Practical expertise to support people, teams and organisations
Flexible consultancy support designed to strengthen capability, improve performance and address real organisational challenges.
Alongside the design and delivery of training programmes, The Baikie–Wood Consultancy Ltd provides a wide range of consultancy services to support organisations at individual, team and organisational level.
Our consultancy work is grounded in practical experience and focuses on helping clients identify development needs, implement effective frameworks and put sustainable solutions in place. Support can be provided as a stand-alone intervention or as part of a wider development programme, depending on your objectives.
We work collaboratively with you to understand your context, priorities and constraints, ensuring that all consultancy activity is relevant, proportionate and actionable.
Consultancy Areas of Expertise
Identification of Development Needs
We work with organisations to identify development needs at individual, departmental or organisation-wide level. This may involve interviews, observation, feedback tools or facilitated discussions to ensure that development activity is targeted and effective.
Development of Competency Frameworks
Many organisations are recognising the value of clear competency frameworks. We can support the design, development and implementation of frameworks aligned to your values, roles and strategic objectives.
360° Feedback
Our 360° feedback service includes questionnaire design, analysis of results, and confidential one-to-one feedback sessions. These sessions focus on reflection, insight and the creation of practical action plans to support development.
Course Design
We design complete training programmes or individual modules for use within your organisation. Materials can be developed to your own house style or created to meet specific layout and delivery requirements.
This service can also include train-the-trainer support, enabling internal staff to confidently deliver programmes themselves.
Past commissions have included management development programmes for Business Link, chairing and minuting meetings training for HM Treasury, and recruitment packages for Comet stores.
Guides and Manuals
Working alongside a professional author where appropriate, we can support the development of employee handbooks, communication guides, and recruitment and selection manuals.
Trainer Support
Support can be provided to trainers who are developing new courses or building confidence in unfamiliar subject areas. This may include content development, co-delivery and structured skills support.
Training Materials
We maintain an extensive library of training materials, including icebreakers, exercises and practical activities that can be adapted to suit different audiences and learning objectives.
Team Building and Team Development
We facilitate team development interventions ranging from crisis support for teams experiencing conflict, through to review sessions, away days and development workshops designed to improve effectiveness and working relationships.
1:1 Performance Coaching and Small Group Sessions
One-to-one coaching is available for individuals with specific development needs and can be particularly helpful where group training is not appropriate. Coaching may also form part of a capability or improvement plan.
Small group sessions are useful for conference preparation or where a small number of individuals share a similar development need.
Facilitation of Events and Conferences
We provide facilitation support for events of all sizes, including conferences, consultation exercises and citizen engagement activities such as Citizen Juries.
Mediation
Experienced mediation support is available for resolving conflict between individuals or within teams, helping parties move towards constructive and workable outcomes.
CV Writing and Interview Support
Support is available for individuals or groups who require assistance with CV writing or interview preparation. This can be delivered on a one-to-one basis or as part of an outplacement support package.