Hinrichs Consulting LLC: Strength-focused Continuous Improvement

Hinrichs Consulting offers strength-focused whole system approaches to organizational development. This means working with an organization to understand where it is, where it needs to go, and how to get there quickly by acknowledging its strengths and gaining its stakeholders’ input. Hinrichs Consulting does this by partnering with the organization so strength based whole system approach capabilities are transferred into the system for future change.

Our professional philosophy is that organizations do not need to change but to move towards a desired future. The organization can more quickly improve by engaging the appropriate stakeholders in what the organization would like to move towards. We believe that by respecting and utilizing the body, mind, heart, and spirit of everyone in the organization, the organization and the individuals in the organization will survive and thrive.

Organizations partner with Hinrichs Consulting when there is a need to:

Develop and implement a strategic vision and plan
Increase the capacity for Innovation
Improve business processes
Implement a change initiative
Redesign their organization
Shift to Project Leadership
Develop high performance teams
Improve Inter- and Intra- team dynamics
Provide individual coaching to high potential employees
Conduct organizational research and provide feedback

The theories that inform our work are:

· Social Constructionism - Sensemaking

· Whole Systems Thinking

· Strength-focused Approaches (e.g. Appreciative Inquiry)

· Quality and Process Improvement Approaches

Hinrichs consulting focuses on understanding the situation and designing an approach that will deliver the desired outcomes of the client. Seeing the growth and development of the organization and the individuals in the organization inspires and energizes us. We are also energized by seeing the proposed changes implemented. The biggest challenge is to create trust in the short term so that new approaches will be risked by the organization. Change is the challenge.