This is the book we wished for when starting our careers as consultants.We've all been there at the beginning of our consulting career: questions to be answered, new challenges to be mastered, dynamics to be understood. Solving some of the mysteries a career start throws at us is easy - retrospectively. The insights and tactics in this book offer you that retrospective. Use it as your tour guide. Learn which routes to follow, which detours to steer clear of and which shortcuts to take. This book boils down the essence of what it takes to make it as a consultant: - Master your role and deliver upon clients' as well as internal management's expectations- Waste less time and focus on the relevant matters- Get good performance ratings and rise through the ranks- Make better decisions that position you as a highly valued professional and enable you to succeed in the industr