Aligned for Results

Consult with Leaders and Customers

Keys to Effective Consulting:

Successful consulting follows a reliable step-by-step strategy. Each step, when executed well, produces results and agreements that trigger actions associated with the next step. The sum of these steps equals achievement of specific target results that your customer wants.

Learning the stages and steps of the Consulting Cycle gives you a way to connect your experience and services to current needs. Adapting consulting strategy to your personal style and project requirements enables you to demonstrate value and put your expertise to work. Consulting effectively can make you a catalyst for solutions that go beyond initial expectations.

We teach the consulting process and associated tools, and use it ourselves.

Consulting Tools:

Consulting Tools offers field-tested strategies, action learning opportunities, and coaching to build know-how, confidence, and skill as a consultant. The workshop provides an overview of consulting, and practice with consulting tasks required at different stages of service planning and delivery. A comprehensive workshop notebook and pocket reminder cards lock in the learning for at-home review.

The workshop includes three sequential components: Tools of Engagement: How to Develop Effective Consulting Relationships; Partnering on Service Plans; and Teaming Up to Deliver Results. These units can be delivered separately or as a complete 3-4 day course, at your site or an off-site location of your choice.

Each workshop or facilitation project includes initial consulting with sponsors to assess current conditions, desired results, and success measures. Consultation enables us to align our educational services with results that matter to you. Workshops are tailored to your organizational or community context, and linked to upcoming projects. These projects provide opportunities for immediate practice and continued learning. An interactive format invites participants to link current skills and abilities with new perspectives and techniques. Learning is fast, fun, and results-oriented.

Consultants are also available to assist you with needs assessment and training design. The emphasis is on “do-it-yourself” methods such as community surveys and focus groups, which put the power of practical evaluation in the hands of people conducting programs. Assistance on establishing baselines, progress indicators, and data collection methods is available.