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David H. Maister

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in The United Kingdom

July 21, 1947

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David H. Maister is a renowned management thinker, author, and former Harvard Business School professor, widely regarded as a leading authority on professional service firms. Educated in mathematics, economics, statistics, operations research, and business, he began his career in academia, teaching and researching logistics, transportation, and operations management in Canada and at Harvard. He later left academic life to work full time as a consultant, advising professional organizations around the world. Maister is best known for influential books such as Managing the Professional Service Firm and The Trusted Advisor, co written with Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galford, which reshaped thinking around trust, leadership, and client rel ...more

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	The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, Robert M. Galford 3.81 avg rating — 4,934 ratings — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Managing The Professional Service Firm 4.15 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 1993 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Professionalism: The Courage to Care about Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career 3.92 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What's Obvious But Not Easy 3.89 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals by David H. Maister, Patrick J. McKenna 3.83 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practice What You Preach: What Managers Must Do to Create a High Achievement Culture 4.09 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Habits of highly effective people, trusted advisor, drive, life leverage 4 books collection set by David H. Maister, Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author), Rob Moore (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Management of owner-operator fleets it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trusted advisor, drive, life leverage, 7 habits of highly effective people and teens and personal workbook 6 books collection set by David H. Maister, Rob Moore (Goodreads Author), Stephen R. Covey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	7 Habits of highly effective people personal workbook, trusted advisor, drive, life leverage 4 books collection set by David H. Maister, Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author), Rob Moore (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It is important to note that while goods are consumed, services are experienced.”
― David H. Maister, Managing The Professional Service Firm

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“In early Greek society, particularly in Athens, democracy meant the equivalent of a permanent town meeting—all decisions of consequence were made in public assembly. As many professional service firms have rediscovered, this view of democracy tends to result in much wasting of time, slowness of response, and extreme conservatism in action.”
― David H. Maister, Managing The Professional Service Firm

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“There is an old saying, “It is amazing what you can achieve if you are not wedded to who gets the credit.” The”
― David H. Maister, The Trusted Advisor: 20th Anniversary Edition

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