INSIGHTS4U Consulting
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What We Do
Career Coaching and Leadership Development, Workforce Readiness Support For Job Seekers, DEI, Strategies, including Social Justice/Systemic Racism Training, Non-Profit Board Development and Strategic Planning
For Individuals who feel at a crossroad in their career, we can help you break through.
For employers, we have extensive experience helping to manage the workforce of the future; designing strategies around diversity and inclusion; attracting and retaining the next generation; or career coaching for early-to-mid career professionals.
We excel at turning listening into discovery, discovery into action, and action into desired outcomes!
Our Commitment To Each Client
We engage, listen and assess. Afterward we coach, advise, strategize or train based on insights gained from understanding each client's needs.
About Us
Our Principal Consultant has over 25 years of experience in the fields of career and talent management, mentoring, job search training, diversity and inclusion, and networking. We also leverage relationships with other experts to meet our clients' needs with a diverse and inclusive cohort of consultants.
High Level description of services
Career Management/Coaching
Approach with organizations
Career Management/Coaching
Approach with each person
Approach with organizations
Career Management/Coaching
With individuals our approach includes:
- Engage to understand goals/needs
- Plan & Execute
- Strengthen Network and Networking
- Helping them understand the market
- Performance & Adding Value
Approach with organizations
Approach with organizations
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
With organizations our approach includes:
- Engage Managers & HR leaders to understand People Management goals/needs.
- Discuss alignment/gaps between the individual and organization
- Build development plan
- Facilitate milestone checks
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Strategy, Execution & Metrics
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Strategy, Execution & Metrics
Based on each organization's D&I current state we share insights, data and best practices to help each client move along the D&I progress continuum.
Training-Programs-Initiatives
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Strategy, Execution & Metrics
Leader led and online training include:
- Unconscious Bias
- Cultural Competence
- Social Justice/Systemic Racism
Programs-Initiatives include:
- Mentoring (group & individual)
- Employee Resource Groups
- Chartering D&I Councils
- Speed Networking
High Level description of services (continued)
Workforce Readiness Support
Workforce Readiness Support
Workforce Readiness Support
Helping Job Seekers navigate the often frustrating application process
Helping Hiring Managers and HR Leaders build relationships to attract top talent
Individuals
Workforce Readiness Support
Workforce Readiness Support
Services include help with:
- Resume and cover letter
- Interview practice
- Follow up actions
- Negotiating and closing the offer
- Onboarding and Fast Tracking Productivity
Organizations
Workforce Readiness Support
Organizations
Services include help with:
- Relationship building
- Internal and external networking
- Employee Retention and Engagement
Testimonials
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
Organizations
The voice of the customer is vital to what we do, how we do and what we improve to know and do better! If better is possible, good is not enough!
Unconscious Bias Participant
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
I had the pleasure of attending the Unconscious Bias breakout session at the CADCA Forum. I could have listened to Michael all day as he was hands down the best presenter I attended throughout the forum. I was very interested in the topic and learning more! The activities, videos and discussion were very beneficial and thought provoking. I plan to share the information I learned back at home with my team!
Tessa Willie
Prevention Services Director
Decorah, IA
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Systemic Racism
Mr. Holmes gave an excellent presentation to my Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs graduate level class regarding the importance of diversity and inclusion in America and abroad. This included a candid conversation about the Black Lives Matters protests taking place across the global, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. His succinct fact based approach debunked myths about this important issues and offered objectives and goals for the students to implement once they graduate or currently in their on campus organizations. Mr. Holmes is a charismatic speaker who also took time to answer questions in a patient and caring manner that led to increased understanding of a difficult challenge.
Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Kissinger Fellow - Jackson Institute
Yale University Graduate School
Retired US Ambassador