“In the first full year working together, revenue has grown 81%, profit by 133%, and costs are down by 20%. Within 20 minutes of our first session, Marjorie helped identified the root cause of the problem. Over the next 2 sessions with her, we built a robust and actionable plan for growth that we then implemented. Those actions had and continue to have an immediate effect. Use her!”
“I’ve had the opportunity to take on new levels of leadership responsibility and found that what made me successful up until that point wasn’t going to be enough with more people reporting to me and accountability for more aggressive goals. I gained the credibility I’d need to succeed from key stakeholders, and to determine my team leadership and management style.
Explore the dynamics of teams and the systems theories behind it. Effective leaders are aware of the systems around them – how their organization is functioning, the external influences on the organization and the role of individuals - and oneself - within the whole system. This gives them the information they need to make reasoned decisions about how to act and how to improve the organization.
Many of us are in multiple roles in our lives – mother/father, daughter/son, employee, director …as well as functioning as our own “life manager”. Each role requires distinct tasks and actions on our part and pretty soon, many of us feel overwhelmed. As simple as it may sound, making a list can help to keep …
Based on a deep understanding of family systems (relationships and dynamics), Dr. Blum has worked with family business clients for many years in her practice. Recently, she has affiliated with Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center as executive faculty. Along with Center director, Dr. Gaia Marchisio and colleague Dr. Sherrill Hayes, Dr. Blum …
She was the office manager in an engineering firm. Every time something would break – whether a toilet or a fax machine – they would call out to her. “Betsy, the ____ is broken!” No request, just a statement. Quickly, she would arrive at the scene of the malfunction, ponder and repair the offending apparatus. …