SoundBoard asks the "powerful questions"

It is critical to step outside of your day to day routine to work ON your business... 
we invite you to reflect upon these questions while watching a short video clip...then CALL US for a free consultation.

Are you clear about your business vision or is the destination unkown?

Are you creating clear expectations of your team or sending out mixed messages?

Following a plan or planning to fail?

Fully leveraging strengths or minimizing weaknesses?

Are You:

• Accomplishing goals or have no accountability to results?
• Resolving conflicts productively or are issues left unresolved?
• Running energized and productive meetings or are they boring and mismanaged?
• Preparing the next generation to lead or are they being left alone to fail?
• Training your managers to be more effective or are they unprepared?
• Fostering a culture of team or do you operate in silos?
• Clarifying roles and responsibilities or are they a mystery?
• Engaging your staff or do you have unmotivated employees?
• Systematically hiring well-qualified individuals or "hiring fast and firing slowly?"

Accomplishing goals or have no accountability to results?

• Goals are meant to be specific, measurable, action-oriented, results- focused and time sensitive.  SoundBoard has a proven process to increase the likelihood of achieving the important goals that support and move your business towards greater success and profitability. (back to top)

Resolving conflicts productively or are issues left unresolved?

• The greatest growth in relationships and team development comes from conflict well-resolved.  SoundBoard provides its clients with a framework to work through difficult conversations and resolve reoccurring issues.  We help our clients approach challenging situations with more confidence and with tools that support a culture of commitment and accountability. (back to top)

Running energized and productive meetings or are they boring and mismanaged?

• Meetings can be an expensive investment of time and energy.  They must result in better decisions, clearer action plans and engage the interests of all stakeholders.  SoundBoard's certified facilitators focus on all aspects of your meetings in order for them to be more productive, time effective and to achieve clearly defined goals and desired outcomes. (back to top)

Preparing the next generation to lead or are they being left alone to fail?

• In the succession planning process great emphasis is often placed on the financial structure, while limited focus is placed on many of the other generational issues such as the transfer of knowledge and leadership.  SoundBoard acts as the bridge between generations; we translate the viewpoints of each party into clear business objectives.  We coach the "next generation" in preparation for new responsibilities and "train" non-family members to be more supportive of the new leaders. (back to top)

Training your managers to be more effective or are they unprepared?

• It is an old story that the person who performs in a role most effectively eventually gets promoted to manage the other people who are in that same role.  Unfortunately, while they may have the best skill set to perform the tasks, they may not have the skill set to manage others nor given the training to do so.  SoundBoard assesses, coaches and mentors these managers to help them leverage key strengths and build the skills and processes required to manage more effectively. (back to top)

Fostering a culture of team or do you operate in silos?

• In many businesses, including professional services firms, people operate in silos.  As a result, a non-communicative culture is created and territorial teams exist that compete for the same internal resources.  SoundBoard works with its clients to foster a more cohesive, team environment; to establish common goals, standard operating objectives and a realistic set of metrics. (back to top)

Clarifying roles and responsibilities or are they a mystery?

• As a business grows and additional staff is added, it is critical that the infrastructure of the organization is reviewed.  Does the company have the right roles to service the needs of the customers? Are there enough people in these positions? Are the functions of each position clearly defined and articulated? Are employees properly trained and developed to succeed? Are the people best suited to a role performing that role?   SoundBoard's Human Resource Consultants work with our clients to perform a complete organizational review and create a plan to determine the best way to support your company's needs. (back to top)

Engaging your staff or do you have unmotivated employees

• Recent studies have shown that almost 3/4th of all employees are not engaged in their current roles.  Studies have also shown that the most important person to optimize productivity and support job satisfaction is an employees' immediate direct supervisor.  By creating the tools and structures that support more open lines of communication and a greater sense of collaboration, SoundBoard helps its clients keep its staffs more engaged, productive and loyal. (back to top)

Systematically hiring well-qualified individuals or "hiring fast and firing slowly?"

• It makes logical sense to take time in the hiring process to increase the likelihood of retaining the right person at any level in your business.  Unfortunately most businesses make fast emotional decisions when hiring new employees; they rely too heavily on their gut instincts and avoid using objective, proven tools and assessments.  SoundBoard can implement a complete hiring system into any small to mid-size business that will greatly increase the odds of hiring the right person for the right position. (back to top)