The third stage is positioning, which involves communicating with stakeholders about why your organization is unique and different from others and then developing a value proposition. Thank you for the insights shared. Consulting is tied to impression management. From experience, I can share that as a consultant entering an organization, we have a certain level of expertise but at the same time, when entering an organization, we might not know the intricate details such relationships, cover-ups, and the history of tensions within the organization so while consultants can be seen as experts, they are also learners. This is an important area that must be considered is humility, which enables growth and a restricting bias lens. However, the knowledge, experience and skills the consultant/s carry does enable consultants to recognize challenges and inconsistencies demonstrated.

As a consultant just meeting with an organizations leaders for the first time, how would you go about preparing for the first meeting? How will you create this mind map? You can just explain another mind map is not required.