Consultative Partnering Skills Series / Onsite Consultative Training Program for Leaders

Consultative Partnering for Leaders

The consulting tools and skills needed to build influential partnerships

This two to three day facilitated working session engages and aligns executives to plan and lead major business transformation initiatives, using Consultative Partnering skills, techniques, and principles to drive change through effective leadership.  It is for leaders responsible for driving change – whether they are building a more consultative organization, instilling greater customer focus, building high-performing teams, or driving performance improvement.

It provides a condensed version of the Consultative Partnering™ skills training to encourage a “top down” modeling of consulting behavior essential for organizations in transformation. It guides the leadership team in developing the vision for change, assessing and developing readiness, identifying and addressing obstacles to change, solidifying their communication approach, and identifying the primary activities that ensure organizational development takes place and strategic goals are met. Our senior consultants work with leaders to design customized leadership training and an agenda that meets their strategic and developmental goals.

Outcomes and Benefits:
After completing Consultative Partnering for Leaders, executives will be able to:

1. Develop a Vision for Change
2. Assess the Organization’s Change Readiness
3. Mitigate Obstacles to Change
4. Develop and Implement Communication and Action Plans for the Change Initiative
5. Demonstrate Consultative Partnering Leadership Competencies that
   • Integrate and articulate organizational vision and strategies as they impact the success of the overall business.
   • Influence others at high levels across own and client organization to produce successful change.
   • Coach and develop others to improve organizational effectiveness.
   • Take a leadership role in facilitating group interactions or processes to resolve high impact issues and ensure strategic business goals are achieved.
   • Anticipate long-term strategic shifts and trends that have organization-wide impact
   • Identify necessary technologies and systematic approaches
   • Track and monitor change initiatives to ensure planned outcomes and strategies are achieved within resource and budget targets.
   • Establish methodologies for identifying, quantifying, qualifying and solving complex business problems.
      

Target Audience:
This facilitated working session is targeted at executives across industries responsible for driving business transformation through large or complex initiatives.

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