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The
7Ds of a successful Adviser
Source: Margerison C J (1988) Managerial Consulting Skills
- a practical guide; Gower
Margerison lists what he calls the 7Ds of effective consulting which could
easily be seen as the 7Ds of a successful CED Co-ordinator.
Define
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what you are being asked to do carefully by asking the client(s)
what they want to achieve as an output.
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Diagnose
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what or who is getting in the way by doing some investigations.
Remember to bring people together who don’t normally meet to discuss
issues face to face.
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Design
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in conjunction with your client, something that will be an
improvement on the present approach.
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Develop
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a means of implementing the design so it becomes operational.
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Deliver
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the new approach so everyone knows what to do, by training people
and giving them both the tools and knowledge to change.
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Delegate
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to the client the involvement and implementation at all levels.
Remember your task is to be the consultant adviser, not take over the
manager’s job.
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Debrief
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through debate and discussion on a regular structured basis what
has been learned and what can be done next.
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And we can let William Shakespeare have the final word:
Give each man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgement ...
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
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