Friday, August 29, 2008

Work on the new company

What to name the new company. I'm thinking Interarchy Solutions.

From discussions on the first day of work with Trish
What do you think of when I say hierarchy?
The hierarchy represents who is important and to some degree pay scales
What do you think of when I say Interarchy?
The interarchy represents how work is done. We think this is what really matters!
Potential Company Names:
Interarchy Solutions – workplace /workspace interventions for today's business
Interarchy Dynamics
Interarchy Interventions

Input anyone?

Potential Offers:
Intervention
Strategic Design – Intervention by Design
Assessment / Integration (when companies merge)
Potential Book Titles:
Happiness @ Work
One Minute Manager Format and Length
for Dummies
What Every Boss Should Know about Employees / What Every Employee Should Know about their Boss
Trish suggested I visualize what I want my work to "feel" like. This is very appealing and I think helpful as we design the company. I hope she will do the same.
Action Items:
Trish read:
a Interactions Intervention
a Tapping the Knowledge of the Front Line Employees
a Letter to Oprah
Trish took some books to look over. I would like her to come with any concept or idea, from any part of any book, as a topic for discussion.
Crucial Conversations
Web of Inclusion
A Safe Place for Dangerous truths
Trish will attend the process meeting at Obama Virginia HQ on Tuesday at 10:00, with Cheryl Zando, Volunteer Coordinator
This project is small and a good training ground for Trish – a defined problem to solve in a short period of time.
I will make a decision for a company name by the end of the week.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Rubi Leeds Bio

Rubi Leeds

Rubi Leeds, principal of Leeds & Associates LLC, a Richmond, Virginia - based management consulting firm. With roots as a technologist and CEO of a software development company, Rubi noted that her client's solutions often were not complete via technology alone. This began a passionate quest to provide meaningful, lasting resolves to organizational issues with an emphasis on creating a holistic overview of the organization to serve as the foundation for rich dialogue, dramatically improving all levels of engagement, and aligning efforts across the organization to impact results.

Through evolution of an innovative methodology utilizing the Human Interaction Model™, she has designed and incorporated mapping, metrics, employee team sessions, and process design/re-design methods in a product called the Rapid Results Program™. Her team has delivered significant and practical results to clients via trust building, cost reduction, process improvement, increased employee effectiveness, organizational alignment, and client and employee satisfaction.

Nearly 20 years of process improvement success has benefited clients, such as Banana Republic, Frito-Lay, Abbott Labs, Tandy, AirLogix, PROSCAN Medical Imaging, WilTel, Cincinnati Bell, Great American Insurance, General Electric, Standard and Poors, American Financial Corporation, American Water, MedPlus, Clinton Memorial Hospital and Sungard along with numerous joint projects with other consulting professionals.