Shattered Covenants Book V the Partner (Paperback)

Name: Shattered Covenants Book V the Partner (Paperback)
Author: Dwight E. Foster
ISBN: 9781410703422

Dwight E. Foster

Language: English

Published by AuthorHouse, Bloomington, 2003

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Paperback. Book V, The Partner, is the fifth book in a cycle of seven novels entitled Shattered Covenants. Shattered Covenants narrates the formation, rise, decline, and fall of McKenzie Barber, a global management consulting firm. Previously published books in the cycle include; Present & Past Imperfect The Road to McKenzie Barber The Consultant The Chairman The Partner guides the reader through a six year period (1978 to 1984) in the history of McKenzie Barber and concludes with the end of Ernie Grey's 24 year reign as Chairman and Senior Partner of McKenzie Barber. What was planned as a smooth transition in leadership results in McKenzie Barber's first contested Chairman election. A dissident group of Partners orchestrated by the villainous Clyde Nickerson propose Buzzsaw Pritchard as a candidate to Hamilton Burke III, Ernie's choice as his successor. Burke's leadership image is tarnished by the under performance of several boutique consulting firms which were acquired as part of McKenzie Barber's growth plan for the 1980's. Buzzsaw Pritchard's Federal Service Operations (FSO) has become a key profit contributor in contrast to the cover-up efforts of Burke's Enterprise Group of newly acquired boutique consulting firms. Ernie Grey has become involved in acrimonious divorce proceedings and Toni Alter has become his mistress. Book V, The Partner concludes with a contested Chairman Election that the press references as the Battle of Boca Mirage. Joe Baxter has been elected a Partner and is tapped by Hamilton Burke as his "special project" consultant. In addition Baxter is struggling to gain the leadership position for the Executive Compensation practice following Frank Alvardi's resignation to return to McKenzie Barber's arch consulting firm rival, Robson Allen & Harbridge. If Burke is elected Chairman, Baxter's career positioning with McKenzie Barber is secure. Burke becomes a loser in the election vote, resigns, and Baxter is left alone with a new regime intent on settling old scores. Ernie Grey retires and is elected the non-executive Chairman, of IPCO, a major energy company and Joe Baxter struggles forward for survival under a hostile new regime. Book V rollicks forward with a colorful collection of villains and knaves which include Baxter's affair with Stephany Hart, a megalomaniac securities analyst, his reunion with Bridgette Morgan in the rain at a New York hot dog stand, their courtship and marriage, and a supporting cast of spirited consultants seeking survival on their own terms. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Title: Shattered Covenants Book V the Partner (Paperback)
Author: Dwight E. Foster
Publisher: AuthorHouse, Bloomington
Publication year: 2003
Condition: new
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1410703428
ISBN 13: 9781410703422

Book V, The Partner, is the fifth book in a cycle of seven novels entitled Shattered Covenants. Shattered Covenants narrates the formation, rise, decline, and fall of McKenzie Barber, a global management consulting firm.Previously published books in the cycle include;Present & Past ImperfectThe Road to McKenzie Barber The ConsultantThe ChairmanThe Partner guides the reader through a six year period (1978 to 1984) in the history of McKenzie Barber and concludes with the end of Ernie Grey's 24 year reign as Chairman and Senior Partner of McKenzie Barber. What was planned as a smooth transition in leadership results in McKenzie Barber's first contested Chairman election. A dissident group of Partners orchestrated by the villainous Clyde Nickerson propose Buzzsaw Pritchard as a candidate to Hamilton Burke III, Ernie's choice as his successor. Burke's leadership image is tarnished by the under performance of several boutique consulting firms which were acquired as part of McKenzie Barber's growth plan for the 1980's. Buzzsaw Pritchard's Federal Service Operations (FSO) has become a key profit contributor in contrast to the cover-up efforts of Burke's Enterprise Group of newly acquired boutique consulting firms.Ernie Grey has become involved in acrimonious divorce proceedings and Toni Alter has become his mistress. Book V, The Partner concludes with a contested Chairman Election that the press references as the Battle of Boca Mirage. Joe Baxter has been elected a Partner and is tapped by Hamilton Burke as his 'special project' consultant. In addition Baxter is struggling to gain the leadership position for the Executive Compensation practice following Frank Alvardi's resignation to return to McKenzie Barber's arch consulting firm rival, Robson Allen & Harbridge. If Burke is elected Chairman, Baxter's career positioning with McKenzie Barber is secure. Burke becomes a loser in the election vote, resigns, and Baxter is left alone with a new regime intent on settling old scor

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Dwight Foster, the author of Shattered Covenants, is a native of Minnesota who was transferred to New York City in 1980. He retired as a consulting partner from an international public accounting firm in January 1990 to form an executive search firm. Shattered Covenants is a first novel, which represents an eight year project dealing with the passing of leadership in a professional services firm. The Partner is Book V in a series of free standing novels relating to the formation of a major management consulting firm, its rise, zenith, decline, and ultimate compliant merger with a principal competitor.Earlier Books in the Shattered Covenants series include:Present & Past Imperfect, Book IThe Road to McKenzie Barber, Book II The Consultant, Book IIIThe Chairman, Book IVBook VI: The House of Hartwell and Book VII: Twighlight & Endgame are planned for publication later in 2003. Shattered Covenants deals with the passing of CEOs (i.e. kings) and their ultimate effect on the careers and lives of the courtiers and rank and file professionals who follow the leadership of the CEO. The author has spent his business career in the consulting industry and, for the past eleven years, has headed up a well-recognized executive search firm. Dwight Foster has published previously in management studies and magazine articles and is quoted from time to time in the national press. His experience in the practice of executive search and familiarity with organization and business models over the past thirty years provided the motivation to write a sweeping novel. The primary narrator of Shattered Covenants, Joseph Baxter, Jr., is the son of a labor martyr from Minnesota's Iron Range who rises to a Board Room, world traveling executive compensation consultant. Baxter is a modern day Candide who develops the cunning to survive in a ruthlessly competitive business world. Dwight Foster is a University of Minnesota Alumnus, the father of two adult children, and is married to Dorothy Choitz Fost

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