For the first time in paperback, international expert and consultant David Maister offers a brilliant and accessible guide to every management issue at play in professional firms.
Professional firms differ from other business enterprises in two distinct ways: first, they provide highly customiz[...]

Professional firms are forever trying to get their people to act like professionals--to do the right things. Though their various incentives may create compliance, they don't always encourage excellence. David Maister, the world's premier consultant to professional service firms, vigorously challeng[...]

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 your discipline is not enough, assert world-renowned professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford[...]

A text offering practical advice in dealing with the managerial problems of professional service firms. Issues explored include marketing and business development, multinational strategies, human resource policies, profit improvement strategies, strategic planning, and the effective behaviour of pra[...]

In this guide to managing in professional environments, two renowned consultants show professional group managers how to lead colleagues to peak performance.[...]