Our Approach/Where to Start

Where to Start

With the key elements of the process defined and various performance solutions available the natural question is "where to start." Typically, a client solution starts with one or a combination of the paths shown below.

Discovery

Learning & Development

Project

We help you assess the individual and organizational needs by taking a systems view of your performance needs. We then identify the levers that will have the greatest impact on your business results.

The first few steps in the process are...

Meeting with key stakeholders regarding objectives, scope and desired outcomes
Choosing the appropriate discovery approach which may include focus groups, surveys, learner analysis and interviews
Performing the discovery
Reviewing and analyzing the findings
Recommending 'How to' solutions and action plans to improve identified performance issues

Our approach is flexible which allows you to choose from a large array of our proven modules of material that we integrate with your organization's culture. This gives you the impact of 'custom' learning at the speed and cost of 'off-the-shelf'.

Your choices range from a single workshop to an entire learning program. Our full line of design services includes:

Modular Content
Facilitated Working Groups
Blended Learning
Custom Designed Workshops

Training Series
Some example of core workshops in the IPT series are:

Creating High Performance Teams
Driving Results Through Cross Functional Collaboration
Breaking Down Organizational Silos

ELS' partners with clients in rolling out major initiatives and projects. Our experience and tools allow us to assess and scope the organizational solutions that will have the greatest impact on your company's performance.

Having a variety of services and learning opportunities available a client project or initiative may include some of the following:

Project review meetings
Assessing project requirements, including: scope, resources, impact, skill sets and measures of success
Building the roadmap that uses proven tools and techniques, including learning and consultative components, to get you to a solution
Developing action plans to guide execution
Launching execution teams to implement a project plan

Our Services
Not all organizations need a total solution. Our services allow organizations to choose what they need most in a partner.

Business Solutions
Organizational Surveys - ground-breaking online instruments provide valuable organizational insight
Organizational Needs Analysis - identifying the root cause of human performance issues
Process Mapping - linking and optimizing the steps required to complete a task or function
Benchmarking - identifying and modeling areas of excellence to teach organization-wide
Rapid Response Teams - team planning to adapt to new conditions and unexpected events
Facilitation - open agenda sessions where participants guide the direction to best fit their objectives
Consulting - performance solutions integrated with internal expertise to create sustained results

Learning and Development
Individual Assessments - profiles to evaluate personal skills, behaviors and motivators
Content Needs Analysis - clarify development objectives and needs with a quick assessment

Workshops - off-the-shelf, integrated and designed options
e Learning - blended approach

Learner Analysis - tailoring the solution based on the learning style common in your organization
Peer Groups - applying and teaching internal knowledge and best practices through co-worker interaction
Action Learning - methods to ensure participants apply learning concepts on the job
Coaching - improving performance through individual and core group focus

Development Model
Development Process
Development Methods
Design Overview