ABSTRACT
In the second phase of the consulting assignment, the consultant has moved on from the initial contact. He has established some kind of a relationship with the main client and has ideally put a contract into place. The consultant's attention will shift slightly and his task will become more focused, as the exploration which began during the first meeting with the client will now become the exclusive aim of his efforts. There is a gradual development from entry to exploration. The choice of approach depends very much on the role that the consultant has contracted for. If one looks at the beginnings of different consulting assignments, they appear to have something in common. In the case of King Lear, this internal contradiction is of course the wish to remain king while shedding the responsibilities of being king. While entering into a relationship with a consultant, the client generally experiences a similar internal contradiction.
