Need help growing your organization? Want your board or staff to function more effectively? Thinking of hiring a consultant? Do you know how to find the right person for your team? A great consultant:
- Has self-confidence: they should approach their work with a high degree of certainty about the direction that work should take
- Has a good understanding of the business: they have a grounding in both practical and theoretical knowledge
- Has skills that are adaptable: they can apply their skills across many different situations and can deliver innovative ideas and strategies
- Has the ability to explain and simplify: they can make complex problems and issues understandable, without jargon
- Can think on their feet: they can come up with more than one solution to a problem, and can improvise when challenged
- Has good listening skills: they ask questions and listen carefully to the responses, in order to fully understand their client's needs
- Gains the client's trust: they work at developing a real relationship with the client and the organization
- Remembers who comes first: THE CLIENT ALWAYS COMES FIRST!
If you are thinking of engaging a consultant to help you and your organization find the best path, please be in touch with me at ewoolfe@intuitionconsult.com