5 Fold Consulting, Inc. is a management consulting organization providing services, tools and resources to develop and improve organizational and individual performance. We have a cadre of experienced consultants with advanced degrees and certifications in training, organizational development, conflict resolution/mediation, career development and executive coaching with experience in federal and state governmental agencies, non-profits, educational, and corporate entities.
Our core philosophy is to create safe spaces for having effective dialogues between individuals and within groups and organizations. Effective dialogue is essential for healthy relationships, problem-solving/decision making, conflict resolution, and learning and self-development. Effective dialogue:
Executive Coaching
We offer one-on-one and team coaching to help clients increase self-awareness and develop more clarity of purpose in their thinking, actions, and language. We help leaders enhance their understanding of their management and leadership styles (including their conflict style, motivational values system, and learning style) for achieving more effective communications and results.
Professional development
Our workshops and training seminars are specifically tailored to meet our clients’ needs. Our training tools are experiential and suitable for small groups or large audiences. We offer courses including: conflict resolution, civility in the workplace, leadership/management skills, communication skills and processes, career development and transition, team development, facilitation and presentation skills.
Dispute resolution services
We offer a variety of dispute resolution services involving workplace (EEO, interpersonal relations, inter- and intra- agency), community, contracts, public policy, and interpersonal as well as family issues (divorce, parenting plan, visitation, support, property distribution). Our services include: conflict coaching, mediation, restorative justice, conflict prevention/resolution training, and large group problem solving.
Organizational Development/Strategic planning
We use a data-based process to examine all facets of the client‘s environment and pinpoint barriers to high performance. With the client we examine the organization’s mission, management systems, technology, skills sets, resources, and culture, to identify areas for improvement and recommend practical strategies to accomplish their organizations' goals. We develop improvement plans based on extensive organizational assessment and support client implementation.
Facilitation
Our facilitation services will make your meetings more interactive, collaborative and productive. We offer facilitation of large and small group dialogues in areas such as: consensus building, strategic planning and reorganization efforts, design of and participation in public hearings, meeting and retreat design.
Our cadre has worked with:
Our core philosophy is to create safe spaces for having effective dialogues between individuals and within groups and organizations. Effective dialogue is essential for healthy relationships, problem-solving/decision making, conflict resolution, and learning and self-development. Effective dialogue:
- Allows people to listen to and consider different ideas.
- Builds and restores personal and working relationships.
- Enables people to increase their alternatives and potential paths.
- Results in increased positive participation in groups and relationships.
- Increases ownership of and commitment to decisions made with others
Executive Coaching
We offer one-on-one and team coaching to help clients increase self-awareness and develop more clarity of purpose in their thinking, actions, and language. We help leaders enhance their understanding of their management and leadership styles (including their conflict style, motivational values system, and learning style) for achieving more effective communications and results.
Professional development
Our workshops and training seminars are specifically tailored to meet our clients’ needs. Our training tools are experiential and suitable for small groups or large audiences. We offer courses including: conflict resolution, civility in the workplace, leadership/management skills, communication skills and processes, career development and transition, team development, facilitation and presentation skills.
Dispute resolution services
We offer a variety of dispute resolution services involving workplace (EEO, interpersonal relations, inter- and intra- agency), community, contracts, public policy, and interpersonal as well as family issues (divorce, parenting plan, visitation, support, property distribution). Our services include: conflict coaching, mediation, restorative justice, conflict prevention/resolution training, and large group problem solving.
Organizational Development/Strategic planning
We use a data-based process to examine all facets of the client‘s environment and pinpoint barriers to high performance. With the client we examine the organization’s mission, management systems, technology, skills sets, resources, and culture, to identify areas for improvement and recommend practical strategies to accomplish their organizations' goals. We develop improvement plans based on extensive organizational assessment and support client implementation.
Facilitation
Our facilitation services will make your meetings more interactive, collaborative and productive. We offer facilitation of large and small group dialogues in areas such as: consensus building, strategic planning and reorganization efforts, design of and participation in public hearings, meeting and retreat design.
Our cadre has worked with:
- Marriott International
- The Bozzutto Group
- The Archdiocese of Washington DC
- Skills Source—Fairfax County, VA
- Community Residences, Inc.
- SETAR, Aruba
- Northern Virginia Mediation Services
- US Steel Corporation
- Harley-Davidson
- Arlington County Government
- Fairfax County Government
- Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco)
- American University
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- National Defense University
- George Mason University
- Montgomery County Community College
- Food and Drug Administration
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Mint
- U.S. Forest Service
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Small Business Administration
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
