Are you an internal consultant -- someone who is a permanent employee and staff member, yet serves in a consultative role within your organization? Then you need this hands-on, practical guidebook to help you better understand your role and improve your performance, whether you re a change agent, trusted advisor, or someone who serves in varying capacities. Just like an external consultant, it s important to design your job, develop a formal agreement, and build your practice. Consulting on the Inside provides a solid background for internal consultants, and serves as a roadmap for cultivating a successful career.

The act of self-navigation is a critical capability. It requires that you stay engaged and focused on your goal, while steering through the continuous "whitewater" of twenty-first century life. You can't do it while on autopilot; your virtual GPS will only work if it is set to a destination that you have carefully chosen. Hands-on navigation, with your eye on the compass in the midst of change and ambiguity, has become essential for success. Every decision about major issues - your education, your career, your relationships, your family life, where you choose to travel or to live - is an act of navigation that will influence the course of your entire life. In this book, you will learn how to set and follow a course that will take you as far as you want in a direction that you are capable of going. Using a "personal compass," you will understand and work with the deep values and authentic motivations that drive you while recognizing and overcoming the internal and external obstacles on your way. You will devise a practical plan to accomplish the results you dream of achieving. Whether working alone or with a coach, this book will help you become the captain of your life and career. Self-Navigation is based on a model developed by one of the co-authors that is used globally by multinational companies and leaders to help them navigate their careers, their teams, and their organizations through the complexities of the current business environment.

In this "corporate cozy" mystery, an internal organizational consultant is confronted by the murder of a senior executive. Working with an inspector from the San Francisco police department, she unravels the political issues and discovers the dark secrets that create fear and loathing in a traditional corporation.