ABARIS Consulting

ABARIS Consulting is a facilitative management consulting firm that began operations in 1999.  We work with leaders in Private Companies, Government and Not-for-Profit sectors to address organizational challenges by working collaboratively with you, your staff and key stakeholders to collect and analyze data, establish developmental plans that address the issue, effectively implement and then manage the results.

We apply a facilitative approach to our consulting engagements. Our approach obtains input, builds respect, responsibility and buy-in. We work collaboratively to conduct analysis, develop solutions and lead participants through a defined and flexible process that achieves results.

We understand the intangible nature of our work and the trust our clients place in us. Consequently, we put our clients' interest ahead of our own and comply with a strict code of professional conduct and client accountability system. This ensures that we put in writing what we will do, when and how we will do it, what it costs and how you can evaluate the impact of our consulting intervention.

Our Philosophy

Our philosophy is encapsulated within our vision and mission that respectively state: "Your first call" and "The Right Solution. The Right Way".  Our vision outlines our focus on building long-term relationships.  This ensures that our work is always undertaken with a collaborative, long-term, mutually beneficial perspective. The Right Solution, The Right Way means that we provide the correct solution for your needs and also deliver that solution within a process that:

• Builds participant commitment;
• Ensures goal and behavioral alignment;
• Leverages the knowledge and skills of participants;
• Creates minimal disruption to your day-to-day operations;and
• Results in decisions based on credible and accurate information.
   

Principles of Engagement

At ABARIS Consulting we use six key principles to guide our client engagements:

1. Fact based.
   We collect, analyze and provide reliable information and recommendations to guide the decision-making process.  

2. Facilitative approach.
   Our approach facilitates discussion, provokes questions, improves thinking and builds buy-in.

3. Organizational perspective.  
   We maintain an organizational perspective to ensure the solutions developed optimize the organization.

4. Results focused.
   Our work is focused on achieving tangible results.   We start our engagements with a clear understanding of the desired result and design our consulting intervention to achieve it.    

5. Relationship driven.
   We build mutually beneficial relationships, not client lists. Our success is determined and defined by helping you achieve your success. We work with you as a partner, not a supplier.

6. Client accountable.  
   We develop a Consultant Engagement Scorecard with you that provides mutually agreed to measures of performance that track the results and impact of our consulting intervention.
    

Code of Professional Conduct

ABARIS Consulting subscribes and abides by the Code of Professional Conduct of the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. This code ensures confidentiality in our dealings with you and outlines our responsibilities to you, the profession and public. In addition, we frequently sign non-disclosure / confidentiality agreements with our clients prior to undertaking an engagement.

Accountability System

We are dedicated to ensuring accountability to our clients. To accomplish this we have established an accountability system. Our accountability system ensures we provide detailed written proposals prior to undertaking any engagement, work with you to develop a mutually satisfactory engagement plan and establish our proprietary "Consulting Engagement Scorecard" so you can evaluate the impact of our consulting intervention.   The Consulting Engagement Scorecard is established at the outset of the engagement and allows you to assess the following components of the consulting intervention:

• Consulting Process
  Determines your level of satisfaction with the overall consulting process.

• Learning
  Addresses the specific skills and knowledge learned by you and your key stakeholders acquired through the consulting intervention.

• Deployment
  Defines the key issues that need to be addressed and how they are addressed through the implementation of the consulting solution.

• Impact
  Outlines the specific organizational metrics that will change as a result of the implementation of the consulting solution.
   

This approach to assessing the consulting intervention enables you to:

• Clearly link the consulting intervention to specific organizational needs;
• Assess the performance of the consulting intervention;
• Provide the ability to clearly communicate the results achieved from the consulting intervention;
• Build organizational competencies through enhanced learning.
   

Our President

Ron Robinson, our President, has over 25 years of management experience.  His thinking is disciplined and focus on client results is exceptional.  

Ron is formally trained in strategic management, governance, research, organizational performance and facilitation and his practical experience spans many sectors and hundreds of engagements. His work has a focus on building support through all levels within the organization, which allows his clients to benefit from his solid ability to understand human interaction in accelerating and achieving tangible results.  

Ron holds a B.Sc., MBA (strategic management), and Masters in Project Management.  He is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) and Certified Investment Manager (CIM).      

Ron has published over 50 articles in a variety of industry trade publications, on-line knowledge websites, magazines and journals and delivered over 20 presentations at various conferences and meetings throughout North America.