Consulting Skills
Name one area on the self-assessment you would like to improve upon.
Clusters include: Leadership Capacity, Interpersonal Proficiency, Business Acumen, Organizational Knowledge, Analytical Skills, and Organizing Abilities
Not being prepared for the stakeholder meetings can lead to this.
Loss of credibility, trust, and influence.
The number of phases in ATD's Consulting Model.
Five.
By stepping into a Trusted Consultant role, we can...
Uncover real needs, build credibility and influence, and drive performance and impact.
Potential risk of jumping straight to a solution (being an "order taker").
Solving the wrong problem / not addressing the root cause
The first phase in ATD's consulting model.
Assess the Need
Name one way to strengthen trust with a stakeholder.
Active listening, expertise, partnership, and positioning ourselves as valued advisors rather than order-takers.
Name one challenge you will need to address for the exploratory meeting.
Challenges include: establishing a positive relationship, getting an idea of the project scope, identifying expectations, identifying resources required, processes used, and agreement on next steps.
The third phase in ATD's consulting model.
Present Findings & Interpretations
How does the ATD Consulting Model vary from Josh Bersin's?
A more holistic consulting toolkit, adding more accountability and strengthening credibility by emphasizing an evaluative finish.
Name one challenge when preparing for the alignment meeting.
The last phase in ATD's consulting model.
Complete the Project & Evaluate the Results