Wednesday 12 February 2014

How Effective Leadership Development Consultants Manage Experiential Learning



Let’s start with the basics. Experiential learning is a process through which people develop knowledge, skills, and values from direct experiences outside of traditional methods, often through hands-on approaches.

Experience-based learning is best achieved through trust. The same trust that is established between employers and leadership development consultants (LDC) must be extended to employees as well.

At the foundation of that trust, there must be must be honesty between all team players. Honest interaction between the leadership development consultant, employers, and employees helps to foster a more productive environment for experience-based learning. Before the consultation, workplace issues and problems must be truthfully laid out for the LDC.

With an in-depth knowledge of what a company needs for internal development, a leadership development consultant can effectively manage the experiential learning processes. Our specialized consultations include approaches rooted in organizational behavior, organizational development and expert facilitation. We also offer consultation in strategic planning; vision, mission, and values development; and change management.

Dr. Susan Cain (Ed. D., LCSW) asked eight clients to give the reasons for their motivation to use our consulting services. She grouped their responses together in the following list:

1. Our flexibility to coach in person or by Skype or phone.
2. The high comfort level (i.e., trust).
3. Our relaxed intimate approach.
4. Honesty (“you understand me when I need it.”)
5. Support material (we maintain an extensive library of learning resources).
6. Direct application to work 

These answers reflect the elements of an effective consultation, and they should be present in the stages of the process that a leadership development consultant prepares for the team in need of assistance.

A main responsibility of an effective LDC, like us, is to make sure that the objectives of every lesson, taught to both the employer and employees, are clearly defined and explained. There is no room for secrets in the process of helping a company strengthen and further develop itself. As a premier leadership development consultant, we make it a priority to ensure that each team player obtains and maintains long-term benefits from their consultation and experiential learning experience.

Tatianne Butler
1.800.203.6734

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