MBA 687 OER
EXECUTIVE VIDEO LIBRARY

Dirk Ekuts — Weekly Client Messages

A home for the recurring executive videos that frame deliverables and keep the consulting relationship moving across the course.

Weekly Executive Messages

Dirk's short video messages help maintain the sense of a live client relationship. The seven messages below guide you through the consulting deliverables.

Deliverable 1 — Client Email

Opening executive message introducing the first consulting response and the client's expectations.

Open Video 1

Deliverable 2

Dirk's second client message launches the Gap Assessment/Needs Analysis, asking the consultant to examine the available evidence, identify meaningful gaps between the current and desired state, and determine the change needs that should be addressed.

Open Video 2

Deliverable 3

Dirk's third client message frames the Stakeholder Analysis, asking the consultant to identify key people, assess their roles and influence, and use the available evidence to explain how they may support or complicate the change effort.

Open Video 3

Deliverable 4

Dirk's fourth client message centers on the change management plan; the deliverable calls for concrete, specific, and measurable guidance through the plan.

Open Video 4

Deliverable 5

Dirk's fifth client message requests a timeline for the initiative.

Open Video 5

Deliverable 6

Dirk's sixth client message requests a project adjacent list of Leadership Development Initiatives for Sing Tech.

Open Video 6

Deliverable 7

Dirk's seventh client message articulates the communication plan for the change initiative.

Open Video 7

Roadmap Context

MBA 687 deliverables roadmap

The roadmap provides a quick visual reference for where each weekly message sits in the larger deliverable sequence. Hover to magnify; click to open the full-page static graphic in a new tab.