APPROACH
APPROACH
Since 2003, Nevins Consulting has supported leaders in accelerating the development and effectiveness of their people, teams, and organizations. Our clients say that what they most value from us, beyond our commitment to great results, is that we take the time, from the beginning, to understand their needs, their particular context, and their ambitions.
At Nevins Consulting, we consistently find ourselves guided by a handful of beliefs, values, and passions:
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We appreciate that no two companies or situations are alike, and therefore we don’t offer “off-the-shelf” products or solutions. Rather, we collaborate with our clients to develop creative solutions and programs that exactly meet their needs.
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We suspect there is more art to leadership than most people realize. Effective leadership is based in insight, practice, dialogue, and the desire to be a better leader.
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We believe that “soft skills” such as persuading, influencing, building consensus, and fostering dialogue are indispensable when it comes to engaging people, motivating them, and holding them accountable. Often, “the soft stuff is the hard stuff.”
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We know our clients’ emotions and intuitions are just as important as their intellect when it comes to making changes and being better executives.
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We believe that “doing” and experiential learning are keys to improving performance and changing behavior.
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We feel that management fads can be counterproductive, and that “cookbook” approaches to leadership don’t work everywhere.
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We accept complexity, conflict, and risk as natural parts of life, both within and outside business. We understand that any solution must address potential negatives in order to achieve results.
FRANK ROUAULT
Frank Rouault’s principal focus is consulting on strategy formulation and execution in a boundaryless world. His clients tend to be executives and managers and their teams of small to mid-size dynamic organizations.
Since 1999 Frank has been the Principal at Practical Learning, a Paris-based boutique consulting firm whose purpose is to help leaders and their management teams:
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Explicitly articulate and align their strategies to execute with optimal performance.
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Facilitate learning-in-action and best practices sharing on strategy execution.
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Enable effectiveness and results in a boundaryless world.
Frank’s approach is to serve the needs and goals of organizations by helping create the best paths for individual development and intrapreneurship. He has worked in more than 30 countries and includes among his clients Parfums Christian Dior, Khuene & Nagel, Edwards Life Sciences, Benetton, Caterpillar Finance, Deutsche Bank, Federal Express, Orange, General Electric, Kenzo Parfums, Givenchy, Sandvik, Tiffany & Co, Swissport, Virgin Atlantic, Allianz, Generali, and Le Point.
Prior to founding Practical Learning, Frank held various positions in sales and talent development in North America for Goëmar International; in Europe for Herman Miller; and in France for Learning International/AchieveGlobal Frank is a French Foreign Trade Advisor (CCE) and holds a BBA from ESSEC in International Business as well as an Advanced Masters Degree in Entrepreneurship (MSE) and a Doctorate in Business Administration from EM Grenoble. He teaches at Grenoble Ecole de Management, Centrale Supelec Executive Education, and ESSEC.
Since 1994, Frank has authored/co-authored more 20 books on professional development as well as many articles.