Consulting Masterclass: 5 courses into 1
What you'll learn
- You will know what business consulting is, why it so important in today’s world and how it can be an accelerator for your career.
- You will gain a deep theoretical understanding of the 5 core skill groups that every business consultant needs to have to become successful.
- You will have practical insights on how to apply the core consulting skills in real-life cases.
- You will get insights into the recruitment process and how to best prepare for a job interview.
Requirements
- There are no pre-requisites for following the course. We will start from the beginning and build from there.
Description
Why consulting?
Companies need to change and adapt if they want to thrive let alone survive. This is the hard truth that CEOs and business owners are facing in today's fast-paced and ever-changing world.
Changing customer behavior, new regulations, more advanced technologies are but a few drivers behind the complexity that companies need to navigate through.
This is where consultants enter the scene. The business consultant is an agent of change that guides organizations in their transformation. The business consulting core skills will provide you with the necessary tools and knowledge to help those companies in becoming more successful.
This course is an introduction to business consulting and doesn't require any prior knowledge.
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What will you learn after enrolling?
Business consulting profession: you will know what business consulting is, why it so important in today’s world and how it can be an accelerator for your career;
Skillset: you will gain a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the 5 core skillsets:
The most valuable player: teamplay, leadership, facilitation, negotiation and teaching
The communicator: verbal communication, non-verbal communication, written communication and active listening
The expert: industry expert, organization expert, user expert, solution expert and methodology expert
The thinker: creative thinking, systems thinking, problem solving, conceptual thinking and decision thinking
The good soldier: ethics, accountability, trustworthiness, organized & timely and flexibility
Practical exercises: you will have access to some exercise in order to practice what you've learned.
Case in point: you will get insights on how the business consulting core skills can be applied in real-life cases;
Recruitment process: you will get insights into the recruitment process and how to best prepare for a job interview.
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Who is this course for?
Young graduates looking to start a career in business consulting;
Experienced professionals looking to do a career switch into business consulting;
Any experienced professional interested in knowing what the basic core skills are of a business consultant.
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What else can I offer you?
You will have access to:
The slides of the course which you can use at your own convenience;
Multiple choice questions to test your knowledge;
Fun assignments to make things more tangible;
Handouts and templates to help you in your day-to-day business consulting activities;
Access to an industry expert. In case you have questions feel free to contact me and I will do my absolute best to guide you.
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Your turn now!
Do you want to boost your consulting career by learning the right core skills? Then this course has everything you need!
Who this course is for:
- Young graduates looking to start a career in business consulting
- Experienced professionals looking to do a career switch into business consulting
- Any experienced professional interested in knowing what the basic core skills are of a business consultant
Instructor
My professional profile:
Business consulting: I’m a manager in one of the largest consulting companies in the world and active as a specialist in business analysis.
Experience & sector: I draw my experience in business consulting from many high-profile projects in the financial industry. More specifically, I have experience in business analysis, service design, project management, process optimization and strategy definition.
Academics: I hold 2 master degrees, one in business & financial economics and another in general management. On top of that I also hold many certifications related to business analysis and project management.
My main motivations:
I love teaching: One of the main reasons I created this course, is my love for teaching. It gives me a tremendous amount of energy to share my knowledge with someone and knowing that I was able to help that person to reach their objective (even if just slightly).
Continuous learning: another reasons why I created this course is because I do love to learn on a continuous basis. I’m a curious person so you will often find me watching a documentary, listening to podcasts, following courses, reading books, etc. Having said that I believe that teaching is just a part of learning which is something I love to do, so there you have it.
A social geek: I’m a bit of gamer, I love history, I like to spend time with my family and friends and I love to follow online courses (quite a geek I know…)