Executives
“I valued Mark's ability to offer practical and perceptive insights, to serve as a sounding board for my ideas and plans, and to help me develop creative approaches to achieve critical wins in the early going.”
Fred Demers, SVP of HR, Transportation Company
The pressure to produce ever-increasing short term profits and address current client demands often conflicts with developing new services, products and markets. With management attention stretched to the breaking point, the ability to rapidly recruit and develop directors, advisers, and "been there, done that" leaders gives your business a competitive edge.
Has your business ever experienced the following problems?
- A newly appointed leader repeatedly demonstrates poor judgment during his first thirty days in a critical assignment, alienating his team and stakeholders to the extent that they withdraw their support and/or leave the organization?
- An important cross-functional team is formed but hasn't met its objectives within the necessary time frames, leading a significant business problem to worsen or a new opportunity to be missed?
- Your leadership team doesn't have the time or inclination to focus on the coaching new leaders, and expensive external resources are needed to "jump start" or achieve change initiatives?
- You have accepted a new role that represents great opportunity and great risks, and you would value an executive coach that focuses on leadership transitions as a confidential "sounding board" and partner in your success?
We provide "early warning system" feedback on the effectiveness of your leadership changes so proactive steps can be taken to reinforce, adjust, or correct a leaders' progress during the critical first six months of a leadership change.
- Acted as lead executive for human capital due diligence in the acquisition of over 25 technology and professional services firms with annual revenues between $2 million to $500 million dollars.
- Facilitated Talent Review sessions which ranked leadership teams by performance and potential, leading to customized retention/separation strategies and accelerated leadership development opportunities for retained and emerging leaders.
- Implemented change management processes and tools to support individual, team, and organizational transitions.
- Developed and managed the global onboarding process for Vice President -level leaders based in Tokyo, Singapore and London.
Adidas, American Express, Lockheed Martin, New Mexico Angels, Flywheel Ventures, Thomson, Ernst & Young LLP, Citicorp Diners Club, Pajarito Scientific Corporation, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, IGATE Capital Management, and Computer Horizons Company