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A primer for Management Consulting
A Listmania! list by Olivier Vairon "ovairon" (London, UK)

1. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

The list author says:
	"How most people really make decisions"

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2. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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	"Do not try to predict randomness"

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3. The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization: Second edition by Peter M Senge

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	"From atomistic & linear to holistic & dynamic...a revolution back in its day"

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4. The Empty Raincoat: Making Sense of the Future by Charles Handy

The list author says:
	"Getting under the skin of organisations"

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(8 customer reviews)

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5. Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business by Fons Trompenaars

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	"The culture you grew up in does have an impact on your business behaviour"

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6. How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation by Robert Kegan

The list author says:
	"Have you ever listened to clients intently?"

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7. Scenarios for Success: Turning Insights in to Action by Bill Sharpe

The list author says:
	"The Strategic Scenario technique that made Shell's name in the 1970's"

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8. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power by Daniel Yergin

The list author says:
	"If you're interested to know why oil is the most important commodity, read on..."

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9. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation by Sunil Chopra

The list author says:
	"The best guide to Supply Chain Management in my view"

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(4 customer reviews)

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10. The Machine That Changed the World by James P. Womack

The list author says:
	"How Lean techniques were born & why Toyota is the #1 car-maker"

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(10 customer reviews)

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11. Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation by James P. Womack

The list author says:
	"More on Lean techniques, for the Western mind"

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(16 customer reviews)

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12. Visible Thinking: Unlocking Causal Mapping for Practical Business Results by Bryson

The list author says:
	"Causal Mapping: one of the best consulting tools"

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13. Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking by Dennis Sherwood

The list author says:
	"A gentle introduction to Systems Thinking in Business"

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(4 customer reviews)

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14. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World with CD-ROM by John Sterman

The list author says:
	"A more comprehensive application of Systems Thinking tools"

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(4 customer reviews)

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15. Alignment: Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies: How to Apply the Balanced Scorecard to Corporate Strategy by Robert S Kaplan

The list author says:
	"Why performance measurement without strategic objectives feels like wheel-spinning"

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(3 customer reviews)

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16. Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution (Collins Business Essentials) by Michael Hammer

The list author says:
	"Still the reference on process mapping & re-design"

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(1 customer review)

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17. Maslow on Management by Abraham H. Maslow

The list author says:
	"Why individual aspirations are so difficult to aggregate into a collective purpose"

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(3 customer reviews)

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18. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade by Pietra Rivoli

The list author says:
	"An interesting trip to understand Globalisation"

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(5 customer reviews)

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19. The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy by Noreena Hertz

The list author says:
	"The power play behind Globalisation"

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(34 customer reviews)

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20. Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared Diamond

The list author says:
	"Uncovering the real economic forces driving history"

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(150 customer reviews)

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21. Socrates Cafe: Tales of the Examined Life by Christopher Phillips

The list author says:
	"One day I shall turn this into a business consulting tool: promise"

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22. The Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update by Donella H. Meadows

The list author says:
	"Coming to terms with the Sustainability Challenge"

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23. Confessions Of An Eco Sinner: Travels to find where my stuff comes from by Fred Pearce

The list author says:
	"Simply presented yet so powerful"

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(5 customer reviews)

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24. Cannibals with Forks: Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business by John Elkington

The list author says:
	"A manifesto for the Triple Bottom Line: economic, social, environmental"

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(1 customer review)

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25. Dangerous Company: Consulting Powerhouses and the Companies They Save and Ruin by James O'Shea

The list author says:
	"Where angels fear to tread: this is the ethical line !"

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(13 customer reviews)

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How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power

Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation

Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution (Collins Business Essentials)

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade

Socrates Cafe: Tales of the Examined Life

Confessions Of An Eco Sinner: Travels to find where my stuff comes from

Dangerous Company: Consulting Powerhouses and the Companies They Save and Ruin

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