December 2020
We asked our Genysys Consultants to share one question they felt was most important for leaders to ask as we leave 2020 behind and move into a new year.
Our hope is these questions can be a tool to help you and your team start 2021 with clarity and vision. Choose one question to focus on or set aside a few minutes to reflect on each of the questions. Reach out to any of the consultants for clarification or brainstorming on the questions. They are happy to help.
- How can I create a culture where people want to work given that some are here and some are there?
Author of Leading With Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts
- What change needs to be made in my sphere of influence
- What can I do to initiate and sustain the needed change?
Ray Rood
- How can I best support my team as we adapt to uncertainty and change becoming standard operating procedure?
Andrea Nunez
- What has your leadership team learned from the pandemic and the protests as a portal of change?
- How is your organization faring with all these changes?
- Have you been able to adapt and change and continue to thrive?
- How can I help the leadership of our organization to ask the right questions about moving into our future, so that we will not waste the opportunities created by the disruptions of 2020?
- How do I recognize and fulfill my God-given purpose?
- How do we help people and organizations set goals and vision in highly uncertain times?
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Episode 30: How to Find Your Ideal Consulting Niche
In this episode, Genysys consultant Rachel Munaradzi, who works with people experiencing corporate burnout and with organizations on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, talks with Andrea about finding her niche.
Highlights from their conversation include:
Two different approaches to finding your niche:
- Get yourself and out there and allow the questions people ask you to guide you. OR
- Ask yourself some defining questions before you begin, such as:
- What are you interested in?
- What are you good at?
- What areas do you already have experience in?
- What areas are most of your network in?
As Rachel points out, determining your niche is one of the most critical first steps in starting your consulting business. It ensures you’re talking to the right people in your marketing and allows potential clients to determine if you can help them.
You can find Rachel at: www.rachelrudo.com. Or on LinkedIn @rachelrudomunyaradzi and Instagram @rachelrudo.
Read the full show notes here.
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