C. Ryan Consulting, LLC

Making a Business Case

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:34:34 +0000

Scenario; you have been using a “temp” for the past six months and that arrangement has been working well, however, to save money your partner believes that the “temp” must go and the work they have been doing pushed to other full time staff. You would like to not only keep the “temp” but move them in to a regular full time position. You need to convince your partner that your idea makes good business sense.

An ideal approach for this situation, or for just about any business decision that needs to be made, involves developing a “Business Case”. A Business Case forces the creator to lay out their plan in such a way as to show, clearly, that the proposed idea is a workable one, addresses the problem or issue at hand, and makes good business sense.

This two hour session will show participants how to use a Business Case template to clearly lay out the problem, do a SWOT analysis, identify options, and address potential questions which potential reviewers of the Business Case are anticipated to ask.

The session is facilitated by an experienced business coach, is very informal, and is delivered in a small group format so that each participant has an opportunity to have their questions answered.

We believe participants will find the session very informative and that they will come away from the session with a great tool to improve the decision making process.

Skill Identification and Labor Market Exploration

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:24:35 +0000

Today’s employers look to match skills of potential employees with those required by the job. For that reason the usual practice of listing previous employers and job titles on a resume is a thing of the past; when employers look at a resume they want to see not so much where a person worked, but what skills you have. Unfortunately many individuals, when asked to list their skills, are hard pressed to come up with very many. This is because most people have difficulty looking deep enough in to their training and work history to recognize all the skills they actually have.

Another issue for job seekers is unfamiliarity with the labor market in the area they are searching. Beginning, or continuing, your search for a particular type of work without knowing if that type work is even available in the search area is, of course, fruitless and frustrating.

This two hour, free, session is designed to help participants identify their skills and how to list them on their resume. The session will also demonstrate the value of knowing your search area so that you can increase the efficiency of your search.

Discussion Group: Small Business Issues

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:48:36 +0000

This on going group meets for two (2) hours, once a month, and is designed for small business owners and/or staff for the purpose of promoting discussion and facilitating resolution of issues common to small businesses. The group will provide an opportunity to learn from those who have, or are, faced with similar issues and from experts in various fields who will join the group as guest contributors.

Establishing and Maintaining New Relationships

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:55:09 +0000

Many people experience difficulty in establishing new relationships and/or maintaining them once established. Often individuals simply do not understand why they have such difficulty, or if they think they do understand they are frustrated by their seeming inability to make what they feel are the necessary changes. This group is designed to help individual develop insight into why they are experiencing difficulty, teach valuable relationship building skills, and promote the successful establishment and maintenance of personal relationships.

Separation and Divorce Adjustment

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:32:18 +0000

Groups Now Forming.
Relationships are fragile and when unresolved issues lead to an eventual physical separation and/or divorce the experience is frequently painful and stressful. This group is designed to assist individuals in understanding, coping, and emerging from the experience prepared to go on with their lives. The group is facilitated by an experienced professional with many years of experience in working with the separated and divorced.