1773 Interactive Facilitation and Training Leaders with Faris Aranki
b'In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Founder & CEO of Shiageto Consulting, Faris Aranki.\\n\\n\\n\\nFaris\' company, Shiageto Consulting, operates under the metaphor of a sharpening stone, working to hone other companies by enhancing their strategies and effectiveness. They have a patented methodology based on three pillars: improving IQ (Intelligence Quotient), EQ (Emotional Quotient), and FQ (Focus Quotient). Their approach involves aligning team goals, enhancing communication, and eliminating distractions.\\n\\nFaris delved into recognizing when a company needs sharpening and proactively addressing the issues. He says indicators of a dull IQ and EQ include a lack of clarity, limited ideas, and poor communication. He emphasized the need to eliminate distractions and focus on what truly matters.\\n\\nShiageto Consulting engages with clients through interactive facilitation, challenging biases, and filling team gaps. They also train leaders in soft skills such as influence, storytelling, and relationship-building.\\n\\nFaris started the company four years ago after identifying a gap in strategy implementation. Despite a slow start as result of COVID-19 pandemic, they now work with big clients like Amazon and Heineken and startups.\\n\\nFaris shared that he has worked with big companies like Coca-Cola, Conde Nast, Amazon, and BMW. However, he clarified that they don\'t only work with enterprise-level companies. The common factor among these companies is his relationships with people within them.\\n\\nFaris believes that people like working with people they know and trust. Even if his company is small, if they have had a positive impact previously, these companies will come back to work with them.\\n
Key Points from the Episode:
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- Introduction of Faris as the founder and CEO of Shiageto Consulting \\n \\t
- Explanation of the company\'s metaphor of sharpening stones and how they help improve strategies and effectiveness \\n \\t
- Discussion of the three pillars of their methodology: improving IQ, EQ, and FQ \\n \\t
- Importance of recognizing when a company needs sharpening and being proactive in addressing issues \\n \\t
- Engagement with clients through interactive facilitation, challenging biases, and filling in gaps within teams \\n \\t
- Training leaders in soft skills such as influence, storytelling, and relationship-building \\n \\t
- Examples of clients they have worked with, including big companies like Amazon and startups \\n \\t
- Emphasis on the importance of trust in working with clients \\n \\t
- Working with a variety of smaller companies in different industries \\n
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