Present and Past Imperfect — Dwight E. Foster

Present & Past Imperfect is the first book in a series of seven novels entitledShattered Covenants which¿narrates¿ the formation,rise, decline and fall of McKenzie Barber, a global management consulting firm. Present & Past Imperfect takes place during a single week in November 1987 withflashbacks to the founding and organizational evolution of McKenzie Barber. Thereader meets John McKenzie, the founding father of the discipline of managementconsultingandtracks the ascendancy of Ernie Grey as John McKenzie's successor to theNovember¿ 1987 reality of a falteringenterprise under the leadership in the post-Ernie Grey era. Thecentral character of Present & Past Imperfect is Joe Baxter, an executivecompensation consulting partner, who is trying to hold his place in thestructure of¿ afirm with shifting leadership and political tides.Thereader is introduced to a number of¿ memorable characters which includeHamilton Burke III, a swashbuckling former Green Beret , who competes forChairman successionatMcKenzie Barber only to fall short;¿Clyde Nickerson, the ultimate bureaucratic villain;¿ Bridgette, Baxter's high powered retailingexecutive wife;¿ Leon Harwell , alegendary investor; Hakim Selim, Harwell's wilyinvestment manager; Dominique de Hartog, once aMcKenzie Barber consultant, now a corporate predator;¿ Stephany Hart, anarrogant Wall Street¿ industryAnalyst;¿ Bonnie Grow, an ambitious youngconsultant; Frank Alvardi, Baxter's mentor and JoeDiMaggio look-alike; Jon Grunwaldyt, the ultimateorganization politician; and Lon MacMasters, whohas¿ been parachuted in to bringfinancial discipline to the sliding performance of¿ McKenzie Barber's¿ New York office. Theremaining books in the Shattered Covenants series include:Ø The Road toMcKenzie BarberØ TheConsultant Ø The ChairmanØ The PartnerØ The House ofHarwellØ Twilight& EndgameShatteredCovenants offers a sweeping look at men and women's careers in businessorganizations, the