All Posts for February, 2011

February 28th, 2011

“…the ability of your company to be competitive & survive lies in the capability of the people in your organization to understand a situation and develop solutions.”

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February 26th, 2011

…it has been a day of learning, asking questions, rumbling in my chair, holding back on my comments and wanting to re-frame everything into an organizational development method like; determining extant from written organizational system and asking what behaviors are coming from those systems.

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February 24th, 2011

Below are some of the latest success stories from teams I have had the privilege to serve.

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February 23rd, 2011

Taking your group through a journey of experience, philosophy, pragmatism, and fun. Blending love for team building, leadership, innovation and experiential learning, and your group moves beyond listening. They learn, experience, laugh, gain knowledge and behaviors to make themselves and their teams better.

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February 23rd, 2011

Anthony, at 30, was promoted to Director of Finance. He had been chosen because he had the ability to fill the role and his level of thinking and values matched what was needed for success in the position. Prior to the promotion, he had served as a team leader of purchasing.

6 months later, after several of his staff had approached the VP of Finance with their concerns, I was brought in to help Anthony meet these challenges:

Anthony was showing favoritism to his friends, with whom he used to work and now was managing
He was doing too much of the work that could be delegated
He was not creating plans to accomplish goals assigned to him by the Vice President of Finance
He was not adding any ideas to discussions during management meetings

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