List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: CONSULTING: EXPLORING THE TERRAIN Consultants, Confidantes and Consorts: A Genealogy of Consulting and Advice-giving to Organizational Leaders Images of Consulting: What Currently shapes How We See Consulting and How it Works? Consulting as a Discursive Practice PART II: DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF CONSULTING INTERACTIONS Researching Consulting Interactions: From Process Ontology to Critical Discourse Analysis Women Consultants in Action: Critical Discourse Analysis of 'Live' Consulting Interaction Women's Stories about Consulting: Critical Discourse Analysis of Reflective Material PART III: MAKING SENSE What is Going on in Consulting Interactions?: Exploring Meta-themes of Power, Emotion and Values Femininities and Consulting: (Re-)animating a 'Feminine' Discourse of Consulting Towards a 'Critical Consulting' Practice: The Contribution of a 'Feminine' Discourse of Consulting NOTES REFERENCES INDEX