Authenticity Consulting, LLC Foundations of Consulting and Organizational Development With For-Profits and Government Free Micro-eMBA(SM) | Free Management Library(SM) Who We Are | Trainings | Publications | Contact Us This training program is customized as an internal development program for members of an organization. It is not offered as a public training at this time. Description As a result of attending this training, you will be able to: Understand the nature and needs of organizations. Detect and address each of the most common types of problems that occur in organizations. Customize the consulting process to suit the unique nature and needs of the client. Understand the "hard" and "soft" skills required for effective consulting. Maintain a highly collaborative, working relationship between consultant and client. Ensure the consulting project is always focused on the most importance challenges for the client. Here's Who Will Benefit External consultants and internal consultants.who want to learn how to identify and solve problems in the workplace. Staff of consulting companies that provide technical and managerial services to clients in their area. Training centers that want to train people how to consult. Organizations that want to hire consultants. Features of This Training Focused on the most important activities to accomplish successful consulting. Instruction from national experts on consulting. Comprehensive, well-organized and substantive training materials. Six-month, follow-on support and feedback in a private, on-line discussion group moderated by the trainer. As much as possible, we customize the training to suit the nature and needs of the attendees. "Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development" Each attendee receives a complete, step-by-step book on consulting and organizational development. For more information on the book, see Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development Here's What We'll Cover In This Workshop Foundations for Effective Consulting Roles, goals and types of consultants Maintaining collaborative, working relationships with clients Ensuring complete professionalism in consultants Critical intra-personal and interpersonal skills for consultants Core administrative skills for consultants Understanding unique nature and needs of organizations Common challenges when consulting and how to overcome each Contracting Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase How to arrange a successful contract meeting with client Understanding client's "presenting" problem (symptoms) Explaining to client how you work and your style Scoping project, including goals, roles, start and stop time, etc. Assessing client readiness for a consulting project Consultant and client deciding whether to proceed with project Getting right materials to learn about client's organization Discovery Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase Problem solving philosophies Discovery process and role of assessments Customizing assessments to suit nature and needs of the client Conducting realistic and relevant assessments Quick and focused analysis of assessments results Comparing results to "best practices" Identifying most critical issues for client to address Generating most useful recommendations for client Providing useful and understandable feedback to client Effectively address client resistance to feedback Getting client buy-in and engagement in action plans and implementation Action Planning Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase Understanding how to achieve successful organizational change Guiding client to identify most relevant, realistic and flexible action plans to address most critical issues Knowing when to seek additional help Implementation Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase Guidelines to ensure successful implementation of action plans Common barriers to implementation What to do when project seems stuck How to coach clients for ongoing accountability, support, actions and learning during implementation How to detect if more expertise is needed and how to work with other consultants Adoption Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase How to detect if adoption has occurred Most common barriers to project adoption What to do if there' s a lull in project How to accomplish a successful project "hand-off" to client Evaluation Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase How to ensure continuous improvement toward project results How to identify and capture most important learning for consultant and client Key evaluations to consider at end of a consulting project Separation Phase of Consulting Purpose and goals of this phase Typical reasons that projects terminate Critical role of project celebration Possible next steps for consultant and client How to carry out suitable and seamless separation between consultant and client Common Problems in Organizations and How To Resolve Each Problem Including description of best practices, common problems, guidelines for effective Board oversight, and useful action plans to address problems, for example, in: Boards of Directors Strategic Planning Business Planning Human Resource Management Marketing (Inbound and Outbound) Financial Management Evaluations The nature of problems can require "hard" and/or "soft" skills. In this training, we'll address both. We Customize This Training for You and Your Organization Contact us to tell us about whom you wish to train, when and where. We'll work with you to accommodate your budget and schedule and to customize the training according to your needs. Contact Authenticity Consulting, LLC, by calling 1-800-971-2250 or e-mailing us. Contact Us Copyright, 2006, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Return to Home Page