People Management | Individual Contributors
Flawless Consulting 1: Building Strategic Partnership
Building Influence When You're Not in Control
Participants will be awarded a certificate upon successful completion
Learn how to build collaborative relationships, build trust and get your expertise used, by working in partnership with clients, colleagues and stakeholders. In this world-renowned, Flawless Consulting workshop, you will understand that being a trusted partner doesn’t just happen by chance. It is an executive skillset that must be learned. We help you cultivate the skills of Flawless Consulting through our Integrated Learning Journey, which includes online prework, in-person workshops, and post-workshop skills coaching and online practice. This unique approach creates a sustainable behaviour change.
A program that has stood the test of time for 40 years, attended by more than 1 million people, Flawless Consulting has taught leaders to be more conscious of the impact they have on others and subsequently of their own leadership style. It’s an opportunity to learn best practices and engage differently as a leader.
Why is this critical?
Being a trusted partner doesn’t just happen by chance. It is an executive skillset that must be learned.
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Leaders become more conscious of the impact they have on others and subsequently of their own leadership style.
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It’s an opportunity to learn best practices and engage differently as a leader.
Flawless Consulting 1
Peter Block’s bestselling book Flawless Consulting is often called ‘The Consultant’s Bible’.
This workshop focuses on:
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Consulting process - goals and phases.
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The requirements of coming to mutual agreement on the work and how we work together.
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The pitfalls in agreements, especially when issues are not surfaced and discussed.T
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Our stance as an expert, pair of hands or collaborator.
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Assertiveness and authenticity
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Listening and affirmation.
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Exchanging expectations and expressing wants
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Dealing with resistance and impasse
You will learn:
• The skills of relationship-building and influencing others
• To work in a trusting partnership role with clients/colleagues
• To develop commitment from your clients/colleagues through skilled contracting
• To assertively express your needs for a successful partnership
• To identify and manage various resistance styles while consolidating relationships
• To negotiate more effective and enduring agreements with clients/colleagues to avoid no-win situations
AVAILABLE FORMATS
Both virtual and face-to-face formats available
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2-day (16 hours) instructor led classroom learning for skills enablement
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3 sessions * 4 hours of instructor led virtual learning for skills enablement
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Microlearning module (1.5 to 3 hours)
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Flexible delivery options to accommodate different needs, geographies and languages
