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Different problems require different kinds of help. Sometimes you need a coach who asks the right questions. Sometimes you need an advisor willing to give an opinion. Sometimes you need a mentor who has already made enough mistakes to recognize one before you make it.
Synergix can play all three roles. Which one matters most depends on what you are trying to accomplish.
You may already be successful and still know that something is limiting you. We identify the patterns, assumptions or reactions that are getting in your way and work on practical ways to change them.
Business owners often need something different from conventional coaching. Sometimes you want someone who will listen. Sometimes you want someone experienced enough to say, “I think you are looking at this the wrong way.”
I bring more than five decades and 30+ businesses of entrepreneurial experience to those conversations.
Leadership is not simply knowing what should be done. It is getting people—including yourself—to do it effectively.
I develop interactive programs for businesses, professional groups, nonprofits and other organizations. Programs are adapted to the audience and can address decision-making, leadership, behavior, self-perception, success, financial thinking and related topics.
Subjects I have presented include:
Each program is built for the group in front of me. Tell me about your audience and what you want them to leave with.
What this looks like in practice
Four examples from my work. Details are kept general to protect each client’s privacy.
A client was undermining his own progress on a major project. He was afraid it would fail, and afraid of the consequences he imagined would follow. In two sessions we identified the problem. In two more, we uncovered what failure meant to him and the messages he had been giving himself. Then we worked through what failure would actually mean, compared with what he had been imagining, so he could evaluate his progress rationally. By the time we finished, he was able to make the changes that led to a successful outcome.
A business owner was struggling to change his company’s direction to match changes in his market, and to confront key suppliers and clients about the changes he needed to make. We spent two sessions identifying the problems and three exploring why he responded the way he did. Over two more sessions we connected his way of thinking to the difficulty he was having, and built a narrative that helped him lead the business successfully through the transition.
A client felt unsupported by his family and frustrated by a lack of connection, and it was affecting his work. He also felt he was carrying more than his share of the work compared with his partners, and was not doing the kind of work he enjoyed. After a few sessions gathering details and exploring what he wanted his home and work life to look like, we isolated the behavior on his part that was contributing to the problem, without assigning blame, and explored its causes. He then decided, rationally, how to change his own behavior and expectations. He gained more control over his behavior and attitudes, focused on what he could control, and found ways to get the people around him to respond in ways he could work with.
A second-year medical student told me over dinner that every classmate had demonstrated a procedure in front of the group except him, and it was becoming embarrassing. He knew mistakes were part of the training, yet he shrank from it, afraid he would blunder and be mocked. Two questions uncovered a time when he had been made fun of in front of a group as a child. We stepped outside for fifteen minutes, I gave him a neurolinguistic technique that makes stage fright disappear, made sure it anchored, and tested it. The next day, he reported that he had used it successfully in class.
Tell me what you're working on. If Synergix isn't the right fit, I'll say so and point you somewhere better.
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