A major issue with the more practical industry workers, like engineers, accountants, data analyzers, etc. is their reliability on hard data. Many times in corporate situations, one needs to have the ability to trust their gut and intuition because it is possible that they aren’t many data points present to make a decision, at that moment in time. The apprehension …
Being constructive and assertive at the workplace
Many times being dominant comes off as rude and contradictory to the supervisors of a department. While an individual might be doing their best to be helpful and come up with new ideas, it is not ideal to rub a superior the wrong way. Using the Harrison Paradoxes, Mr. David Klaasen shows us how to be assertive and helpful, rather …
Tips to newcomers in the field of consulting
Changing your field or newly coming into the world of consulting might actually have more benefits than you would think. The fact that you have experience in another field that you could implement to have a more holistic and in-depth element into your problem-solving skills. Branding yourself in a field is important to be able to make a mark and …
Can you change the managerial and cultural outlook as a consultant?
One of the toughest but most essential jobs of a consultant is to bring about change in the organization. Granted, that is what you are hired to do but many a time the business owners themselves would not be comfortable with the changes you are suggesting. In order to implement change in a company, it is important to change the …
Basic and critical skills needed to be a successful consultant
A certain set of abilities, if acquired by an individual, makes it more likely for them to be able to adapt and perform well given the demands that the job may bring ask of them. Mr. Neeraj Agarwal has divided the skills that a consultant should hone into two categories – Basic and Critical skills. Basic skills are listed as …
How HR consultants can adapt to the changing model of working from home
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the structure of organizations has become flexible due to the introduction of working from home opportunities for the employees. As the world combats the situation, the business must keep running and decisions must be made, so how do we keep up with it? Human resources is seem as a highly interactive and face-to-face profession but as …
Introversion vs Extraversion in consulting
The classical dilemma, when it comes to personality dimensions and the job requirements is whether being stronger in one or the other trait allows you to perform better. The sociability of an individual is given a lot of weightage in this debate. There are many individuals that believe introversion is better for a consultant as they would listen more and …
Balance Scorecard and its implementation to enhance productivity
Balanced Scorecard is a strategic tool that allows managers and directors to get a top down view of their organization and the execution of its activities. For maximum output, it should be used to help re-focus the top managerial employees that are in-charge of others, but many times employers overuse this tool by applying it to all the employees, which …
As a consultant, who is your client?
One of the biggest points of debate surrounding the profession of consultancy is that of who is defined as the client by the employee. In any organization at a given time there are four, if not more, groups that could be seen as the main focus and point of loyalty for the outsider. Person who gave you the job Employees …
How to align the best interests of the owner and the company’s development as a consultant
As an outsider entering the new world surrounding a company, there are times that the employees and owners of the organization will know more about their wants and needs than you will. Then why do they require a consultant? Even though they are aware of what is to be done and how they could get around the issue, the job …