Our goal as consultants is to engage in successful actions that result in people or organizations managing themselves differently because we believe change comes in two varieties. At one level, we consult to create change in the line organization of a structural, policy or procedural nature. At another level, our objective is for one person or many people in the line organization to have learned something new.
Trafton International Group consultants have the education and business experience in various disciplines and are equipped with technical, interpersonal and consulting skills. We believe that change arises within individuals and teams as they notice and appreciate changing reality. By shining a light into the situation and helping clarify issues, we enable our clients to resolve problems and discover new opportunities.
As consultants, we bring technical skills and are able to influence and support individuals, groups or organizations, but we do not claim direct power to make changes or implement programs – that is the responsibility of the client managers and leaders. Mostly we work face to face, acting as a benign catalyst. When we do prepare reports it is the process of decision-making that matters, rather than the printed end result. Our objective is not only to achieve the result required but also to install processes and to transfer skills so that future results can be achieved without more help.
Leadership Consulting Steps:
Step 1: Assessment
At Trafton International Group we understand that every organization is different hence we apply customized methodology to reflect the unique qualities that will maximize the organizational needs.
Our assessment begins with series of interviews and observations of key leaders, managers, supervisors, and selected employees to find out what is going well in the organization, what is not going well, what things need to changed and why. One of the key factors for our success is our early engagement with key staff members of the organization that fosters trust and ownership in the process. Information collected from the interviews and observations are used to design the next steps in the process to assure that we address the critical needs of the organization.
Step 2: Plan Development (Customized Solution)
After completing the assessment interviews with key leaders and selected group of employees, Trafton International Group will prepare a report outlining the findings, including organizational strengths – what is going on well, weaknesses/challenges, areas of opportunities and enhancement, concerns, and suggestions for improvement. The report combined with our observation and collaboration of the organizational leadership is used to formulate the next strategy for planning the implementation phase of the process. In the planning process Trafton International Group will typically identify the desired outcomes, who need to be involved in the planning process, workshop, and the key deliverables.
Step 3: Implementation
The implementation phase is purely dependent on the findings from the assessment report. This is typically followed by a two days review of the findings and workshop to explore solutions to the finds. Trafton International Group will tailor the implementation to our client’s needs to include:
- Personal/Individual Development – providing focus and sense of directions
- Team Development – providing individual alignment and commitment with organizational framework
- Organizational Development – providing clarity and reaffirming organizational framework (mission, vision, eliminating silos, sets of core values, strategic direction, and purpose)
Step 4: Follow-Up
Trafton International Group will generally reconvene after three months of a two days workshop for a follow-up. The follow-up is designed to evaluate results from the implementation phase and recommend any additional assistance needed to enhance organizational success.
Step 5: Celebrate Success
Our consultants highly recommend for you to appropriately recognize the individuals and teams that contributes to the organizational success in any way.
Instead focus on those areas that are strengths for you and continue to build them and the find strategies and systems and people that will enable you to work around your weaknesses so they don’t become major stumbling blocks. Completing the organizational assessment will:
Enable you to make the choices about the areas in which you wish to develop Enable you to identify the areas of strengths and weaknesses and from there you can decide how you will minimize the impact of those weaknesses Help you understand how your actions and focus creates an environment which enables people to perform at their best Enable you to focus on the areas which are critical to the development of a high performance work environment
Dr. Solomon Uwadiale, Principal Consultant will provide individual executive coaching sessions upon request to assist leaders to perform at their optimal levels. Some of the critical areas of focus in the leadership consulting includes and not limited to:
- Providing Organizational Direction & Alignment
- Problem-Solving/Decision-Making Proficiencies
- Support/Reliability
- Team Engagement/Involvement
- Open Communication
- Employee Recognition
- Interpersonal Skills
- Cultural Competency
- Executive Coach
- Personal Responsibility and Accountability