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Eight Secret Weapons of the Modern Consultant

Steve Shu Consulting

For some further discussion on this topic, I wrote a management consulting post awhile back on “Articulating and Rearticulating Problem Statements” ( [link] ). For more info on the engagement management topic, readers may consider reading my post at [link]. The second key frame is driving towards answering “So What?”

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History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) ? ?Prehistoric OD.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Written records are not available for many others, but surely kings and princes and religious leaders around the world had advisors they would turn to from time to time for help in matters military, economic, spiritual or political—or maybe even personal. What’s your reaction to this history of OD? Reference List of Books from This Series.

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(Part 5 of 6) ? Wilfred Bion and Eric Trist - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

While Kurt Lewin (the subject of the last issue) was working in America, on the other side of the Atlantic a British Psychiatrist and MD, Dr. Wilfred Bion, was responding to the emotional fall-out of World War II. Once again, John’s conversations with his friend and colleague, Marvin Weisbord, contributes much to this issue.

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Pettis Proposes Savings Glut and Income Inequality are Source of Global Imbalances; Mish vs. Pettis: I Respectfully Disagree

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Income Inequality " is a front-page topic so let''s take a close look. What does basic economics tell us about an increase of goods with constant demand? Accounting Identity: Savings = Production Minus Consumption This is a fundamental economic law: You cannot consume what you don''t produce. From Pettis. What is Saving?

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