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Overview
Teaches the craft of advising organisations and mentoring founders: diagnosis, questioning, intervention design and the ethics of influence. Includes supervised consultancy with a real client.
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Aims of the Course
- Diagnose organisational problems without jumping to solutions
- Design and deliver a consultancy intervention
- Mentor founders and managers effectively
- Manage contracts, scope and ethical tension
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Course Structure
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The Consultant Role
- Expert, process and peer models
- Positioning your offer
- Contracting and expectations
- Independence and conflict of interest
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Diagnosis
- Structured interviewing
- Data gathering and triangulation
- Problem framing and hypothesis
- Presenting findings honestly
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Intervention Design
- Choosing the right intervention level
- Co-design with the client
- Change readiness assessment
- Implementation support
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Mentoring Practice
- Mentoring versus coaching versus advice
- Goal setting with an entrepreneur
- Accountability without control
- Ending a mentoring relationship
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Commercial and Ethical Practice
- Pricing and proposals
- Scope creep and renegotiation
- Confidentiality and data handling
- Refusing work that harms
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Supervised Consultancy
- Live client project delivery
- Supervision and reflection
- Writing the final report
- Building a repeat client base
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Learning Outcomes
- 01Run a structured organisational diagnosis
- 02Produce a client-ready consultancy report
- 03Mentor a founder through a defined goal
- 04Contract clearly with scope and fees
- 05Recognise and manage ethical conflicts
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Assessment
- Live consultancy project and report
- Mentoring log with reflection
- Proposal and contract portfolio
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Entry Requirements
- Business or management experience, or prior Level 4 study
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Progression and Careers
- Independent consultant
- Business advisor or mentor
- Enterprise programme lead