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Gems of Wisdom Consulting, Inc.

About Our Consulting Approach

Gems of Wisdom Consulting, Inc. (GWCi) is the go-to firm for figuring out “how to” optimize policies, procedures, systems, processes, practices, and strategies by answering the seven most important “W” interrogatory questions and How= 7W+H. In undertaking large complex assignments in operational or programmatic areas for government agencies, multilateral banks, bilateral entities, and NGOs, the GWCi team works to discover the answers to these questions that hold the key for creating pathways for optimization.

  • Whether the question is “how to” to optimize organizational structures, management and risk frameworks, and supporting policies, procedures, processes, practices, and systems, GWCi can lend its technical expertise that is drawn on the technical expertise of the GWCI team in such disciplines as Operations Research in management science, Ethics & Compliance, Auditing and Finance, and expertise in conducting qualitative and quantitative studies that it has applied in assignments on behalf of government agencies, multilateral dons, bilateral donors, and NGOs in over 100+countries to putting forth contextualized recommendations to create pathways for optimization.
  • Whether the question is “how to” to get to the root cause of existing problems and suboptimalities in the practices in organizations that prevent them from realizing their objectives, GWCi can undertake tailored root cause analyses that entail investigations, policy and procedural analyses, and qualitative (interviews, focus groups & case studies) to answer the interrogatory questions of 7W(s)+ H (what, when, where, why, which, whether, and …) and HOW it happened and HOW to stop it from happening.
  • Whether the question is "how to" determine whether export promotion and business ecosystem support programs are effective, the extent of their impact, and how they can be optimized, GWCI team members can apply their over 30 year+ experience in all aspects of trade—as experts on the importing and exporting process, and as the GWCi Founder, Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, has been a continuously reappointed Trade Advisor to the US Secretary of Commerce and US Trade Representative since 1991, to undertaking studies, including comparative studies of the export and promotion of competitor countries, which answer client questions and provide them with recommendations for optimization.
  • Whether the question is "how to" to assess whether programs, such as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and business ecosystem development strategies are properly supported by policies, procedures, systems, and practices to achieve their goals and to determine, the GWCi team is able is to leverage its practitioner experience and technical skills to conduct necessary deep dive research to answer client questions and to recommend strategies for optimization.
  • Whether the question is "how to" to provide training in specific areas to promote the understanding of applicable regulations to operations in the US and in foreign countries that are applicable to such critical functions as procurement, logistics, finance, human resources, and program management, the GWCi team has unrivaled practitioner experience that it leverages to distill the essence and meaning of such rules and how to apply them to promote compliance, ethical behavior, risk management, and program performance.

Whether the question is “how to” to optimize organizational structures, management and risk frameworks, and align supporting policies, procedures, processes, practices, and systems, GWCi’s experts draw on their technical expertise in such disciplines as Operations Research in management science, Ethics & Compliance, Auditing and Finance, and expertise in conducting qualitative and quantitative studies that team members have applied in assignments on behalf of government agencies, multilateral dons, bilateral donors, and NGOs in over 100+countries to put forth contextualized recommendations that create pathways for optimization.

Whether the question is “how to” determine whether export promotion and business ecosystem support programs are effective, the extent of their impact, and how they can be optimized, GWCI team members can apply their 30 year+ experience in all aspects of trade as experts in importing, exporting, and trade policy to recommend strategies for optimization. GWCi Founder, Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, has been a continuously reappointed Trade Advisor to the US Secretary of Commerce and US Trade Representative since 1991 and is considered one of the most experienced trade experts in America.

Whether the question is “how to” to determine the root cause of existing problems and suboptimalities prevent organizations from realizing their objectives, the GWCi team conducts research, undertakes investigations, policy and procedural analyses, and conducts qualitative interviews, focus groups & case studies to answer the interrogatory questions of 7W(s)+ H (what, when, where, why, which, whether, who, and HOW it happened and, crucially,  HOW to stop it from continuing to happen.

Whether the question pertains to Retention and Attrition and how to get to the root causes of either, the GWCi team is a “go-to” firm for conducting qualitative and quantitative research to get to the bottom of the matter to help clients get on top of it. GWCI’s founder, Dr. Sharon Freeman has conducted thousands of interviews, profiled hundreds of case studies, and conducted quantitative analyses to measure the weight of decision factors and thereby to recommend actions for clients to consider.

Whether the question is “how to” to provide training in specific areas to promote the understanding of applicable U.S. and foreign laws and that are applicable to such critical functions as procurement, logistics, finance, human resources, and program management, the GWCi team has unrivaled practitioner experience it leverages to distill the essence and meaning of such rules and how to apply them to promote compliance, ethical behavior, risk management, and better program performance.

Our Consulting Pledge: GWCi never engages in “bait and switching”, wherein one consultant is proposed, and another one shows up. Every client assignment is accorded the highest respect and priority and is recognized as being unique in its demands. Accordingly, the GWCi team never relies on cookie cutter, cut and paste, or on AI-generated solutions. Rather, GWCi is data-informed largely by the data is uniquely helps generate through its deep dives into understanding the ecosystems of the problems, which is reflected in the solutions it recommends.