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The Consultant School
by The Genysys Group
The Consultant School is a place for practicing and aspiring organizational consultants to learn the art and practice of successful consulting. Ray Rood, the founder of the Genysys Group, has over 45 years of consulting experience. He is sharing his methods, approaches, and secrets for the next generation of consultants to learn from.
Episodes
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30. The Consultant School-How to Find Your Ideal Consulting Niche
What's the fastest, easiest way to get consulting clients? Be really clear about your consulting niche: what you do and who you do it for. In this episode, Genysys Consultant, Rachel Rudo Munyaradzi shares how she determined her consulting niche, and she and Andrea share best practices on how you...
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29. The Consultant School - How to Diagnose What's Causing Struggle in Your Consulting Business
Find out how to get to the real cause - not just the symptoms - of struggle in your consulting business AND what to do about in this episode of The Consultant School.
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28. The Consultant School - How long does it take to replace your in-house paycheck with consulting contracts?
You want to start consulting but need to know how long it will take to replace your current salary? In this episode, Andrea discusses options to help you maintain financial stability while you grow your consulting business and provides a formula to help you understand exactly what to do to make...
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27. The Consultant School - How to Find Consulting Clients If You Have a Small Network
Worried about finding consulting clients if you have a small network? In this episode, Ray Rood, founder and Senior Consultant at The Genysys Group, shares his tips for developing a quality network that can help you get clients.
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26. The Consultant School - How to Boost Your Credibility as an Independent Consultant
Establishing credibility and authority is essential for all consultants. In this episode of The Consultant School, Andrea shares her top three best practices for how to boost your credibility no matter where you are in your consulting career.
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25. The Consultant School - How to Make a Smooth Transition from In-House Employee to Independent Consultant
Learn how to prepare for the transition from employee to consultant and what mistakes to avoid with Andrea and Genysys' Director of Consultant Development and Senior Consultant, Laurie Reinhart.
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24. The Consultant School - What is the difference between a coach and a consultant?
Learn the key differentiator between coaching and consulting and how to where both hats successfully with your clients.
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23. The Consultant School - Should you choose your consulting niche based on passion or feasibility?
Learn how to choose your consulting niche and why it's so important when Andrea talks to Laurie Reinhart, Director of Consultant Development and Senior Consultant at The Genysys Group on this episode of The Consultant School.
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22. The Consultant School - How to Get into Conversation with Your Lead Consulting Suspects
Learn the three most important questions to ask in an initial conversation and how to move from conversation to proposal in this episode with The Genysys Group's founder and Senior Consultant, Ray Rood.
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21. The Consultant School-How to Price Your Consulting Services
In this episode, The Genysys Group founder, Ray Rood, shares his best practices - learned over three decades of consulting - on how to price your consulting services.
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Episode 20. The Consultant School-How to become an independent consultant (when you have no consulting experience)
This week, Andrea talks with Genysys Senior Consultant, Laurie Reinhart, about how to get started as an independent consultant when you don't have any consulting experience.
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Episode 19. The Consultant School - How consultants make good money serving small business clients
Ray and Amy introduce new podcast host, Andrea Nunez, The Genysys Group's CEO, and they discuss how consultants can and do make a good living working with small businesses.
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18. The Consultant School-How to Deal With The Unknown When Consulting your Clients
In this episode of The Consultant School, presented by The Genysys Group Amy and Ray talk about the questions of intuition and how they can help us as we continue to navigate a new normal. For the full episode notes visit The Genysys Group Here:
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17. The Consultant School-Using Strategic Futuring During Times of Transition (ft. Paul Angone
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray and Amy welcome author and speaker Paul Angone. Paul Angone is the best-selling author of 101 Secrets For Your Twenties, 101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties, and is a leading keynote speaker and consultant on...
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16. The Consultant School-How to Support Your Clients as They Process A New Reality (ft. Marijo Bos)
In this episode of The Consultant, School presents by The Genysys Group Ray and Amy welcome Marijo Bos President of Bos Advisors. To download a copy of Marijo and Ray's article click here.
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15. The Consultant School-How to Approach Risk Intentionally to Better Serve Your Clients and Your Business (ft. David Reid)
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray & Amy welcome David Reid. Dave is an expert in finance, real estate investment, and strategic planning. In this episode, Dave talks about risk. Dave is passionate about helping people understand risk and use risk better.…
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The Consultant School- How Genysys Works With Clients (ft. Andrea Nunez)
In this episode of the Consultant School presented by the Genysys Group Ray and Amy talk with Andrea Nunez CEO and Sr. Consultant with the Genysys Group about her consultant experience and beliefs. Learn more about Andrea here.
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13. The Consultant School-How to Lead In Chaotic, Unpredictable Times (ft. Dr. Jann Freed)
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray & Amy talk with Genysys Consultant and author Dr. Jann Freed about Breadcrumb Legacy. Download an article by Jann written exclusively for The Consultant School listeners....
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12. The Consultant School-5 Questions for Times of Disruption
Ray has written an article for his clients 5 Questions for Times of Disruption. In this special episode, Ray and Amy talk about the questions and how they can be used by leaders. A download of the article is available at: https://thegenysysgroup.com/category/podcast-the-consultant-school/ There…
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**Bonus** Genysys Group Announcement
Ray & Amy announce a limited time special on Self-guided Strategic Futuring Visit: https://thegenysysgroup.com/strategic-futuring-online-course/
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10. The Consultant School-Does Your Client Have An Untapped Energy Source?
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray and Amy talk about the element of Human Resources in the Organizational Health framework. For complete show notes visit: https://thegenysysgroup.com/category/podcast-the-consultant-school/
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9. The Consultant School-12 Books That Influenced Genysys Founder, Ray Rood
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray and Amy talk about books that have influenced them. From fiction to business books this is a book talk you won't want to miss. For complete show notes visit: The Consultant School
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8. The Consultant School-Is Your Client's Structure Working Against Them?
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray talks about the element of structure as a measure of organizational health. For full show notes visit https://thegenysysgroup.com/category/podcast-the-consultant-school/
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7. The Consultant School-How To Deal With Resistance
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray Rood talks about how to deal with resistance. Ray defines resistance as inaction, or not wanting to change. For complete show notes visit: https://thegenysysgroup.com/category/podcast-the-consultant-school/
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6. The Consultant School-Is Your Client's Processes Effective?
In this episode of The Consultant School, presented by The Genysys Group Ray talks about the element of process when it comes to understanding and improving organizational health. The key question about process is: Does the process serve the organization or does the organization serve the…
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5. The Consultant School- How do I close the deal?
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group ,the question is how do consultants get potential clients to sign an agreement of engagement. It's all about building a relationship, minimizing surprises and making sure communication is clear.
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4. The Consultant School-Does Your Client Know Their Purpose?
In this episode of The Consultant School presented by The Genysys Group Ray Rood shares about the element of SOUL in his Organizational Health framework. The soul is the mission, purpose, and values of the organization and should be the clear factor in decision making within the organization. In...
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The Consultant School: How to Find Consulting Clients
In this episode, Ray answers another common question about the art and practice of consulting. How do I find clients? Ray shares a successful process he has developed over 40 years of consulting. It's simple. It's doable. It works. visit:...
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The Consultant School
What framework can consultants use to assess the health of an organization? Ray shares the Organizational Health framework he uses. This framework helps consultants add value to their clients by understanding what's happening in a given organization. visit The Genysys Group: The Consultant School...
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Introducing The Consultant School Podcast
In our first season, our podcast was called How To Transform. After a season of learning and reflection, we've rebranded and relaunched our podcast as THE CONSULTANT SCHOOL. In this episode, Ray and Amy talk about why they changed the name and what listeners can expect in future episodes.…
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23: Positive Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Would you like to learn more about the characteristics of serious players? Today, we're continuing with our series about the concept of serious play. In this series, we have been talking about what it means to be a serious player and we've been looking at the different elements that are…
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22: The 3rd Law of Thermodynamics for Serious Players
Are you a risk-taker? If so, have you found that you become energized by taking increasingly larger risks? Today, we're continuing with our discussion about the six characteristics of serious players that Ray and Brenda discovered after years of interviewing individuals who all self-identified as...
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21: Positive Paranoia Powers Serious Players
Did you know that serious players have very high self-esteem? Today we're continuing with our series about serious play, where Ray has been sharing the various characteristics of serious players. Today, we will be looking at characteristic number four, positive paranoia, which is one of Ray's...
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20: Increasing Your Wealth as a Serious Player
How would you like to have more abundance and prosperity in your life? Today, we continue with our series about serious players. Serious players are people who are doing what they really love to do - and they're getting paid for it! Listen in, to find out what it takes to increase your…
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19: The Principle of Psychological Self-Employment
We're continuing our conversation about the really interesting concept of serious play today. This concept has so much depth and value for all of us, whether we already are serious players or reluctant workers working towards becoming serious players. Tune in now, to find out more! In today's...
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18: The Energizing Principle of Serious Play
We're concentrating right now on a concept that Ray developed many years ago, called serious play. Serious play looks at the characteristics of dynamic people, or serious players, who really get things done in the workplace. Today, we have the third part in the series about serious play. In the...
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17: Six Characteristics of Serious Play
Would you like to know more about what it means to be a serious player? In our last episode, we introduced the idea of serious play. In today's episode, Ray and Amy continue with their previous conversation, where Ray started discussing the four-year series of interviews that he and Brenda...
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16: Introducing Serious Play
Are you familiar with the concept of serious play? Today, we're shifting gears and moving into another element of transformation. We will be introducing the idea of serious play, which has become a hallmark of Ray's approach to his work. Listen in today, to find out how serious play relates to...
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15: Using Organizational Health Assessments
Would you like to know why organizations need to use assessments? Lately, Ray and Amy have been talking about the new products that the Genysys Group is releasing and they recently did an episode about the Organizational Health Assessment. There is still one more assessment that they are…
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14: The Art of Facilitation, Part 2
Welcome to another episode of How to Transform. Today our guide Ray Rood talks about the art of facilitation and the key elements of being a successful facilitator. Your host, Amy Hoppock, and Ray discuss how to find your role within a group, sustaining engagement, utilizing awareness, and how to...
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13: The Art of Facilitation
Did you know that facilitation is really important for organizational transformation? We've just completed an overview of the entire organizational transformation model, containing all the ingredients for organizational transformation that Ray and the Genysys group have identified over the years....
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12: Partnerships in Organizational Transformation
Establishing solid and serviceable relationships is lucrative to the transformation process. Today's conversation explores the basic components of creating partnerships and the fundamental elements of developing an operative team. Dr. Rood also shares the necessary steps to help individuals...
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11: Planning for Transformation
How intentional do you want to be for creating your future? And are you aware that the more intentional you are, the more responsible you have to become? Today, we continue to move through the Organizational Transformation Model (OTM) that Ray has developed over many years of working with...
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10: Channeling Energy
It doesn't have to be difficult to get out of bed every morning. Finding what energizes and excites you to reach your potential will have you motivated beyond belief. But how to achieve that is what we're all searching for. Todays' episode takes the mystery out of finding your energy by…
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09: Vision and How to Create Your Future Reality
We're here again with Ray Rood, the architect of the Organizational Transformation Model that has been central to the work of Genysys and we have another conversation with him about organizational transformation and how to transform. Today's episode is all about Vision, and how to use it to…
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08: Generative Leadership
We've been working through the Genysys Group Organizational Transformation Model and discussing the real elements that are vital for both organizational and personal transformation. Ray Rood is the architect of the Organizational Transformation Model that has been central to the work of Genysys....
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07: Transformational Leadership
Did you know that Transformational Leadership is not an individual task? It's the task of a team, a community, or a committed group of people because it requires a conspiracy. Today, as we are working our way through the Genysys Organizational Transformation model that Ray has developed, we are...
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06: The Golden Feather
Do you know what a catalytic leader is? Today we have a really special episode where Ray will be sharing the story of the Golden Feather, based on a Grimm brothers' fairytale, which relates to catalytic leaders. This is a story that Ray has told many times before, and he often uses it as a…
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05: Catalytic Leadership
Leadership is a key element when it comes to transformation. Ray is the architect of the Organizational Transformation Model that has been central to the work of Genysys. On the show today we are going to start looking at this model, which is key to transformation within any organization. Listen…
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04: Introducing the Organizational Transformation Model
In this episode we talk about how Ray's model for organizational transformation has evolved over time. Ray sees himself as an explorer. This show is his "report back" about what he has learned about organizational transformation on the frontiers. Listen in today to find out about the history of…
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The Consultant School is a place for practicing and aspiring organizational consultants to learn the art and practice of successful consulting. Ray Rood, the founder of the Genysys Group, has over 45 years of consulting experience. He is sharing his methods, approaches, and secrets for the next generation of consultants to learn from.
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