Wisdom of Wizards done and available
I’m happy to announce that my book collaboration with my father, The Wisdom of Wizards: Insights from Leading Consultants, is done and available for purchase. All proceeds help fund the Richard Metzler Scholarship awarded by the Foundation for Excellence in Management Consulting, in affiliation with the Association of Management Consulting Firms.
About the Book:
Put any veteran management consultants together and the stories will quickly begin to fly.
Father and son authors Richard Metzler and Jon Metzler interviewed over 35 senior management consultants whose careers represent nearly 1,000 years of experience. These veterans are smart and have a keen eye for the moment, attributes that make them great consultants and great sales people. They see and seize the moment, and they remember that moment. They also are great story tellers and whenever they get together the stories just seem to pour out.
Dictionaries define a “wizard” as a wise man, one who is knowing, or very clever or skillful. Another definition is a magician, or a sorcerer, or even an alchemist who can turn lead into gold. The reader will see that good consultants have a lot in common with alchemists and wizards.
“Wisdom” is the accumulated facts, beliefs or traditions, or knowledge acquired through experience. It is the big gorillas teaching the little gorillas about life, and what is needed to survive to thrive. And this is what this book is all about, senior consultants passing on their experiences, knowledge and wisdom to the next generation.
The book has been designed with clever art work and selected cartoons from Dilbert and the New Yorker Magazine.
For those who have been consultants or who have thought of becoming one, this book is a must read. It is an unbeatable collection of insights and lessons from the “Wizards” of the profession. The reader will find something on every page that informs and deepens your understanding of why management consulting is such a fulfilling profession.
