Jerry Talley, PhD, OD -- A Workshop on the Business of Consulting

Jerry Talley, PhD -- OD

A Workshop on the Business of Consulting

Every consulting engagement has its unique challenges, so it is appropriate that consultants' behavior varies widely as well. But underneath the variety, there is a basic process model to outline what is common to any client engagement.

Jerry started his 50-year career in Stanford’s Sociology department where he taught for 18 years. Leveraging his research and assessment experience, he moved out into corporate consulting. After 15 years of organizational assessment, Jerry opened a broad-spectrum OD practice. Over the years he accumulated 450 client engagements with companies in high tech, higher education, manufacturing, construction, health care, banking, the military, entertainment, hospitality, telecom, city & county government, public utilities, consulting firms, aerospace, college publishing, pharmaceuticals, numerous not-for-profits, and one organic grocery store.

His particular interests were advanced problem solving, work process design, strategic planning, and organizational assessment.

He is no longer providing client services; his practice is now focused on advising and coaching for the next generation of organizational consultants.