Many of us have served on higher headquarters staff, analyzing regional environments, considering options and creating operational plans. At the same time, the military is embracing lean six sigma and continuous improvement. How can we best transfer such skills into consulting positions?
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Andrei,
Good on you for wanting to start a consulting business. I would suggest you take a look at this book called 'Extreme Ownership' by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. They are former Navy Seals and started a consulting firm. You may get some ideas and pointers from this book.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
Warm regards,
Jerry
I agree with the Lean Sigma Six. You might need some experience first in the manufacturing area. But I would suggest looking into the growing world of Supply-Chain Management and Procurement. This is a globally growing sector and once you get some experience, the world will be your oyster. I, myself, am trying to get into this sector. A certification from a top program might help but nothing like experience. Good Luck.
Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) are relevant to title and settlement service companies as they strive for process efficiency.
It would be prudent to align yourself with firms that advise others. I may be able to help direct you. Please email me.
Howard
As Christine mentioned, there are many opportunities with those particular skillsets. If you plan on using these skills as a focus point of your career going forward, it may be worthwhile to take the time and ask yourself how you most enjoy using them (if you haven't done so already). That can possibly help you streamline your search by identifying those areas you are interested in, or at least, identifying those career opportunities you are definitely *not* interested in pursuing.
Good luck and feel free to DM me if you have any questions.
Caroline
There are many opportunities to use Lean principles and continuous process improvement in consulting. As an example, at Deloitte, we support many defense and civilian federal agencies that have complex processes involving intra- or inter-agency groups, systems, or business processes. We have many ongoing engagements that work to identify and address process-related challenges. We interview people and review tools and methods along each step of the process using Lean methods and other techniques, depending on the client and the needs. This is a very important area and we have dedicated practitioners who specialize in these types of solutions/work. This work is often what spawns new tech solutions, training solutions, or people/process changes throughout the organizations. In short, there are a ton of opportunities in this area! Good luck
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