{"id":346,"date":"2021-03-10T16:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mkd-consulting.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2021-03-10T16:29:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:29:01","slug":"michael-prazian-an-unforgettable-journey-with-mkd-consulting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkd-consulting.com\/en\/michael-prazian-an-unforgettable-journey-with-mkd-consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Prazian: An Unforgettable Journey with MKD Consulting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By\u00a0\u00a0Kossi Adzo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\"\"\n

We talked to Michael Prazian, founder & MD at MKD Consulting, about international standards of business consulting and this is what he said about it.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/startup.info\/michael-prazian\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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First of all, how are you and your family doing in these COVID-19 times?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0Thank you, everything is okay; as everyone else, we have to be careful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tell us about you, your career, and how you founded MKD Consulting.
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Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0After defending my Ph.D. thesis many years ago(a simulation of complex systems, engineering, and economics), I made a U- turn to the investment business and, then, to consulting. There were no reasons to complain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How does MKD Consulting innovate?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0Since 2015 we have been going international. A \u2018try and test\u2019 method. In the result today, we can separate \u2018the wheat from the chaff\u2019 up-front.<\/span><\/p>\n

How the coronavirus pandemic affects your business, and how are you coping?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0Indeed, COVID has an impact on us, but it works for the better eventually.\u00a0<\/span>For instance, in 2020, a promising project with an A-class company (in retail) was postponed. It allowed us to reconsider the place where we are standing and find options (SDGs, UN) that more fit our values.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you have to make difficult choices, and what are the lessons learned?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes, indeed. The main lessons: hone your skill-set, learn new things, follow your inner instinct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What specific tools, software, and management skills are you using to navigate this crisis?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0Nothing new: on-line (Zoom, Signal, Miro, LnD, Telegram). Consulting is a combination of an experience (as you know: a brain, grey hairs, or procedural approaches) and a relationship. Our style is to be Farmers, not hunters in terms of relations. It works for our clients and us eventually.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who are your competitors? And how do you plan to stay in the game?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018Achievers\u2019 with the highest level of education and energy are our competitors. We love it.\u00a0<\/span>Creativity, resilience, and growing relations with our partners and selected clients, in the long run, these are our way to stay in the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your final thoughts?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Prazian:\u00a0<\/strong>The following are my thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Do, what you have to do and come what may.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0A new context gives fantastic opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0Don\u2019t forget about mindfulness!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your website?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

    http:\/\/mkd-consulting.com\/en\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    https:\/\/startup.info\/michael-prazian\/<\/a><\/div>\n

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