About Us

The Slater Group is experienced at conducting consulting engagements in a manner that maximizes the organization’s market position and potential for success.  Knowledge, understanding, and experience in working with people, organizations and the environmental and political dynamics impacting them are characteristics that our consultants possess.  We are able to identify and work with informal and formal power structures and diverse groups of people at different levels inside and outside of the organization.  The Slater Group has extensive experience in economic and community development.  We understand today’s companies, government agencies, non-profits and educational organizations and their unique challenges. 

The Slater Group consultant team includes some of the most talented and successful people in their areas of expertise. Each is an out of the box thinker able to develop new solutions or adapt existing systems to new parameters.   The requirements of each engagement dictate who will be assigned. Often the expertise of several consultants is required to provide the best solution for the client. Both the client and the firm will agree on the skills needed before the consultant is chosen for the engagement.   Should questions arise involving a specialty area, our consultants have direct access to the other members of our team.

There are several factors that should be considered by both the client and the firm prior to accepting any engagement. A few of the more important things to consider when selecting the proper type of consultants include:

  • Type of organization
  • Purpose of engagement
  • Expected outcomes of engagement
  • Extent engagement is expected to change the organizational culture
  • Implementation of engagement
  • Expertise and role of existing staff
  • Expertise and role of consultant

All of these combined with the judgments, values, and beliefs of those involved with the engagement, the political realities, and the social responsibilities of the organization, impact the decision of which consulting company should be selected.  Some recognized reasons for utilizing our outside consultants include:

  • Our consultants do not share the same organizational culture as those they are assisting, enabling them to address biases and new concepts.
  • Our consultants promote the sharing of innovative ideas and solutions across the organization.
  • Our consultants conduct engagements without fear of reprisal.
  • Our consultants create enthusiasm about the engagement.
  • Our consultants are experienced project managers and problem solvers.
  • Our consultants enjoy working with people.
Our consultants are process directed and outcome driven.