Internal Consulting school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

This course is designed for people interested in understanding the consulting process and the tools and techniques that can be used to help organizations improve performance and become more effective. Through a variety of readings, written assignments, case discussions, exercises, and role plays, students learn the fundamentals of consulting practice, including diagnosing situations, planning and executing assignments, client management, business development, common mistakes, and ethical issues ...

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Provide critical input into your organization’s strategic initiatives. Cultivate internal consulting skills and become involved in implementing strategies.

This course examines methods for achieving personal, group, and organizational goals through effective consulting and management strategies. Topics include trait, behavior, contingency, and contemporary theories of leadership; gender, cultural, and emotional issues in leadership; critical incidents, including stress, burnout, workplace violence, and work-family conflict; strategic planning; and group dynamics.

What skills do you need, to be a successful internal consultant? What skills do you have already which could be developed further? This course gives you the opportunity to review your existing abilities to improve your current performance. Internal consulting is not only about your special or technical knowledge. It is about your ability to communicate. If you fail to get your message across to others, your ideas may be lost and your best plans could fail. Fundamentally important are your abilit...

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Understand how your communication style affects your ability to communicate effectively with others

Detect major communication barriers and build relationships based on positive communication and trust

Apply a five-step process to maximize your effectiveness as a consultant

Recognize the ten primary behaviors that demonstrate resistance and learn how to overcome them

Overcome the human tendency to “solve�a problem before its cause is identified

Enhance your i...

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