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“I want to
thank you for the Supervisory Skills Training program that our employees
recently completed. We have
already noticed a difference in how it has affected their daily
interactions with their peers and subordinates.
You succeeded in
taking the training modules and relating them to their everyday lives in
a way that they could understand and start implementing immediately.
The time that they
spent with you was not only useful for their jobs here at Carris Reels,
but it is also helping them in their personal lives. They found it to be extremely enjoyable
and they were all sad to see it come to an end.
I would strongly
recommend John Birch to anyone looking to strengthen their
organization. I hope we have the
opportunity to work together again in the future.”
Steve Sabourin,
General Manager, Carris Reels
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In 2004, The Birch
Group LLC worked with Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis
Services to develop a strategic plan that was not a "shelf
document", but a very specific 2-year strategic operational plan.
From revising our mission statement to creating the plan itself, John was
patient, knowledgeable and a skillful facilitator, while being flexible
and maintaining the anonymity of individual participants. John was
extremely thorough in gathering detailed information for the environmental
scan, which afforded us complete data from which our decision-making
process could occur.
Thanks to The
Birch Group, the strategic plan was exactly what we wanted.
Nancy
Kushins, Executive Director, CONNSACS
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"We hired the
Birch Group to implement internal and external focus groups as part of
our strategic planning process. Not only did John develop and implement a
planning process that yielded valuable information, he was also able to
present the results in a way that focused all of our planning efforts. I
consider The Birch Group a "Value Added" organization. They
delivered what they promised and more."
Cliff
Williams, Administrative Dean, Charter
Oak College
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"Rarely
does an organization have the privilege of recommending a company so
highly. Your expertise and experience guided ITW Highland in
developing a clear vision, mission, and strategic direction.
The strategic planning approach that we developed together helped define
internal and external issues, develop specific strategies and operational
plans that improved our management team effectiveness.
Thank you again for a job well done."
Sal
Mancini, General Manager, ITW HIGHLAND
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"I want to
thank you very much for your assistance in developing our Strategic Plan.
Our team of 14 senior level managers and supervisors learned Team
Building and Strategic Planning during your hands-on training seminars
conducted in October 1999.
As a result of your structured training, we put together our Strategic Plan
and you will be pleased to know that our presentation to Corporate was
received very well. Your enthusiasm generating approach was quite evident
in that presentation.
We are using this Plan as a living document and have achieved Revenue
Growth of 12% this Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2001, in part due to our
concentrated efforts to grow the Top Line with identified markets and
products.
Again, let me thank you for your professionalism and motivational skills.
We will continue to seek your help to further our team building and
strategic plans in the future."
Surin Malhotra, Division President, Norco,
Inc.
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"The Birch
Group, LLC has successfully guided our consortium through a $100,000
National Science Foundation Grant. John took a group from various area
colleges and developed us into a highly effective and cohesive team. John
facilitated all of our Strategic Planning meetings and developed a
comprehensive Strategic Plan that played a critical role in our
consortium receiving a subsequent $300,000 NSF Grant.
I have also tapped into John's strategic planning experience in my
Developing Engineering Design courses. His work is referred in a chapter
entitled "Applied Universal Design" that I authored for
inclusion in the Biomedical Engineering Handbook published by
McGraw-Hill.
I strongly
recommend The Birch Group, LLC for all of the services they offer.
Ronald
Adrezin, PhD, P.E.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
" We worked
with John Birch of The Birch Group on our strategic plan. The work
that we did with John literally took us from operating by the 'seat of
our pants' to operating with a plan, purpose and intention. John
left no stone unturned, and covered virtually every vital aspect of our business
that will have an impact over the next 18 months. The thoroughness
and practicality with which the plan was written has enables us to take
action steps immediately. When John works with a business, he puts
in a level of caring that is unprecedented. He treats that business
almost as if it were his own." Michael Keiser, Owner, The Small Business Network
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"Your Strategic
Management Process and Teambuilding Seminars provided effective tools to
rebuild our Municipal Garage and Fleet Service Organization."
M.
Cruz-Aponte, Administrative Officer, New Britain
Public Works
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"Your DISC Behavioral Insights was the most
practical seminar that I have attended in 30 years of corporate life. The
style was very non-threatening and very accurate."
Duane Starr, Financial Advisor, Raymond
James Financial Services, Inc.
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