Business
counseling
This can involve
organizational / business psychology business concerns such as:
- business design
and development
- team building
- conflict resolution
- life coaching
- mediation
- issues of stress
or workplace change.
We provide
specialized business consultations regarding business external
development and internal company dynamics.
'How to succeed
in business' is
not just a cliché from one of an endless number of business
books but a question and a starting point in what creates success
in business and in your life as a whole.
The questions
to start with might be "what did you want to be, such a long
long time ago", "what have you become" and "what
do you want now".
The next question
you need to ask is "What do you need to do to bring fulfillment
in your work and your home now and in the future?"
"What is
preventing you and your business from really moving forward?" "Is
the problem really just about cash flow or the creativity to see
how to do things more efficiently, create a new perspective or
just find a better way to communicate?"
"Do you
know what the real sales game is and how to dramatically improve
your sales figures?" "Is marketing hitting your best
population in the way you really need it to do?"
"Is there
tension, prejudice, ill-feeling, bias, or just mis-communication
at work between you and your employees?" "Do you have
troubled employees that might be great at their job but are difficult
to work with?" "What is the next step for you and for
your business now?"
Business is not
about the money, but the creativity, vision, purpose, connections,
inspiration from within the company and from the clients. A business
has to be very creative and flexible and alive to cater for the
changing needs of clients, the society as a whole and the environment.
If a business
is planned well and the structures and procedures are in place,
then a lot of problems are avoided. Jobs can be automated or performed
by any employee who has undergone the training, rather than having
all the responsibility and stress being placed on the shoulders
of those starting the business.
Often we need
to think in a different way and be more creative. For example,
sometimes a product can have applications in other fields which
are quite outside the area of expertise of those in the business.
It takes someone with a broader perspective to uncover new opportunities.
Sometimes we get locked into thinking about the same old problem
in the same old way. Thus real creativity in business is not just
matter of taking on younger supposedly more creative staff, but
a matter of changing the psychology of those in the company. This
is where we can help.
In today's
climate our natural tendency is to circle the wagons, tighten
up and try to only maintain our core focus. But what leads to
success in difficult times is often the opposite. For example,
learning to think inductively – to look at different ways
to expand our business while developing both the people within
the company and our connections and resources outside the company
– is what is really needed. Just like a disfunctional famly,
a struggling business often seeks to protect what it is already
doing instead of finding new ways to operate that are more productive
for the company. Once the brainstorming has occurred, that is
when deductive thinking is required – creating practical
steps to implement the new goals uncovered by the brainstorming.
We can help train your staff to think both inductively and deductively
so you can achieve real success.
We would start
by having you look at what are your real resources and how you
can develop those. We would help you build on what has worked
in the past and tackle new ways to operate your business. It is
critical to look at what brings your staff fulfillment in their
work so that you can capitalise on that.
What
should we do next?
Call us to
arrange for business counseling services in Chicago or Evanston
by phoning 847-338-7533 or by emailing info@ardentcenter.com.
