The Consultant’s Role

The Consultant’s Role

Cynder Niemela, Management Consulting
Most of the issues and changes business leaders want to make do not require technical expertise such as accounting, technology, production, or finance. Leaders want behavioral change that improves how people work together, how their clients experience working with the company, and most of all – their experience of leading the company. To implement these changes requires professional consultant and change agent. Professional consultants have the requisite skills and experience to: Focus on empowering the leader and his/her team to achieve results and integrate learning for future success Empower team members to design and execute their own solutions vs. prescribing the one and only approach to moving forward Demonstrate responsibility to the consulting process by helping the team complete its work and thrive on the experience, and Model many coaching…
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Change Management – Client Successes

Change Management – Client Successes

Change Management, Management Consulting, Testimonials
The Engagements Led the Culture Transformation of three airplane programs to a team-based system for engaging and involving 10,000 employees site-wide. The one-year project resulted in significantly improved levels of employee engagement, measurable efficiency and resource optimization.   Entrepreneurial Culture Threatened: After merging with a large, successful company in the entertainment industry, the CEO hired us to assist with the post-merger integration of his entrepreneurial communications company. After experiencing phenomenal growth, the CEO’s major concern was losing his best and brightest talent due to the perceived clash between entrepreneurial and big political cultures. Testimonial "Great leaders know that people are the priority and Cynder is a prime example of a Level 5 leader (Jim Collins - "Good to Great")! Her innovative ideas helped shaped us to both drive business and…
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What is Employee Engagement?

What is Employee Engagement?

Employee Engagement, Featured, Management Consulting
Research shows most people join an organization eagerly ready to perform and add value to their new employer. However, few organizations can sustain that level of employee engagement past six months. Employee engagement is defined as the extent to which employees commit to something or someone in their organization, how hard they work, and how long they stay because of that commitment. 35 years of research consistently finds that employees perform best when they feel personally connected to their work and their organization, they understand the company’s direction, and they can connect the significance of their role in helping the company reach its goals. Building an engaged workplace requires the consistent commitment of leaders and managers. Engagement is a challenge to measure and affecting it requires a holistic understanding of…
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