Consulting 6.5 Evaluations: Review

This is a review of the previous lessons on evaluations 

Warm Up

Recall the previous three lessons: 

  1. Evaluating others 
  2. Evaluating yourself
  3. Giving spoken feedback

Were any of these easier or more difficult than you expected? 

Practice

A. Examine these evaluation points and then change the language to make the opposite. You may only have to change a little, or you may need to change a great deal in order to achieve the opposite. 

  1. They have shown some reservations about asking for guidance.
  2. They are effective at leveraging the resources around them, especially the perspective of experienced consultants.

  3. It would be beneficial if they focused more on the client’s point of view.

  4. They comprehensively structured each task and broke big jobs into achievable goals, progressing quickly and logically through to the next milestone.
  5. They sometimes follow what the client asks for literally, rather than understanding the underlying issues.
  6. They were stable and reliable.

  7. They are slow to understand core issues, and senior staff need to explain them repeatedly.

  8. They need to simplify their presentations and crystalize their ideas, especially when presenting to clients.

B. Think of some real-world people and discuss their positive and negative characteristics. 

You can use people in your workplace, or well-known business people.