Category: Consulting skills

Stakeholder Analysis

Stakeholder analysis is one of the most important things anyone in the business world can do as they prepare to start any new project. In business, as in life, no…

Decision Making Models

Decision making models are a structured way for organizations or individuals to make decisions. A decision-making model is a framework that identifies the benefits and drawbacks of different options in…

Decision Making Process for Effective Decisions

We make what feels like a million little decisions each day. From the moment we get up and pour our first cup of coffee, we’re making decisions. There are obviously…

How to Leverage Social Capital

Social capital: what is it, and how can you leverage it? Social capital is like a savings account you build over time through relationships. This savings account yields powerful connections…

Mindfulness Meditation: A Workplace Benefit

Mindfulness is one of the newest business buzzwords around the proverbial water cooler. If you are a Type A personality like us, you may have the idea that mindfulness involves…

What Is the GROW Coaching Model?

The GROW coaching model was created in the United Kingdom by Sir John Whitmore in the 1980s. It is one of the world’s most popular coaching methods to identify ways…

What Is Critical Thinking Skills?

Critical thinking is critical – pun intended – in today’s problem-riddled workplace. Every single day we are faced with issues that require us to dig deeper than the surface level…

Tipping Point Leadership

Leading in today’s business environment is not easy, and creating change is even harder. William Bratton understood that. In 1994, Bratton pioneered what has now come to be known as…

What Is Lean Six Sigma?

“What is lean six sigma?” is a question Western businesspeople have been asking themselves for decades since the meteoric rise of Japanese industry in the 1980s. Since the term’s introduction,…

How to Create a Business Plan

Many people never learn how to create a business plan even though they own and operate a business. Maybe they think formal business plans are reserved for multinational corporations, to…

Adaptive Leadership: 5 Principles

In today’s world, adaptive leadership is an essential skill for anyone interested in pursuing a career in management consulting. Originally developed by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky of Harvard Business…

How to Develop a Strategic Plan

Many entrepreneurs start their businesses with a relatively simple idea for a product or service. They also have a relatively simple goal of producing and selling that product or service…