Another way to writing complex options papers
It’s ambiguity in defining both the problem and the outcome.
An uncertain path between the two, buffeted by stakeholders that can be influenced, not controlled. If this is your challenge, then you are already unsafe.
If this is your challenge, then you are already unsafe.
Chances are big processes, big teams and the traditional have made you unsafe.
John Glenn, Managing Director, KIAH Consulting
Better outcomes come from rethinking assumptions, challenging the herd, inviting criticism and being prepared to venture from the path of least resistance. Often these don’t need to be big changes. Significant leverage can come from seemingly minor changes in approach informed by insight, clearer, smarter thinking and becoming more persuasive at winning support from others.
It’s not easy. We look for clients who are prepared to try something different. Delivering outcomes this way means a journey not a procurement – a partnership of trust built on a foundation in success. If the outcomes aren’t outstanding stop using us – but with 90 per cent of our business coming from repeat clients, we don’t think you will be disappointed.
We know it takes courage to try something different, but taking some risk isn’t foolhardy, it’s how something different happens. It’s the province of leaders.
The “KIAH Different” gives you the confidence to act different
Shoddy thinking is costly, both in money and in quality of life.
Excellence in thought, however, must be systematically cultivated.
Consulting theory isn’t enough – especially with the public sector where the commercial drivers simply don’t align with social outcomes.
High performing teams are built not bought. If you want to scale a process, a group of graduates is fine, if you are in a hurry then those sitting idle might do.
If you have a problem that has multiple threads or needs a deep understanding of a particular topic, then you need to build a team around the problem.
It’s not easy. Bureaucracies compete internally for resources, winning on the power of the presentation rather than the value of the argument..
Organisational biases, history and group think compound the problem. The people who created a problem are going to defend their choices.
There are battles to win. Prepare with the right strategy, skills, tools and confidence.
Building legislative-compliant operating procedures
The new, the complex and largest procurement program
Remediating the old and poorly performing
Service delivery through contract management
Comissioning social services and aid initiatives
When you need strategy and transformation
Dealing with disagreements, disputes and stalemates
Where it’s hard, where it hasn’t been done, where you want a dollop of business acumen
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Experiential, online, engaging. Understanding different perspective changes the way you see the world, uncovering previously unseen opportunities and pathways.
From serious negotiations to large-scale national programs, we can be there from the start, or when something goes wrong, or when a relationship needs a tune-up.
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Bring in a Kiah team of highly experienced practitioners, designed for problem domain, to undertake a rapid diagnostic. Woking alongside your team, in a few days they will develop an implementable, achievable strategy for moving forward.
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