Madison Valley Consultants LLC
What We Do
"Your skills in facilitation, in particular the Training of Trainers was truly remarkable. You moved this group of 'trainees' to levels of understanding, skill and sense of purpose that surprised even them. In the words of several of the now new BT Facilitators, the experience of the pilot, followed by this week's Training of Trainers, was 'life changing'."
Susan Getman
Senior Director for New England
Casey Family Programs
Because we work with clients that represent a broad spectrum of sectors, cultures and missions, every project is different. However common themes often arise. Here are a few of the workshops that have proven effective for a diverse set of clients:
The Tailor-Made Leader
This workshop helps build a common language between supervisors and those they supervise. This two-hour workshop creates effective, flexible and collaborative supervisory relationships tailored to the aptitudes of the individual getting the work done.
What Makes Consulting Work . . . (or Not)
Hiring vendors can give organizations and projects the flexible staffing, tools and resources they need to efficiently accomplish their goals. Consulting contracts can also become a black hole for an investment of time and energy. This workshop helps both consultants and the organizations that hire them:
- Establish measurable outcomes, timelines and project stakeholders.
- Identify streamlined project management tools.
- Plan for and create effective, sustainable skills, knowledge and products that endure long after the contract term has ended.
Effective Decision-Making for the Diverse Team
Transparent, appropriately inclusive, effective decision-making is no small feat. The task can be even more challenging for teams with a diversity of cultures, ages, genders, languages, perspectives and values. Tailored to fit the needs and resources of the organization and/or group, this workshop helps teams:
- Experience and understand how unique individual perspectives can maximize organizational effectiveness.
- Evaluate a variety of decision-making methods that are as broadly inclusive as is practical and appropriate given the situation.
- Ground decision-making in organizational needs and parameters.
Strategic Thinking
The next frontier is hard to see, especially given the intensity of day-to-day work. The manager with a diverse set of tools can harness their team's power to anticipate and pro-actively address emerging trends and issues. Madison Valley Consultants has effectively helped local not-for-profit agencies and multi-national corporations learn and utilize strategic thinking processes that see and plan for work on the horizon.
Grow Your Own Leadership
Retaining skilled, effective employees is vital to a healthy organization. We have had huge success developing and implementing executive mentoring programs that help individuals grow their capacity as organizational leaders. Our tailored approach can:
- Increase the "human capital" of the organization by maximizing the capabilities and potential of current employees.
- Increase communication and collaboration between different areas of the organization.
- Support employees in their areas of development in a non-hierarchical way.
- Foster a sense of connection and commitment to the organization.
Breaking the Silos: Cross Function Teaming
This practicum provides directors with a tangible process for enhancing the performance of cross-functional teams. In three phases:
- Phase I: A highly interactive alliance-building workshop that helps interdependent teams with disparate perspectives come together.
- Phase II: A facilitated working sessions is tailored to meet the teams’ self-identified outcomes and infuses cross-functional teams with new tools for collaboration.
- Phase III: A series of personalized coaching sessions that aid the manager/director in implementing new tools for real-time performance enhancement.
In designing and delivering these and other workshops, our work tends to fall into four intersecting arenas:
Facilitation: We make it easy for teams and processes to move forward by designing and guiding engaging, effective meetings and conferences. More about facilitation.
Training: We present customized and off-the-shelf materials using interactive tools that ensure transfer-of-learning and consistency. More about training.
Team Development: In the first stages of forming, in the midst of turmoil/transition or at crux project times, we help teams effectively balance result, processes and relationships to achieve peak performance. More about team development.
Instructional Design: We work with subject matter experts to create pathways that help diverse learners develop and implement specific skills and knowledge. More about instructional design.