Category: Consulting skills

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 to solve problems and achieve goals and is appreciated for its simplicity and consistently positive results. Even though the GROW coaching model is adored by…

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 in order to find the solutions we need. That requires critical thinking. Critical thinking skills are what help you make fact-based decisions without being swayed…

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 tipping point leadership, an unconventional method for approaching large-scale organizational change. Bratton is a former New York City Police Commissioner who took the reins of…

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, many companies have successfully implemented lean six sigma into their production processes and workflow. It has become, to some, an article of faith. For others,…

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 be executed by highly educated executives. Maybe they assume a business plan is too complicated for a small business owner to learn, or more detailed…

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 Review, adaptive leadership principles are quickly replacing the more traditional top-down leadership structure of days gone by. In today’s fast-paced business environment, the old approach…

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 as profitably as possible. Yet, this isn’t unique just to new entrepreneurs. Senior managers in charge of large divisions within publicly traded companies, however, also…

Warren Buffett: A Master of Business Relationships

Warren Buffett is a name you’re guaranteed to have heard of if you’ve paid any attention to the international business landscape in the last fifty years. There is practically a whole sub-industry of literature out there promising to unveil the secrets of Buffett’s success. Buffett – also known as the “the Oracle of Omaha” -…

Making An Online Presentation Like A Pro

Making an online presentation is no longer the exception, it’s the norm. And even after COVID-19 passes us by, giving an online presentation will be a required skill for any leader, sales & marketing professional, or consultant. But are the rules really that different for a virtual presentation as opposed to an in-person experience? They…

How to Read Financial Statements

Knowing how to read financial statements is one of the most vital skills you can possess in business, and an essential one for a consultant. Financial statements are the tools used to assess the overall financial health of any organization. They give you a report card on a variety of crucial factors such as income,…