Valentin Panayotov
Problem Areas in the Activities of Management Consultants
Summary:
The article reveals the main problem areas in the activity of management consultants. For successful implementation of consultancy projects, it is important to select consultants with the necessary competencies and qualifications. Emphasis is placed on the appropriate personal characteristics that have a great importance on cooperative working with the client. There are those whose importance is difficult to assess, but which can have a very deep impact on the outcome of counseling. These include the consultant's belief system, source of motivation, personal ethics, objectivity, honesty, and loyalty. It is very important that these qualities appear as early as possible in the communication between the consultant and the client