Course overview:
In a world of extreme economic uncertainty, the need for L&D or HR professionals to act as internal consultants has increased along with the need to ensure that the most cost-effective and innovative solutions happen.
Course benefits:
By the end of the Consulting Skills for L&D course you will be able to:
- select the appropriate consulting style and skills for yourself and the situation
- describe and practice the skills of consultancy
- identify a range of ways to market yourself/your department as a consultancy
- use positive influencing skills to manage change successfully.
Additional information:
Consulting Skills for L&D can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Course title:
Consulting Skills for L&D
Duration:
Duration
Dates and prices:
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Day One:
- introductions/overviews/learning frames - setting individual learning frames
- consulting styles and models – identifying with your clients and establishing a success criteria
- internal vs. external consultants
- being part of a consulting team
- working beside the client – the stages in process consulting
- identifying stakeholders – understanding business needs
- use of problem/outcome frames
- establishing success criteria
- contracting consultants
- training/HR and consultancy
- precision questions – data collection and diagnosis
- establishing rapport.
Day Two:
- marketing consultancy - your role
- deciding your marketing mix
- hierarchy of influence
- diagnosis – taking a systematic view – understanding your business
- how to avoid making things worse
- recurring patterns - how to deal with them
- popular diagnostic methods
- how to ensure change happens – integrating with company culture and future business plans
- evaluation – identifying evaluation criteria
- how to influence successfully
- next steps.