Performance consulting
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Performance consulting is a subdiscipline of consulting that seeks to understand and develop a holistic strategy to change performance; the results typically include changes in measurement strategy, education, staffing, and toolkits. Its goals can be summarized in the slogan "work smarter, not harder".
[edit] Types of Performance Consulting
Performance consulting can be divided into three sub-specialties:
- organizational development specialists help organizations improve the effectiveness of their staff by changing the psychodynamics of the organization.
- professional development specialists help organizations improve the effectiveness of their staff by providing technical and professional training.
- personal coaches help individuals be more effective in the personal or workplace lives. The profession draws its inspiration from sports coaching, psychotherapy, philosophical traditions, and religious traditions.
[edit] Related Consulting specialties
When performance consulting is used to improve the quality of an organization's management team or to nurture the development of up and coming leaders, it becomes a specialized form of management consulting. Often an integrated approach is used - a combination of personal coaching, professional training, and team building. The sub-specialty of organizational development devoted to nurturing leaders is called leadership development.
