Why seek Business Consulting
Is your company or business running as efficiently as you would like? Do you feel you have the right people in place to move your company forward, but for some reason the team just does not “click”? Is there friction in your company that creates resentment, animosity or a hostile work environment? How often do you feel your staff members or at least one of your staff members could benefit from improvement in interpersonal skills? It is your staff that makes your business successful. Your product (products) could be the finest, most innovative, creative or most reliable in your field, but still, so much of your success rides on the competence, motivation, focus and overall performance of your staff and team. An experienced licensed therapist possesses innate skills that can aid in improving interpersonal communication while generating motivation in individuals to get the most productivity from them. I can help your team improve how they relate and interact with each other and better understand their roles within your company or business.
I offer methods to help your staff members engage with you and with each other to enhance the internal organization of your company. I can apply mediation, interpersonal skill development, conflict resolution, team building, leadership development and various other techniques as well as motivational interviewing to improve your staff’s communication and interaction while helping them manage personal emotions in a professional manner. I quickly become your business or company’s “soft skills” mentor. I leave the internal workings of your business up to you, but I do offer proven practices for you and your staff to utilize. These practices can open avenues of communication, help to develop an understanding of the boundaries of your staff and define their roles, which creates a deep respect for each other. This in turn, restores a healthy work environment in your business without the need to replace staff members, which can become costly and unproductive.
I use a customized solutions philosophy, but base my approach on four basic steps: business assessment, strategy evaluation, plan development and testing of the plan. Services are provided directly with your staff on your premises. I meet with the individuals as well as the group. In this manner, each individual has the opportunity to be involved and can speak freely with me in a confidential setting. Then a group session allows all participants the opportunity to understand each other and their employer. This is when all members get “on the same page”. This technique has proven to work well for positive change at minimal interruption to daily activity in your business.
You can offer your staff the opportunity to become motivated to strive for success while clarifying their roles. Having your staff understand what is expected of them on a day-to-day basis can generate a positive and productive work environment. For you (as the employer, manager or business owner), this improvement in your work environment generally increases productivity, increases the likelihood of meeting deadlines, reduces staff burnout and employee turnover rates and can save your company thousands of dollars or more. For your staff or team, it means coming to a job that they can feel positive about and take pride in.
Improvement starts from within
“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”
Richard Branson; Entrepreneur & Founder of the Virgin Group