McLaughlin Consulting Services

What kind of culture are you creating in your company?
Do your leaders have the skill set to effectively lead others?
Do your employees feel they can impact the business?

Rich has been working with leaders for over 25 years in various industries including professional services (Arthur Andersen, PWC), manufacturing (Square D, Osteonics) healthcare/pharma/biotech (Baxter, Sandoz, Integra Lifesciences).

What we believe:

* The people closest to the work know best how to improve it.
* Clear expectations and clear boundaries (around behavior - what's ok, what's not ok) create healthy teams.
* and to quote Dee Hock, "Simple clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple, stupid behavior. "

What we do:

* Strategic planning with leadership teams
* Facilitate small business growth
using simple tools and following
time-tested principles
* Develop frontline leaders
* Coach leaders on how to best
engage employees

Testimonials

“I have worked with Rich in many capacities. The qualities that make him special include his ability to work collaboratively with others. He truly partners with his clients and colleagues. Rich takes a non-traditional approach and if you are not ready to shed the authoritarian model of management, be prepared to be challenged! Rich practices what he preaches and he helped me to do the same. He challenged me to turn things over to the group and let them own the process and outcomes. You will enjoy working with and learning from him!”

- Jill Pergande, Managing Director, Gryphon Investors

“Rich and I have worked together since 2005 in a variety of different capacities. He has actively been a member of our Collaboration Institute as an advisor/service provider and continues to help us shape how we provide services to our clients from an action learning perspective. He also is a mentor and coach to me. His words of wisdom and support allow me to continually grow in my leadership abilities. Rich’s true gift is in his facilitation skills. He knows how to engage and challenge an audience. He has been the best consultant I have worked with when it comes to hearing a client’s needs and then designing experiential approaches that help people build skills practically so what was learned can easily be applied in the workplace. I would highly recommend Rich to any organization going through change.”~ Lisa Gilbert, General Manager, Kingbridge Conference Center“Thanks for all your help over the years. As I look at what I learned from our first encounter with “Leading with vision and values” until today, you have helped me be successful. All the tools we tried worked and the Tech Center mission and vision we followed became a reality. Thanks for your insights and counsel over the years, and most of all, your friendship.” ~ Terry Kochersperger, VP Baxter Tech CenterRich launched us on EOS while I was preparing to make a major leap in growth with my company. I knew I needed to professionalize and systematize my company before we could take it to the next level. Rich took all the elements of EOS and helped us tweak them to work for my business. Rich kept us on track and focused and eventually taught my implementor enough so that we could move forward self implementing. As the visionary, I now feel comfortable expanding the company into new markets without fear of the wheels falling off because we follow the systems that Rich helped us implement. If you get the chance to work with Rich, you should.
~ Christian Baumgardner, President BHL FederalRich offers teams and organizations a wealth of practical information to help them improve their performance. From years of coaching and consulting, Rich has a vast library of experience and tools to help teams understand barriers to resistance--a common barrier to performance excellence. Any organization interested in transforming how they do their work would benefit from Rich's coaching and insight. ~ Dan Weber, Director Scripps Health“While Rich initially started working with us as a facilitator for a series of leadership courses, our employees responded so well to him and his style of facilitation that we asked him to teach several other classes for us as well. He is an exceptional facilitator who not only helps participants learn subject matter, but also opens their eyes and minds to new and effective ways of thinking about and approaching “old” problems. In numerous instances, class attendees have personally told me how much they have learned in Rich's courses and how impressed they have been with the depth of his knowledge.” ~ Kerri Garvey, Mgr. Organizational Development and Training, Chicago Board of Trade

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