A skilled trainer and group facilitator, training program developer and management coach who can help you need to make a complicated change or get a decision.
I love to help managers get their organizations ready for change. I have managed service units and made changes to improve their efficiency and profitability, trained new managers and customer service workers, developed and implemented training to multiple locations, and helped coach leaders through changes like new IT, mergers, new presidents and changes in mission. I am very good at helping groups of leaders adapt and build strategies to be successful responding to a challenging change, and good with differences of perspectives (including cultural) in the room. If you don't know what to work on first, I can help. I am committed to your success and will do the hard work and ask the hard questions, if needed, to help you get there. If you need your team to get behind a project and don't know what to do after announcing it, I'm your person.
With graduate degrees in history and years working in institutional research and focus group analysis, I'm an excellent researcher and skilled at working with both academic and public sources. I have prepared data for successful grant application, including supporting federal grant renewals. With every act of research, I look to not only gather facts, but create meaning so you can make decisions and move forward or presentations to help you convince that busy decision-maker. Deep skills in Office: Word - including creation of complex documents, EXCEL - including data analysis, pivot tables, graphing; PowerPoint - all core features including animation, Outlook). PC-based.
In my leisure time, I am an avid reader and curious about all things about how we think and succeed, including what we can learn from those in the past. I have played piano and can sight-read most all of what I want, and love New Orleans R&B and blues. I lead worship for a small group at my church.which gives me a chance to serve by creating a time which is both refreshing and informative.I'm looking forward to helping you and your team succeed!
Work Terms
Work is normally 9-6 CST. I also like working in the early hours, so we can typically work on whatever schedule you like. Monday-Saturday, all good. To communicate, e-mail is often enough once we are started. At the beginning a call or Skype helps, and we can always talk if you have multiple questions. For most projects, payment upon completion works fine. If the project has several large pieces or requires me to get software, we can negotiate some payment before project end in a way that is fair for both of us.