What is the Consultants Development Institute(sm)?

The Institute is an initiative of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, to develop more consultants who are more effective in guiding their clients to successfully solve problems and achieve goals in their organizations.

While there are many books and resources about the business of starting and marketing a consulting business, there are few readily accessible resources for learning how to work with clients to solve problems or achieve goals in a project -- and for helping clients to solve those problems for themselves in the future. Usually, resources that do exist are packaged into expensive training programs (for example, as degrees in Organization Development) offered by educational institutions and training centers.

The Institute aims to make trainings and resources about consulting more practical and readily accessible to those who are considering the field of consulting and those who have very limited resources from which to develop their skills.

Workshops on Consulting and Organizational Development

The following workshops are for those wanting to learn how to successfully solve problems or achieve goals with clients in consulting projects, or for those wanting to deepen and integrate their learning and experiences in consulting.

Consulting and Organizational Development With For-Profits and Government

Foundations of Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits

Textbooks for the Workshops

Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development

Participants in this workshop will reference our award-winning book Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development. See more about the book here. "There is a wealth of information here -- an entire career's worth of information. You make them as practical and easy to apply as I've ever seen. The guide is a gold mine. In my professional opinion, WOW!" -- Marti Kaplan, organizational development consultant

Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits

Participants in this workshop for nonprofit consultants will reference our award-winning book Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits. See more about the book here. "Finally, all of the information I have needed on this topic in one comprehensive resource! As I read, I felt like I was sitting through a ... consultant training course." -- Pam Roach, HopeWorks® Consulting, Inc.

Vast Free Resources from the Institute

Consultants -- Getting Consultants, Doing Consulting

Organizational Change and Development

Field of Organization Development