Consulting Solutions

I first establish trust and connection with my clients. From that crucial foundation we then uncover their individual challenges and explore how to effectively address them.

Relying on a variety of tools and processes, we work together to build confidence, empowerment, and lasting change.

This is a professional feedback opportunity to gain perspectives of an individual through the eyes and experiences of co-workers, management, and direct reports.

Through this comprehensive approach, we gain insights into their leadership style, teamwork, interpersonal communication, contributions, work habits, accountability, and more.

Teamwork brings powerful advantages and opportunities. Leadership guru
Patrick Lencioni shares this wisdom when consulting with his clients:

“If you could get all of the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”

Team members often bring their individual biases and at times dysfunctions into the team dynamic. It’s the nature of being human! This is not to say that teamwork is destined to fail. In truth developing a strong team is not only possible it is also simple. I bring the human element of each of the team members to light and empower them to self-align to team goals. I facilitate the development of powerful teams that row in the same direction.

Nonviolent Communication is an intentional style of communicating that involves expressing ourselves with clarity, compassion, self-responsibility, empathy, and the common good in mind. We learn to hear our own deeper needs and those of others. Through its emphasis on deep listening – to ourselves as well as others – NVC helps us discover the depth of our own compassion. This language reveals the awareness that all human beings are at our core working to honor universal values and needs, every minute of every day.

This form of communication is rare in our everyday lives. As we incorporate it into an organization and actively develop its practice, it rapidly unlocks our innate human potential. When we are freed from reflexive and unconscious defensiveness, we have greater access to higher brain functions. Nonviolent Communication, by design, fosters greater communication effectiveness, and it is especially valuable whenever there is an increased degree of stress or pressure.

I leverage effective, situation-appropriate techniques to resolve conflicts.

These include:

• Active Listening
• Slowing Down the Pace of Interactions
• Learning How to Accept Personal Responsibility
• Employing Facilitated Clearings
• Developing Authentic Communication

Statistics show that companies with continuous learning cultures experience benefits like:

• Innovation– 46% more likely to be first to market

• Productivity– 37% higher productivity

• Quality– 26% greater ability to deliver quality products

Coaching, a two-way partnership, is a management skill that gets business results while creating solid relations. It is a valuable toolset, not only to the managers who develop their ability to effectively lead, but to the employees who benefit from the managers’ greater effectiveness. It begs the question, Why not make this benefit available to everyone in the organization?

The power of Peer Learning is often overlooked. Although there are some limitations to the use of Peer Learning, when used properly and effectively, this type of coaching can help all members of the team by improving cooperation, increased collaboration, greater trust, and increased overall team results.

Peer Learning, by design, enables the Supervisor/Manager/Leader to enpower employees through participation with peers. By using this technique, team members at many different levels will be better prepared to actively develop strong relations with their colleagues and support the team’s collective pursuit of the organization’s larger goals.

My clients recognize that pairing interpersonal growth directly with leadership
development dramatically improves the company’s overall productivity, efficiency, and company culture. They understand that by focusing on the individual, placing value on their strengths, and nurturing their growth, the environment and culture of the organization evolves in positive and measurable ways. They have also discovered that this evolution often becomes contagious!

Please contact me to explore how we can work together to improve your
organization.