Consultants are required to have multiple sets of skills. One of those involves bringing people together in workshops to address problems or work out complex tasks. Many consultants are terrible at it…
In a recent thread in Reddit’s r/consulting community, a junior consultant posted that they were running their first workshop and wanted the community’s input on how to effectively run this session. I thought this would make a great topic for… more seasoned (old) consultants to reflect on.
I asked my friends to join me in a conversation on must-haves for running workshops.
In this episode:
- What’s the difference between a workshop, a meeting, a gathering, etc.?
- When should a workshop really just be a brief meeting or an email?
- What works best, in-person, virtual, hybrid? When should each be used?
- What are table stakes, absolute must-haves for any workshop?
- How do you get good participant engagement in a workshop?
- How do you ensure participants get value from a workshop?
If you are a consultant and haven’t already joined the r/consulting community on Reddit, you probably should.
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