ESOP's

We work with "progressive" ESOP’s, those owners who desire to improve value through improved management performance and problem-solving abilities, thus reducing turnover, and responding faster to problems.  Our approach is to develop future leaders and managers using team building processes and action planning activities.  Our goal is to improve margins by improving the company's ability to respond to customer issues and correct problems faster and more effectively. We try to develop core competencies and team systems to improve communication, while improve a results orientation.

We believe the best ideas and lasting change are developed by the people who work in the system. Our teambuilding approach teaches people through a classroom method using our guidebook "Creating Strategic Innovation."  Teambuilding processes developed internally without classes, or instituted by force, don't always work or may not get "buy-in" from management.  We also use a two day retreat process that allows managers to identify the key issues holding the company back from improved shareholder value.

Here's how we work:   We assess the organization on either 119 or 270 issues, using our assessment approach.  With that assessment, we develop a series of recommendations for Management to decide on.  Every ESOP is different, therefore we customize our approach towards each company's needs.  We then facilitate a two day retreat with the key managers to identify top problems and develop action plans to solve them. If there are family or organizational conflicts or issues, we will address them separately from the company's issues using governance initiatives.  Our approach on the company issues usually require efforts with team building, succession planning, change management, and improving problem-solving abilities.