and an appendix containing frequently asked questions and memory aids. Buying and Selling Laboratory Instruments is for people directly involved in selecting and buying instruments for operational laboratories, from the principle investigator to the person actually delegated with investigating and selecting the system to be acquired.

Sales representatives; laboratory managers; universities; pharmaceutical, biotech, and forensic research firms; corporate laboratories; graduate and postdoctoral students; and principle investigators will not want to be without this indispensible guide.

In-depth coverage in a single handbook of the middle market based on the body of knowledge of the Certified M A Advisor credential program M A advisors have an unprecedented opportunity in the middle market with the generational transfer of wealth and capital being deployed by private equity and corporate investors. Middle Market M A: Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting is a must-read for investment bankers, M A intermediaries and specialists, CPAs and accountants, valuation experts, deal and transaction attorneys, wealth managers and investors, corporate development leaders, consultants and advisors, CEOs, and CFOs. Provides a holistic overview and guide on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic transactions of companies with revenues from $5 million to $500 million Encompasses current market trends, activities, and strategies covering pre, during, and post transaction Addresses the processes and core subject areas required to successfully navigate and close deals in the private capital market Includes content on engagement and practice management for those involved in the M A business This practical guide and reference is also an excellent primer for those seeking to obtain their FINRA Series 79 license.