Part One: From High-Stakes Gambling to Certain Success.

1. Low-Yield, Conventional Consulting versus High-Yield, High-Impact Consulting.

2. The Five Fatal Flaws of Conventional Consulting.

3. The Bottom-Line Results of High-Impact Consulting.

Part Two: The Results-Driven Architecture of High-Impact Consulting.

4. Define Goals in Terms of Client Results Instead of Consultant Products.

5. Match Project Scope to What the Client Is Ready to Do.

6. Aim for Rapid-Cycle Successes to Generate Momentum.

7. Build a Partnership to Achieve and to Learn.

8. Leverage Resources: More Results with Fewer ConsultantsPart Three: Creating High-Impact Partnerships.

9. Create a Contract for Collaboration Instead of a Proposal for a Job.

10. Senior Managers Must Insist That Their People Produce the Results.

11. Build Communication Bridges and Overcome Anxiety.

12. Test the Shift to High-Impact Consulting: It s All Upside and Risk-Free.