True Professionalism: The Courage to Care about Your People, Your Clients and Your Career - Hardcover

Maister, David H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684834669 ISBN 13: 9780684834665

Publisher: The Free Press, 1997

Synopsis

210 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Are Technically Competent Professionals Who Work Long, Hard Hours'true' Professionals,seeking Superior Quality In Their Work And Striving To Provide The Best Service Possible To Their Clents?.

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Product Description:

A consultant challenges professionals to closely examine the meaning of their work and to reach beyond their grasp, and advises professional institutions that they should invest in skill building.

Review:

Martin Sorrell Chairman, WPP Group PLC Helpful to everyone interested in improving the performance of professional service firms. Provocative, controversial and stimulating, Maister challenges traditional thinking and provides new insights on a wide range of important issues. James P. BaughmanManaging Director, J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.Must reading for "professionals" who can't get out of their own way. Jacob J. WeissVice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.Captures the fundamental dilemmas which underlie the management of a professional service firm. An invaluable source. James P. SavianoPresident, CSC ConsultingMaister has a remarkable ability to cut to the quick and challenge executives to take on the burden of leadership by offering practical advice on how to connect business behavior to principles and values. Lawrence A. WeinbachManaging Partner and Chief Executive, Andersen WorldwideFull of the practical wisdom that we have come to expect from David Maister. Professionals of every kind will find something useful in this collection of rich insights and ideas. Martin SorrellChairman, WPP Group PLCHelpful to everyone interested in improving the performance of professional service firms. Provocative, controversial and stimulating, Maister challenges traditional thinking and provides new insights on a wide range of important issues. F. W. "Mickey" HuibregtsenChairman and Director, McKinsey & Company, NetherlandsMaister is a master in the field of professionalism. Whereas his focus clearly is on the professional firm, many of his thoughts are also relevant to the top management of large international corporations, both in their dealings with professionals and in their own management actions. Donald GroningerExecutive Vice President and General Counsel, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.Provides a common sense blueprint for professional success, emphasizing the simple but often neglected principles that make for a fulfilling and productive career. Anyone who wants to be thought of as a professional will benefit from reading this book, Maister's insights apply to people at all levels of organizations and in a wide variety of industries and professions. Donald GroningerExecutive Vice President and General Counsel, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Provides a common sense blueprint for professional success, emphasizing the simple but often neglected principles that make for a fulfilling and productive career. Anyone who wants to be thought of as a professional will benefit from reading this book, Maister's insights apply to people at all levels of organizations and in a wide variety of industries and professions. F. W. "Mickey" HuibregtsenChairman and Director, McKinsey & Company, Netherlands Maister is a master in the field of professionalism. Whereas his focus clearly is on the professional firm, many of his thoughts are also relevant to the top management of large international corporations, both in their dealings with professionals and in their own management actions. Martin SorrellChairman, WPP Group PLC Helpful to everyone interested in improving the performance of professional service firms. Provocative, controversial and stimulating, Maister challenges traditional thinking and provides new insights on a wide range of important issues. Lawrence A. WeinbachManaging Partner and Chief Executive, Andersen Worldwide Full of the practical wisdom that we have come to expect from David Maister. Professionals of every kind will find something useful in this collection of rich insights and ideas. James P. SavianoPresident, CSC Consulting Maister has a remarkable ability to cut to the quick and challenge executives to take on the burden of leadership by offering practical advice on how to connect business behavior to principles and values. Jacob J. WeissVice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Captures the fundamental dilemmas which underlie the management of a professional service firm. An invaluable source. James P. BaughmanManaging Director, J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. Must reading for "professionals" who can't get out of their own way.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0684834669
• ISBN 13: 9780684834665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 210