Relational Consulting

Have just received a copy of a new research report from Ashridge Consulting.  The research follows the working lives of 11 graduates and faculty of the Ashridge Masters in Organisation Consulting (AMOC) - I was a graduate of AMOC5 in 2003 - and relates the stories of their work as they happen, warts and all. The research avoids the dramatic, the certain and the perfect to reveal a way of consulting which has more modest and honest ambitions. It looks at what it takes to consult with a rigorous understanding of a philosophy and theory of consulting and the benefits and challenges this brings compared to the more traditional consulting toolboxes. 

Reading the report, I was struck by how many of the situations and the interventions involved issues of knowledge and information in the workplace.  It's a refreshing piece of work and a good read which I'll be recommending to colleagues in the coming weeks.