As your career or business has evolved, you may have joined the ranks of executives, professionals, and business owners who are isolated from the people and situations surrounding you
It’s lonely at the top. If there is a defining image many of us hold about being at the top, it is that of the know-all, be-all, do-all boss who enjoys the glories of success and suffers quietly for the good of the team on his or her own. In theory, isn’t this image what makes executive life and business ownership so glamorous? Who isn’t eager to match wits with our competitors so we can stay one step ahead?
In reality,that’s also what makes executive life or business ownership so exhausting: What happens when competition comes at you from more directions than ever, when markets change in the blink of an eye, and when problems feel like an 800 pound gorilla? Where is all that time we’re supposed to have to do the things we want to do because we are at the top?
In this era of non-stop pressure, the way to succeed as a leader, entrepreneur, or business owner without losing your mind is to change the definition of what it means to lead. We need to respect our organization’s collective genius and tap into that genius in order to move ahead and stay in the game.
Harnessing your organization’s collective genius is what we do. Our toolbox holds effective business solutions we will bring to you and your people to find that collective genius, tap into it, and fine tune it so it works to improve your bottom line.
These are a few of the areas where we work with you and your people:
Business team building
Sales team building
Coaching business executives, owners, and professionals, groups and individuals
Cycle time reduction
On-boarding
Business expansion planning
Business contraction planning
Succession planning
Entrepreneurial business planning
Time and focus management
Customer service and retention
Customer loyalty
Organization quality analysis
Individual Assessments
Resource articles you can read
Seminars and workshops, while not life changing, are useful to you to keep you grounded during busy times. Our topics include these titles:
Recession? Recovery? What do I do now?
Increase sustained profitability: What are loyal customers worth to your bottom line?
How to outperform and outlast the competition
The Value of Training
For associations:
Moving my association into the new economy
I’m not selling, I’m building relationships
We believe the best thing to do is to find unbiased, professional support to help you face your situation and get what you really need. Since 1994, Sue has been helping people create businesses and professions that are financially profitable and personally rewarding. E-mail Sue now at or call Sue at 605-275-6696.
Q: Are you consultants?
No. We’re Coaches. We won’t tell you what you should be doing, and give you plans or systems which gather dust on a shelf. We help you find your answers, and work with you and your staff to develop personal and organizational goals, so you can achieve the results you want. We will help you hold yourselves responsible for your own success!
Strategic plans, by themselves, do no work. When a team is involved in setting group objectives, there is inherent buy-in on execution. When an organization is aligned on achieving group goals, you’ll see obstacles to success disappear as they never have before.
We are focused on improving your bottom line results. That’s the principal reason for retaining us.
Q: So, are you subject-matter experts?
You Betcha. When it comes to coaching Strategic Marketing, Strategic Planning, Global Business Development, manufacturing and certain specific technologies, we are.
Q: Will you tell us what to do?
We could, but why? Your results will be better if we ask the questions which lead you and your people to your own conclusions!
Q: What if we don’t have a clear direction for growth?
That’s what we do! We help you develop a business strategy and plan. Upon completing this process, your management team and your staff will be able to focus their efforts with renewed purpose. Then, we work with you on regular goal reviews, to help keep you on track.
Q: What does this cost?
If we can’t establish an opportunity to generate a potential return of at least four times your investment in our fees, we should not be doing business.
Q: Do you have a guarantee? What is it?
ABSOLUTELY! Contact us for the details. We are confident that your work with us will be one of the most enjoyable and effective processes you and your employees will ever experience.
Q: Are you a training company?
No. We’re coaches. 90% of training is focused on skills and knowledge. And 90% of all failures happen because of attitudes and habit. We work on developing effective attitudes and habits, and linked success-skills.
The attitude and goal-based development portions of our processes have impacted the lives of thousands of participants. They have positively changed the fortunes of organizations. Results undoubtedly vary, but we provide a results-oriented experience unlike anything that you have encountered before.
Trainers develop people first and then hope for results. We identify your desired results first, and then develop a process designed to equip you and your people to achieve the measurable outcomes you want.
Q: We’re just a small company. How can you help us?
We work with individuals and small groups, up to about 15 in a single session. Good business principles and positive behavior apply, regardless of company size or industry. In larger organizations, multiple group-sessions are obviously required. Individual coaching is our ultimate delivery.
Q: I’m an individual. How can you help me?
Working with individuals can be helpful in many scenarios. Whether you are ready to change jobs, change professions, or move your small business forward, we can help you determine the right path for you to follow.