CONSULTING

OUR APAC CONSULTING MODEL

We have the knowledge, the tools and the expertise to take you from thinking about leadership development to actually developing your people to be leaders. We can help you transition from being committed to diversity and inclusion to actually being an inclusive workplace. We bring our extensive research and deep expertise to keep the process simple for you because simple is better than complicated.

So, in each phase, we will focus on the basics. What are the next questions you need to ask to keep moving in the right direction? What are the next connections you need to make to maintain momentum? What are the next actions you need to take to move toward success?

If you are just starting your leadership development or inclusion journey, we can be your partners through all the phases. If you already have a plan in place and need workshops to get to the next actions, it is our pleasure to design and implement the right workshops for you. Where you are is where we will meet you, and we will make the rest work.

Leadership. Inclusion. Let’s go.

ASSESS

“A problem well stated is a problem half solved.” – John Dewey

You cannot get to the right answers without asking the right questions. We help you articulate your objectives, ask the right questions and engage the best tools in order to find the answers you need.

Our innovative survey, interview, focus group, 360 degree feedback, structured observation and experiential learning tools provide you with the right answers to the questions that you need to answer.

PLAN

“Before beginning, plan carefully.” – Marcus Cicero

Without a clear and comprehensive strategic plan in place, you cannot know how to leverage your resources, identify the gaps or sustain momentum. We know how to get plans done in the areas of leadership and inclusion.

We can create the plans for you or we can facilitate your strategic planning session or we can even just come in and do a workshop or seminar on how you plan effectively.

Our strategic plans for talent maximization cover the gamut from recruiting, hiring, retaining, promoting, succession planning, mentoring, evaluating, communicating, leading, and just plain succeeding.

ACT

“I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.” – Chinese Proverb

Dialogue. Communicate. Learn. Teach. Execute. Grow. Mentor. Lead. Listen.

What is your next action? Often, doing requires learning. In order to do, you have to learn what to do and how to do it…well. We strive to move you to act, but we have created many (many!) workshops and seminars to teach you how to do the thing you need to do to the best of your ability.

Quick, think of a topic in leadership. Chances are, we have done a workshop on that. Seriously. Now, think of a topic in inclusion. Absolutely, we have done a workshop of that! Below is a list of some of the topics that we have covered just in the past few months!

• LEAD EFFECTIVELY IN TURBULENT TIMES
• LEADING 4 GENERATIONS IN 1 DIRECTION
• THE FUTURE NOW: CREATING WORKPLACES THAT WORK FOR GEN Y
• LEADERSHIP DIALECT: NAVIGATING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE
• HE SAYS, SHE SAYS, OR DO THEY? CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN COMMUNICATION STYLES
• LEADING INCLUSION – ARTICULATING THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
• MICRO-INEQUITIES: THE SMALL THINGS THAT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
• WOMEN AND POWER: GETTING IT, USING IT & KEEPING IT
• THE ART & SCIENCE OF MENTORING (AND BEING MENTORED)
• ONBOARDING & OFFRAMPING: CREATING EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS TO CREATE EFFECTIVE TEAMS

CALIBRATE

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” – Maria Robinson

When the next question has been asked and the next connection has been made and the next action taken, are you done? Yes you are, until you are not.

This phase in our process is about reviewing the objectives, tweaking the strategic plan, relearning lessons by teaching them to others, responding to environmental changes and recognizing that success occurs much more often in a spiral than in a straight line.