Thursday 22 September 2011

Manu Malhotra_BLP036_ConsultingSkills

After the first two sessions on consulting skills with Anil sir, upon reflecting as to what are the things I have learnt, I interestingly thought of questions that I can answer now. So in an unusual blog I would like to confess that I am a proud owner of answers to these following questions!
  • How do you influence without authority?
  • Is it the consultant who brings in the transformation in an organization?
  • Can consultants empower organizations and clients?
  • Why do consultants need to develop deep commitment for clients?
  • Is consultancy only required and done when an organization is in trouble?
  • Is it equally important to understand what is going on right in the company while analyzing what is going on wrong?
  • How do you establish rapport with the client?
  • What to do when you understand the problem, you know what these people in front of you require but they aren’t just listening to you?
  • How important are the technical & functional skills as compared to the communication skills?
  • Are communication skills only about how well you speak?
  • How to arrive at a good contract?
  • How to be an authentic leader?
  • What is it that people remember about you, long after you have worked with them?
  • How important is passion in the life of a consultant?
  • Can we call any person providing support a consultant?
  • How do you prepare yourself for the first contract meeting with the clients?
  • Who are economic buyer, technical buyer, user buyer and Coach? What is their importance in getting the deal closed?
  • What is the importance of hot buttons and how important is it to know the hot buttons of stake holders to the success of getting the deal home?

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