Professional service company 50

Author: Peter
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Say goodbye to boring office life. The winners of the knowledge economy are professional service firms. From the dull "department" to the well-equipped "professional service firm," the work at professional service firms feels like money well spent. Professional service firms have a recognizable brand; they have unique problem-solving methods; they take pride in their capabilities and want the world to know it; they work tirelessly for their clients, shedding those boring ones; they hire cool employees and give them fair compensation; they are exciting, inspiring, and cool. Professional Service Firms 50 is part of Tom Peters' Reinventing Work series. Professional service firms refer to companies like accounting firms, law firms, and architectural firms that provide professional services to clients. The primary readers of this book are white-collar professionals working in professional service firms, especially managers, as well as those who have transitioned from a department within a large company to a professional service firm, and those currently undergoing such a transition. The book is divided into 50 chapters, each covering a key point, guiding professional service firm managers from selecting clients, leading clients, creating project lists, building high-performing teams, to attracting talent, embracing challenges, and achieving success, transforming their teams from "departments" into new, passionate, and distinctive professional service firms. The book is straightforward, well-structured, and clearly organized, making it suitable as a quick reference manual and also serving as a guide to the work methods of professional service firms.