Golden Valley, MN – Business Consulting 101: Some Fundamental Coaching Skills

While entrepreneurs seek business coaches as mentors, they seek business consultants to solve problems. Business consulting is the critical analysis of the operations and organization of a company to restructure departments or to conserve financial and material resources by identifying wasteful processes. 

Business consultants develop strategies to improve the efficiency of any branch of operations of a company, such as marketing, sales, customer service, shipping and handling, human resources, and more. Consultants will also reorganize entire departments for optimal productivity and to establish a smoother workflow. 

If you are curious about a business consultant’s critical approach to operations, here is some crucial information about what to expect when you hire a business consultant. To receive customized consulting services, FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach of Golden Valley, Minnesota, Adam Thompson, will assist you!

Strategic Planning

A consultant uses their professional analysis to improve several components of your business. A consultant will analyze or create a strategic plan to identify Key Results Areas and Key Constraints.

Action Planning

After conducting the appropriate analysis or assessment of a department or daily operations process, a consultant will produce an action plan to implement solutions and improvements.

Performance Planning

A consultant will help employees develop the skills to achieve objectives using Performance Plans and Key Performance Indicators. 

Operations Optimization

A consultant will organize your departments to establish optimal productivity – nonessential activities and processes contributing to Key Constraints are eliminated or replaced. Your departments will become reorganized to achieve goals according to the objectives and goals in your strategic plan.

Results Analysis

After the implementation of the improvements or solutions, your consultant will analyze the results for further modification or the future reference of the business owner.

Overview of FocalPoint Business Consultant Services

• Consultants identify and remove labor and operational processes that are unproductive, ineffective, drain financial resources, and waste valuable time.
• They identify the current challenges your company has in managing daily operations and offer technical solutions and improvements in specific areas of your company.
• Consultants assess your services, goods, and supply chain to determine the level of productivity and value. 
• They develop a comprehensive action plan to implement improvements for your business.
• They make executive decisions on your behalf.

Generally, you will receive technical solutions to the immediate challenges to daily operations causing stagnancy or decline. Expect an analyst who will make departmental and organizational improvements. Give FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach of Golden Valley, Minnesota, Adam Thompson, a call for business coaching and consulting services! Adam has worked with several locally-owned businesses, startups, and Fortune 200 corporations, giving him the utmost diverse knowledge and professional experience to drive clients to professional success! Reach Adam at 612-965-2971, email him at athompson@focalpointcoaching.com, or take the Business Growth Score assessment!