Focus Groups

This qualitative research method is used for, among other things, market research or feedback sessions. In the context of organizational development, BCG uses focus groups to collect employee perceptions of an organization’s intended—and unintended—communication practices and effects. The data gleaned from these sessions help determine the need for training or other interventions.

Strategic Planning

Blunt Consulting Group believes that any organization, large or small, that is serious about controlling its own destiny in today’s increasingly competitive business environment must look to the future with clearly thought-out strategies in mind. To do this, mission, vision and values statements should be articulated by and communicated through all levels of personnel. BCG’s consultants are trained in strategic planning facilitation; they can manage the process by which an organization comes to understand what it does, where it wants to go, and how to get there.

Problem Solving

No other process, it can be argued, is more crucial to a business’s success than a collaborative approach to identifying and solving problems. Making decisions and reaching consensus involve group dynamics and communication, and can be used as part of a company’s quality process or organizational development efforts. BCG facilitators guide groups through both rational (logical) and non-rational (creative) methods for overcoming departmental or interpersonal concerns.

Team Building

This four-day facilitated session covers the dynamics of how people become effective teams, and how those teams operate in a high-performance manner. Topics include team development and dynamics, characteristics of successful teams, communication skills, decision making, team leader and quality advisor roles, and documentation of progress and results.