As a consultant, Joelle helps teams and organizations become more efficient, more productive, and better equipped to get improved results. She works closely with business leaders and their teams in areas of visioning, goal-setting, communication, strategic planning, organization, efficiency, and the development of a culture conducive to maximum performance.

Leadership consulting involves meetings, workshops, seminars, and one-on-one strategizing with leaders over time to help companies move in the direction of their vision.

Clients
Joelle’s consulting clients are business leaders and teams who are committed to continuous improvement. They undertake consulting projects because they know that, as well as the company is doing, it can always do better. Many of Joelle’s clients, whether they are large-, small-, or medium-sized organizations, strive to be the best in their field, and they are motivated to take on new challenges for the sake of continuous improvement. They know that the more closely they attend to the inner workings of their company, the better they will serve their clients, and the more they will see the impact on the bottom line.

Sample Consulting Projects:
• Becoming a Fortune 100 Best Company
• Results-Based Leadership
• Creating a Strategic Plan
• Measuring Success

Becoming a Fortune Best Company

Global Entertainment Systems

A large international corporation, Global Entertainment Systems (GES) had been nominated as a potential “Best Company to Work For” by Fortune Magazine. Attaining this distinction is no small feat, as it involves a thorough, multi-step assessment of a company’s culture. When the list of the Top 100 Companies was announced, GES was unfortunately not among them. Vice President of Human Resources Steven Lerner wanted to know why.

Steven hired Joelle to help his team analyze the data they received back from the Fortune Magazine assessment. She worked closely with Steven to design a process by which team members could effectively draw conclusions from the data, identify themes, and create a direction for improving the culture. Steven also wanted to use the opportunity as a time to grow his team’s strategic thinking skills.

Joelle facilitated two full-day meetings with the Human Resources team to accomplish this goal. With so much data, as well as a very strong, diverse team and multiple goals for the meetings, the project required sophisticated collaboration with a minimum of distraction. Joelle helped the team develop clear goals, stay focused, and ultimately produce a clear, quality plan for improving the culture of the corporation based on the data they received. Moreover, Joelle facilitated a reflective debriefing of the group process and individual contributions to support Steven’s intention to use the project as a learning experience for his team members. A potentially confusing meta-level objective, Joelle made the learning for the team simple and effective.

As a result of the project, the GES Human Resources department gained a heightened awareness of their culture. They came to understand where GES excelled and where it fell short. They identified areas of the most impact and completed a plan for improving the culture throughout the company—an effort which, according to the Fortune Magazine research on which the project was based, would have a significant impact on the company’s success overall. Additionally, the Human Resources team became a stronger force in the company with refined skills in strategic thinking, data analysis, and commitment to their vision.