Consulting Psychology Journal: Special Issue on The Strategic Design and Management of Psychologically Based Consulting Firms

The new issue of Consulting Psychology Journal is a Special Issue on The Strategic Design and Management of Psychologically Based Consulting Firms. 

Guest-edited by Marc B. Sokol and Larry Norton, the articles offer an inside look at a variety of models for initiating, growing, divesting and closing a consulting business in consulting psychology (See bottom for links to the articles). 

The issue kicks off with a wonderful introduction to this special issue by Marc and Larry providing a focus for the five individual consulting company and practitioner based practice model authors to share their wisdom, experiences and recommendations for starting and growing a successful business in consulting psychology.

Then in separate articles, five authors each describe perspectives of consulting psychology business models including: Meghan Morris and Bonnie O’Toole share insights about career paths beyond academia targeted for psychological scientists; Marc Sokol providing a perspective from the sole-practitioner consultancy role; Sandra Davis providing insight about the evolution of a business owner; Robert Hogan sharing insights and recommendations based on the growth of his company, Hogan Assessment Systems; and finally Alison Eyring who provides a global perspective of starting and growing an international consulting psychology business. Finally, Larry Norton synthesizes these articles in a very comprehensive article focusing on the business of consulting psychology and key lessons learned that we can all apply.

Please do pass this update along to anyone who may be interested in the latest in consulting psychology.

Best wishes for adding a little more evidence to your practice!

Kenneth Nowack, Ph.D.

Editor-in-Chief

Consulting Psychology Journal

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Click the links below to access electronic copies of each individual article at APA’s PsycNET database. (The Introductory and Summary articles are available for free; access to the other articles requires a subscription, or you can also purchase the issue and individual articles.)

Volume 72, Issue 1 (March 2020)

Inaugural editorial for Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

Nowack, Kenneth - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

Introduction to the special issue on the strategic design and management of psychology-based consulting firms.

Sokol, Marc B.; Norton, Larry W. - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

Exploring career paths beyond academia for psychological scientists.

Norris, Meghan E.; O'Toole, Bonnie - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

Mindful design of the sole-practitioner consultancy.

Sokol, Marc B. - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

The evolution of a business owner.

Davis, Sandra L. - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

How to build Hogan Assessment Systems.

Hogan, Robert - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

Global by design.

Eyring, Alison - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

The business of consulting psychology: Lessons from the field.

Norton, Larry W. - 3/5/2020  - Volume 72, Issue 1

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