| Strategic Planning
We believe at least 10% of an organization's effort should be devoted to long range anticipation and
PLANNING preparation. Our goal is to help clients establish and institutionalize a viable process for identifying and taking action on issues of long term strategic consequence. Issues could include changes in the mission, the marketplace, major restructurings or planned changes in the organizational culture.
We provide the Strategic Planning model and process; design and facilitate planning sessions, build agreement on organizational priorities and strategies; coach during implementation, and to help institutionalize the process.
Partnering
Two or more organizations that collaborate on major projects have a vested interest in creating and maintaining a productive and mutually beneficial relationship. Through a partnering process, the organizations set realistic expectations, establish mutual goals and agree on means to resolve issues without litigation.
We consult to the executives and project managers, educate and coach the participants, provide the structures and processes of partnering, keep participants focused on the intended outcomes, consult to executives and managers responsible for the process, design and facilitates partnering events, and help participants build the rapport necessary to accomplish the partnering goals.
Leader Transition
Productivity drops during the period of adjustment as the new executive takes charge. Deliberate transitions can accomplish in two months what normally takes six. Through structured
sessions lasting one to two days, an incoming executive and his/her subordinates can clarify
expectations, identify issues, set initial goals and accelerate their formation as a unified organization.
We provide the conceptual framework and process, design the agenda, facilitate the discussions, consult to the new leader and provide next step recommendations.
Team Building
Whether initiated due to a one time need or as a periodic "temperature check," we assist executives and management groups renew their esprit de corps, energize motivation, identify and resolve issues that hinder either productivity or working relationships. The effect of a team-building effort is
to clear the air, reinspire the team and produce a well-integrated unit with shared values and goals.
We consult to the manager in charge; listen to team members’ issues, concerns and recommendations, design and facilitate team-building events, and recommend follow-on activities.
Meeting Design & Facilitation
Meetings are a manager’s way of life. Well run meetings result in integrated action; and poorly run ones impede progress and reduce motivation. Most meetings can be improved.
From desired outcomes, we develop agendas, assist the manager’s staff with coordination and preparation, help address obstacles, and facilitate the meeting(s). We design and facilitate for small groups as well as multiple-session conference
Change Management
The pace of technological, cultural and organizational change creates an adjustment challenge for many organizations and employees.
Based on the specific situation, we develop and recommend a processes and interventions to manage adaptation to change. For example, we might design and facilitate "cascading" education sessions for employees; we might coach managers in reorienting their staffs; we might provide venues for candid "work-out’s" of issues, etc. Our recommendations are dependent on the exact situation at hand. We help clarify and facilitate the adaptation to change.
Oraganizational Problem Solving
Frequently organizations run into obstinate problems that resist normal solutions. While some are not worth the effort to solve, occasionally circumstances dictate a concerted effort to bring the problem to the fore and cause positive change.
We help our clients evaluate the situation, pinpoint the levers for improvement, and recommend actions for positive change. Our recommendations address the appropriate level, individual, group or organizational likely to resolve the issue and sustain the results.
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