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A balanced approach to professional HRD consulting: Lessons from the field
Author(s) -
Tkaczyk Bart
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
global business and organizational excellence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1932-2062
pISSN - 1932-2054
DOI - 10.1002/joe.21785
Subject(s) - agile software development , function (biology) , knowledge management , human resources , information technology consulting , resource (disambiguation) , value (mathematics) , field (mathematics) , foundation (evidence) , professional development , competitive advantage , business , process management , management , computer science , marketing , medicine , engineering , medical education , political science , mathematics , law , computer network , information technology management , information system , biology , evolutionary biology , machine learning , management information systems , pure mathematics , electrical engineering , economics
Establishing a secure foundation for strategic and results‐driven human resource development consulting work calls for practical rigor: a balance of proven research methods and their creative application to day‐to‐day business. The experiences of a global insurance company seeking to revamp its rigid training function into an agile learning and development department highlight the value of effective consulting guidance in fostering a knowledge‐creative environment to strategically align learning and development with the execution of the organization's overall strategy. A subsequent review of the myriad aspects of modern consulting offers a framework for business leaders and theorists on navigating the key facets of this highly competitive and demanding profession.