Atlanta, Georgia (Nov. 1, 2018) — Icarus Consulting has added the Center for Strategy, Innovation, and Results as its newest Diversity and Inclusion Partner in North America. As a result, the firm has enhanced its ability to help organizations develop strategies to attract, develop, and retain highly skilled talent from an emerging diverse workforce while enhancing the engagement, knowledge, and skills of current employees.
“Icarus Consulting is a unique advisory firm that helps organizations improve their performance and conquer their toughest strategic challenges,” says President and CEO Dr. Shelton Goode. “What sets Icarus Consulting apart is who we are and how we do what we do. Our team of professionals has a strong client focus. We partner with our clients to build customized solutions based on common sense, and our clients consider us trusted advisors–not just consultants. They trust us not only for our service but also for our deep personal investment in their success.”
Icarus Consulting works with organizations to design and implement strategies that result in healthy cultures—often in the context of rapidly changing market and industry conditions. The Icarus team comprises seasoned consultants with extensive operating experience in the public and private sectors. The firm serves clients across multiple industries, including:
- Energy
- Manufacturing
- Consumer Products
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Higher Education
- Insurance
- Life Sciences
- Logistics
- Public Health
- Retail
- Technology
By partnering with the Center for Strategy, Innovation, and Results—a D&I “think tank”—Icarus Consulting can offer clients a broad set of proprietary management tools paired with action-oriented advising and practical coaching.
According to Dr. Goode, Icarus founder and CEO:
“We help our clients increase organizational performance by clarifying strategic choices, improving organizational culture, creating inclusive work environments, recognizing overlooked talent, strengthening leadership, guiding organizational development, and navigating change.”
“Icarus Consulting is the most agile and the most trusted consulting firm of its kind in North America. Our mission is to unleash the power of human potential by helping organizations to defy gravity and fly,” says Dr. Goode. “We help our clients achieve excellence through inclusion by ensuring employees in their organization are valued, respected, and connected. With our help, organizations create a workplace where people no longer feel pressure to downplay aspects of their identity to thrive. As a result, they contribute ways that fuel bottom-line growth.”
As a minority and veteran-owned strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm, Icarus Consulting understands how important it is to help companies drive profitable change in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape.
Whether developing and delivering training on unconscious bias, establishing D&I councils, leveraging their proprietary BRG Leadership Academy℠ to transform resource groups into true business partners, launching executive learning programs, implementing mentoring programs, or providing coaching to high-potential and emerging leaders, Icarus Consulting customizes solutions to help clients resolve their unique challenges.
Dr. Goode states, “Icarus Consulting works with organizations at all stages of their diversity and inclusion journey. No matter where you are on yours, Icarus Consulting believes you can fly.”
About Icarus Consulting, LLC
Icarus Consulting is a strategic consulting and coaching firm dedicated to providing leaders with transformative insights and solutions in organizational performance by focusing on diversity and inclusion.
Icarus Consulting’s in-house think tank, the Center for Solutions, Innovation, and Results (CSI), is a nationally recognized center on megatrends. Its “future maps” and keynote presentations help leaders guide their organizations through change.
For more information, visit www.Icarusconsult.net.
Media Contact:
Shelton J. Goode, President and CEO
Phone: 678-806-7922
Email: [email protected]