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"During and following my time in PCT101 our practice found our focus clarified, our network expanded and with added capacity, our marketing strategy better resourced and strengthened, and our marketplace effectiveness increased. We are growing at breakneck speed."

Michael Magalsky, Founder & CEO @ infoVia

Upcoming Courses and Events

    • Friday, April 19, 2024
    • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Register

    Taking a "Being" Break:
    An intentional space for reflection towards
    personal flourishing.

    Your life as a leader is full of so many responsibilities. This workshop will provide you space to "just be" and provide you facilitated mindfulness exercises from a certified coach to help you reflect on your health and flourishing in life and work.

    Join us for this free 50-minute reflection workshop to help you move toward flourishing.

    Friday, April 19th from 12:30-1:20 pm Eastern Time
    (11:30 am - 12:20 pm Central Time)

    Be ready to engage in this working, interactive workshop.

    Cost: Free

    Meet Your Workshop Guide
    Matt Visser, Senior Design Partner

    Leadership within your organization is complex and ever-changing. Matt's greatest joy is empowering adaptive leaders to tackle the most difficult problems to build healthy organizational ecosystems.

    Matt has invested over 20 years in growing nonprofit organizations focused on leadership development, community engagement, fundraising, and innovation.

    In his relationships with leaders, Matt seeks to be a genuine and calming presence that walks alongside leaders as they build a clear pathway toward personal and organizational flourishing.

    To learn more about Matt, click here

    • Tuesday, May 21, 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • Tuesday, June 25, 2024
    • 11:00 AM
    • Virtual through Zoom
    Register


    Join us by earning your Certified Process Consultant credential through the PCT 102 course today!

    This course is for those who are managing complex change within their organization. 

    This concentrated, 6-week cohort is scheduled for May 21 - June 25, 2024  with each session taking place from 9-11 am Central Time (10 am - 12 noon Eastern Time) on Tuesdays. The cost of the course includes one year of Society for Process Consulting membership. You will receive an email with your membership login instructions after registering for the course.

    • Are you currently working within an organization and managing complex change?
    • Would you like to help your staff and stakeholders transform through a meaningful process and humble inquiry instead of a set product? 
    • Are you interested in furthering your professional development?

    If your answer to any one of those questions is "yes," then PCT 102 is for you!

     

    PCT 102: Facilitating Complex Decisions: Building Confidence with Process Consulting

    Course Description

    Process Consulting Training 102 provides a general introduction to Process Consulting for leaders within a company or organization who are responsible for managing complex change or multiple projects and processes. In addition to covering the basic framework for Process Consulting, the course introduces the Core Competencies of Process Consulting. It provides resources for organizational and interpersonal dynamics involved in a complex process, and sets up the learner to grow their competencies over time. Teams often participate together.

    Goal

    Upon completion of the course, participants will be well-prepared to attain the Certified Process Consultant™ credential. This achievement is based on a solid understanding of process consulting principles and the development of a brief implementation plan for their work setting.

    Learning Outcomes 

    Session 1 – Understanding the Iterative Process
    Session 2 – Understanding the Dynamics of Change
    Session 3 – Managing Multiple Processes
    Session 4 – Honoring a Process Consulting Ecosystem
    Sessions 5 & 6 – Core Competency: Listening
    Sessions 7 & 8 – Core Competency: Helping
    Sessions 9 & 10 – Core Competency: Learning
    Session 11 – Ensuring Authenticity, Continuous Learning & Improvement
    Session 12 – Planning Your Next Six Months

    Modality

    Each participant will actively engage through discovery, reading, reflection, group discussion, personal assignments and mentoring. Coursework is managed through the Society Membership portal with video conferencing hosted by the course facilitator.  Two individual mentoring sessions with the facilitator are also included, via phone or video conferencing.

    We look forward to seeing you in PCT 102!

    Questions about the Society?

    Email [email protected]


    About the Facilitator

    Kim Stezala, M.S., has devoted more than 25 years to the nonprofit, education, and business sectors in management, volunteer, and founder roles. She is dedicated to educational access, specifically the pipeline to and through college.

    Combining objective analysis with the power of process consulting, Kim assists scholarship providers, youth agencies, college prep programs, colleges and universities, foundations, and membership associations to improve outcomes and handle complex organizational change.

    Clients partner with Kim to create programs, develop strengths, measure impact, and share results. This is accomplished through strategic program planning, evaluation and improvement, outcomes monitoring and grant reporting, stakeholder engagement, and student access and success projects. For more about Kim,
    click here

    • Monday, October 14, 2024
    • 8:00 AM
    • Monday, November 18, 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • Virtual through Zoom
    Register


    Join us by earning your Certified Process Consultant credential through the PCT 101 course! 

    This concentrated, 6-week cohort is scheduled for October 14 - November 18, 2024  with each session taking place from 9:00am - 11:00am CST on Mondays. The cost of the course includes one year of Society for Process Consulting membership, and you will receive an email with your membership login instructions after registering for the course.

    • Are you currently a consultant looking to grow your practice, or new to the field and want to start a consulting practice? 
    • Do you prefer to help clients transform through a meaningful process and humble inquiry instead of a set product? 
    • Are you interested in furthering your professional development as a consultant?

    If your answer to any one of those questions is "yes," then PCT 101 is for you!

     

    PCT 101 Course Description

    PCT 101 is the first course of its kind that combines the tenets of process consulting as a vocation with the practical lessons of starting and/or building a consulting business.  The course is a student-centered, inquiry-based cooperative learning experience with a group of peers, facilitated by Mark Vincent, the founder of the Society for Process Consulting.

    Goal

    At the end of the course, each participant will be equipped to earn the Certified Process Consultant™ credential based on their knowledge of process consulting and development of a viable business plan.

    Learning Outcomes 

    • Session 1 – October 14, Understanding the Iterative Process
    • Sessions 2 and 3 – October 21, Understanding the Consultative Pipeline, Pricing and Negotiating a Consulting Agreement
    • Sessions 4 and 5 – October 28, Building Your Network for Long-term Success, Maintaining Brand Standards
    • Sessions 6-8 – November 4, Discovering Your Personal Brand, Using Social Media as a Business Builder, Filling Your Pipeline
    • Sessions 9 and 10 – November 11, Working Under a Specific Consulting Platform, Discovering the Consultative Ecosystem 
    • Sessions 11 and 12 – November 18, Ensuring Authenticity, Continuous Learning, Continuous Improvement, Planning Your Next Six Months

    Modality

    Each participant will actively engage through discovery, reading, reflection, group discussion, personal assignments and mentoring. Coursework is managed through the Society Membership portal with conference calls and video conferencing hosted by the course facilitator.  Two individual mentoring sessions with the facilitator are also included, via phone or video conferencing.


    We look forward to seeing you in PCT 101!

    Questions about the Society?

    Email [email protected]


    About our Facilitator

    Mark L. Vincent is the Founder, Chairman, & Course Facilitator for The Society for Process Consulting.

    Mark created Process Consultation Training 101 (PCT 101) to help other consultants live into the vocation of process consulting and thrive as individual consultants.

    He seeks to build the talent pipeline in this iterative, inquiry-based form of consulting to help organizations transform for a brighter future. He helps individuals, teams, organizations and businesses apply the tenets of process consulting to help them grow and expedite results.

    Mark is also the Founder of Design Group International, a process consulting community of practice started in 2011 that has grown exponentially to create positive impact across the globe. 

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