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The Trusted Advisor: 20th Anniversary Edition Paperback – 2 February 2021
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In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of one's discipline is not enough, assert professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The key to professional success, they argue, is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients.
In this 20th anniversary edition, Maister, Green, and Galford enrich our understanding of today's society and illustrate how to be effective communicators in a digital world. Using their model of "the trust equation" they dissect the rational and emotional components of trustworthiness. With precision and clarity, they detail five distinct steps you must take to create a trust-based relationship. Each step--engage, listen, frame, envision, and commit--is richly described in distinct chapters.
This immensely accessible book offers "an invaluable road map to all those who seek to develop truly special relationships with their clients" (Carl Stern, CEO, Boston Consulting Group). The authors weave together anecdotes, experience, and examples of both their own and others' successes and mistakes to great effect. The Trusted Advisor is essential reading for anyone who must advise, negotiate, or manage complex relationships with others.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFree Press
- Publication date2 February 2021
- Dimensions0.55 x 2.29 x 0.84 cm
- ISBN-101982157100
- ISBN-13978-1982157104
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"A rich source of examples and experiences that guide the development of truly special relationships with one's clients." --Rich Lesser, CEO, Boston Consulting Group
"Full of both sage wisdom and applicable advice, The Trusted Advisor has helped elevate the work of an entire generation of advisors, and I know it will continue to be an invaluable resource for generations to come." --Kelly Grier, managing partner U.S. and Americas, EY
"For many years The Trusted Advisor has been Forrester's handbook for delivering outstanding customer service--whenever we lost our way, this book's wisdom and straight talk would snap us right back on track. This is my favorite book to give to clients--I'm so glad that I can now pass on an updated new edition." --George Colony, chairman and CEO, Forrester Research
"Maister, Green, and Galford share intuitive frameworks, evidence-based insights, and practical actions to grow from an expert to a trusted advisor. This book stands the test of time and is required reading for anyone who wants stronger professional (and personal) relationships." --John J. Kalamarides, president, Prudential Group Insurance
"The Trusted Advisor will be invaluable to all professionals, young and old. Anyone who earns his or her living by giving advice should read this book." -- John Quelch, Leonard M. Miller University Chair Professor, University of Miami
About the Author
Robert M. Galford is a Managing Partner of the Center for Leading Organizations, where he works with senior executives at the intersection of strategy, organization, and leadership. In addition to The Trusted Advisor, Rob has coauthored three books: The Trusted Leader; Your Leadership Legacy; and Simple Sabotage, and has been a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, HBR.org, and numerous other business publications. His educational background includes Liceo Segre, Turin, Italy, a BA in Economics and Italian Literature from Haverford College, an MBA from Harvard Business School and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.
Charles H. Green is a speaker and executive educator focused on trust in complex businesses and professional services firms. Charlie is founder and Chairman of Trusted Advisor Associates. In addition to The Trusted Advisor, Charlie wrote Trust-Based Selling, and coauthored The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook. He is a graduate of Columbia and of the Harvard Business School. He spent the first twenty years of his career with The MAC Group and its successor, Gemini Consulting. Charlie lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
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- Publisher : Free Press (2 February 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1982157100
- ISBN-13 : 978-1982157104
- Dimensions : 0.55 x 2.29 x 0.84 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 17,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 22 in Consulting
- 600 in Business Management (Books)
- 610 in Business Leadership (Books)
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About the authors
David H. Maister, one of the world's leading authorities on the management of professional service firms, is the author of several successful books, including Managing the Professional Service Firm, True Professionalism, and Practice What You Preach, and coauthor of The Trusted Advisor.
Robert Galford is a managing partner of the Center for Leading Organizations (CLO). He divides his time across teaching at Executive Education programs and working with senior executives at the world's leading firms on the leadership issues that lie at the intersection of strategy and organization. He has taught on the Executive Programs at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and most recently Harvard University.
I'm co-author of The Trusted Advisor and The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook, and author of Trust-based Selling.
I'm founder and CEO of Trusted Advisor Associates: we help professionals become trusted advisors to their clients, and help organizations create trustworthy leaders and teams.
I grew up in the US Midwest, drove a NY taxi and got a philosophy degree in college, then an MBA at Harvard. I spent 20 years in general management consulting, first with The MAC Group, later with Gemini Consulting. In 1995, I left to start my own firm, and began focusing entirely on trusted relationships in business.
I have lived in Europe (based in Barcelona for a year) and the US (grew up in the midwest but have been an Easterner for quite a while now).
I've got two grown great kids and Sammy the Dog; we live in West Orange, NJ, and spend a lot of time in NYC. I used to play pedal steel guitar, but gave it up when I realized how long it would take just to get back to how good I used to be, which wasn't as great as I wanted to be. Still enjoy chick'n pick'n my Strat and Les Paul though.
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Disappointed with the print quality (it’s in consistent page by page - some pages are very faint) and my binding is already splitting at the bottom of the book.
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