Sophie Parker & Associates Sophie Parker

Services

Our company provides a wide range of organizational development services custom designed to improve the heath and productivity of your organization.

  • Executive Coaching
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership Development
  • Organizational Assessment

Executive Coaching
Executives carry the weight of the world on their shoulders.
It’s OK. They signed up for it. Even so, they need help.  They need someone who listens deeply enough to hear the real issues.  They need someone who is wise enough to help them discern When? How? & Why?  They need someone insightful enough to help them discern their most promising next steps.

Strategic Planning
Does your organization know its plan for the future?  A thoughtful planning process is an essential aspect of organizational health. Our consultants will assist your board and staff in crafting a working document that provides a solid platform for your organization’s immediate operations and long-range viability.
Click to download [pdf format] "The Five Phases of Board Development" by Lee Bruder.

Leadership Development
“Talent Management”
“Succession Planning”
“Emotional Intelligence”
“Human Capital Management”

Whatever the latest buzzword, this remains a key aspect of workforce development. Individuals are promoted based on success in current or past positions. Research shows that up to 60% of managers assumed their position without any training in how to manage people. Thus, a promotion can lead to a sense of  being in unfamiliar territory. Without guidance, most managers end up pushing themselves to work longer, harder, rather than working smarter.

Organizational Assessment
How do you know what you know? We use a number of online tools which facilitate understanding of current organizational issues, from interpersonal dynamics and motivation, (the Birkman Method, MBTI), conflict management styles (TKI), to internal “climate” and customer satisfaction surveys.  Shared data increases trust and opens the door to creative problem solving.
Contact us for sample reports. Click to download [word document] a sample climate report.

If you have already registered with me to do an online assessment tool and you have received your e-mail with instructions and password, you can go directly to the SkillsOne Site.

 

"Working with Sophie and the Birkman report has literally changed the way I manage –I am equipped with the tools to understand so much more about myself and others."

Robin Lasek
Creative Director
BradyGames, Imprint of DK Publishing 

 



Sophie Parker . 18 Burr Street . Boston, MA
617.522.9393 . sophie@sophieparker.com

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