No More Clash of the Titans: Co-Creating Powerful Partnerships

Description:Millions of smart and talented business-people co-own private companies, family businesses and business partnerships, but establishing them - and keeping them together - is never easy. Business partnerships have a sky-high failure rate and in order to build a successful one, it's imperative to explore how to create a shared vision, establish compatibility, apply ground rules, building the relationship and fostering trust, measuring progress and handling change together as a unit. Learn how to launch, build, and sustain a thriving business partnership. Contact us about this topic.

Today's REAL Capital

Description: it's not money that defines the success of today's neo-organization - it's the ability to adapt to an ever-changing world. The evolution of ideas, resources, requisite skills and the ability to manage an organization's "people advantage" in virtual environments are the new capital. Contact us about this topic.

The New World: Communication Without Borders

Description: As citizens of a global society, the development of proficiency in communicating and interpreting communication is imperative. As corporations expand in size and multinational reach, their influence on employees, communities, societies and the planet continues to increase. In today's business world, organizations are making their global presence known, increasing the urgent need for communication skills to be effective on internal, external and international levels. Contact us about this topic.

Searching for the Entrepreneurial Mind: Finding tomorrow's leaders within the organization

Description: Can you find the entrepreneurial minds you need to build the future of your company inside the organization? Absolutely! How do you find them? And once found, how do you prepare your high-flyers to be successful future leaders? There are ways to predict successful/high risk career moves by linking individual strengths and "fit" to position size and shape. Contact us about this topic.

Impactful Selling: The Case for Authenticity in Sales

Description: While many factors certainly influence a customer's buying decision, one of them is the most influential factor. What is it? It's the salesperson. Every salesperson can be a rainmaker if they leverage their own unique strengths and skills when communicating with the client. Tap into your own creativity rather than resorting to old, tired sales techniques. YOUR natural abilities, coupled with illustration of the value you bring, will build trust and confidence far more effectively than forcing yourself and your client into a set sales formula. Contact us about this topic.

Managing Merger Shockwaves

Description: The reasons for merger success (or failure) are fundamentally people-oriented. The biggest challenges in the process of merging companies are culture clashes, senior leadership disputes over the future direction of the company, loss of productivity, loss of key talent and the inability to constructively manage change. What can an organization can do to ensure that these challenges are overcome? Understand how leadership can gain the knowledge to plan strategically for merger intelligence. Take the steps that lead to positive and productive integration. Contact us about this topic.

Rainmakers & Superstar Salespeople: We all want them, or do we?

Description: The next time you think, If only I had a rainmaker or superstar sales person ask yourself if the potential risk is worth the possible gain. Understand what's at stake when you hire a Michael Jordan. Contact us about this topic.

Hiring Effectively: What's Really the Key?

Description: Surprisingly, a candidate's requisite skills and/or experience aren't what you should focus on. That's really just a fall-back position. Learn to hire key people who make a difference to your company. Learn to hire from a place of strength instead of weakness. Contact us about this topic.