Uiwtx Organizational Consulting ORGD6340 WEEK 2 QUIZ 2

Question 1          Your own responsibility as a consultant is to present information as simply, directly, and assertively as possible and to complete the tasks of each phase of the consultation.

Question 2          When we listen to Doc X MD and Audra RN, we learn that we often disguise our personality to insure that we aren’t judged, labeled, or adversely reacted to. When worrying what others are thinking, we manipulate how we’re perceived to either receive approval or avoid disapproval in what we do.

Question 3          Legal contracts contain two basic elements that apply to consulting relationships: mutual consent and valid consideration.

Question 4          As a consultant when you are navigating the contract meeting you want the top management of the group to get deeply involved in your project.

Question 5          While the contract sets the tone for the project, it is much easier to renegotiate an old contract than to negotiate a new initial contract.

Question 6          Authentic behavior with a client means you put into words what you are experiencing with the client as you work.

Question 7          In the contracting phase of consulting concerns about exposure and loss of control surface.

Question 8          Never have an optional element of the contract is to ask the client to let you know the results of your work six months after you leave.

Question 9          A consultant should never say no or postpone a project even if the project has less than a 50/50 chance of success.

Question 10        A consultant should listen carefully if the client has questions, give a two-sentence answer and restate the want.

Question 11        When you initiate the contract meeting, it is not a good idea to say straight out what you want from the client and define the problem you think the prospective client faces.

Question 12        In the feedback and decision to act phase of consulting the consultant needs to have thick skin and not take things personally.

Question 13        During the engagement and implementation phase of consulting efforts should be more on participation than presentation.

Question 14        As a consultant we should be accountable for our own actions and awareness.

Question 15        The form of the written contract should be brief, direct, and formal and absolutely not conversational.