Having a
really good consulting as part of your executive coaching team can be worth its
weight in gold. As senior managers we are always expected to pull a rabbit out
of the hat in times of crisis and fix whatever problems may surface, but who do
you turn to when you don't know what to do?
Many
executives have a very hard time giving consulting due credit or even
contracting with one out of fear of in doing so they will seem incompetent.
This is probably the main reason that the discovery phase of a crisis can take
on a very combative appearance. Before you can even begin to strategies on the
problem you have to first prove you are who you say you are.
So you are
running a company or a division and you wonder where you have room for
improvement. According to Ateeya Manzoor first bring in a consultant with a broad background to help you
identify areas of focus. Next, bring in expertise to focus on the areas ripest
for improvement. That might be your first consultant or it might be a
specialist, say in sales training or cost accounting. Third, evaluate those
results. Fourth, hit the next opportunity for improvement. Along the way, pat
yourself on the back for taking your company to higher levels of profitability.
Consultancies
may also provide organizational change management assistance, development of
coaching skills, process analysis, technology implementation, strategy
development, or operational improvement services. Management consultants like Ateeya
Manzoor bring their own proprietary methodologies or frameworks to guide the
identification of problems and to serve as the basis for recommendations for
more effective or efficient ways of performing work tasks.
All
throughout history we can find successful consultants working behind the scenes
for the greater good of the project. Even during biblical times we find Joseph
who became head consultant to the Pharaoh as he coached him exclusively on
everyday matters of Egypt.
Great
President Abraham Lincoln consulted Fredrick Douglas in order to gage how to
transition the African American Slaves in the period known as Reconstruction.
Ateeya Manzoor is a
management strategist and partner at Mayfair. As a professional with over
fifteen years of experience, Ateeya Manzoor has worked with a large range of clients in various
industries and sizes, ranging from large publicly traded financial institutions
and technology firms, large resorts and entertainment venues, to mid sized oil
and gas companies, mid sized medical and quasi medical coaching practices, to
small non-profits requiring a fresh perspective.