Soarent Vision Helps Customers Achieve BI Success

Growing companies respond to the business and social environment earlier and more effectively than those that struggle to grow.

A trend that is re-emerging is the utilisation of external industry professionals to facilitate project work and bring invaluable expertise into the organisation that would otherwise be ignored.

The Move To External Professional Support

Over the past few years a reversing trend that we’ve noticed has really grabbed our attention.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, companies relied heavily on external expertise to train, coach and mentor employees in the skills of business improvement, particularly those associated with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Consulting firms such as Destra and Accenture moved in from the USA and charged extraordinary amounts of money to deliver services that were basically new to the Australian market.

Mentoring and coaching was the order of the day with Business Improvement Managers being supported by external professionals who were able to guide them through the improvement journey AND facilitate important pieces of work.

Towards the middle of 2000, as internal capability grew, companies seemed to move away from having external support, instead relying on the company infrastructure and employee base to undertake improvement activities. Many organisations we observed unnecessarily re-invented wheels, and in many cases this contributed to the failure of improvement initiatives.

Today we are seeing a move back towards have external professionals provide a range of important services such as project facilitation, coaching, mentoring and training.

Why does a company take this approach?

What are the benefits of having external professionals to support the efforts of an organisation to improve and grow?

TO TAP INTO GREATER CAPABILITY – An external professional, particularly somebody who has been in private enterprise for a few years, is an obvious expert in their field of endeavour, and in many cases the process of business too. The capability they possess is difficult to replicate internally, that’s why they chose to enter private enterprise in the first place.

PERCEIVED CREDIBILITY – An external professional is not so close to people in the organisation that they can be ignored. They experience the benefits of perceived credibility. This credibility is greatly magnified if the external professional is a published author and / or widely recognised for the results they generate.

MAINTAIN FOCUS – An external professional can avoid getting caught up in the day-to-day function of the client organisation. They are able to focus fully on the specific task at hand and get the desired results.

EXPERIENCE FASTER RESULTS – The ability of the external professional to focus on the task completely means results can be realised much faster than would otherwise be possible. Almost every organisation I have ever seen suffers from diluted focus. Its not their fault, it’s a consequence of the way we live our lives today and conduct our business affairs in a technology reliant (or should I say addicted) world.

IT’S NOT A COST, IT’S AN INVESTMENT – Contractual terms with an external professional can and should focus work on specific value adding KPIs for which the professional can be held accountable. When you contract an external professional, there is (or there should be) greater emphasis on inbound AND outbound flow of cash.

Accessing Professional Business Improvement Support

In response to this growing trend and client need, Soarent Vision offers the services of some highly regarded industry professionals who are business leaders in their own right.

Soarent Vision’s Vice President of Global Consulting, Harry Sinko, is a widely recognised expert in the area of business improvement implementation and leadership, process improvement facilitation and Lean Six Sigma training.

His facilitation and mentoring skills are second to none and have been called upon by major companies operating in a variety of countries including South America, South Africa, the United States of America, Papua New Guinea and Korea.

To access the services of Harry and any of his available time, call us on 61-7-3377 0824 or send an email to home@soarent.com.au .

Harry Sinko - Business Improvement Professional

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