December 8, 2008

As I read through my blog, it was made apparent to me that my thinking has developed over the semester.  At the beginning of this course, I felt a bit overwhelmed with the idea of “flawless consulting”.  I thought to myself, “Who is flawless?”  Well, I came to discover that Block provided the clear cut steps to encourage consulting that is nearly flawless. 

Although at the beginning of this course, I was a bit unsure of the new skills I was learning in the context of the classroom, I was even more unsure of how I would implement them outside of the classroom.  As we practiced inside the classroom walls, I felt a bit more secure in my new found skills.  I learned very quickly that there is no way to be prepared for every reaction that the client may throw at you and that I needed to take things in stride. 

As I wrote my integration paper, it allowed me to see what I truly have learned through this course.  Not only did I learn valuable consulting skills that I discussed thoroughly within my integration paper, but I learned how valuable a class discussion can be.

Through our class discussions, I have learned through my peers experiences.  As a class when we provided advice, I felt that it was a valuable lesson.  Not only were we given the opportunity to assist our peers we were given the opportunity to learn from their frustration.  In addition to learning consulting skills, the class discussions have allowed me to learn new ways to use technology.  Although technology is not foreign to me, it was very when my peers gave advice on how to make the technology we were using a bit easier.

Although I conducted my consulting project independently, I see the value of having a partner.  I am looking forward to my final consulting experience during the capstone in the spring semester.  I will enjoy practicing my new found skills with the support of a team.