Improve business results

with greater

efficiency through people

and process

People • Leadership Development & Coaching • Assessment Learning Labs• Skills Building Experiences • Results Based Team Building • Outplacement/Career Direction • Mentoring Programs• Human Resources Support• Selection Design

Process • Strategic Business Planning • Change Management • Process Efficiency • Quality Initiatives & Business Partnerships

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Business Results from People Solutions

EDGES clients successes…– Recently guided a company into cutting $1.25 million in annual

costs

– Elevated company profits 70% of the time when the focus was centralized.

– Improved safety 78% of the time when leaders chose to emphasize internally.

– Achieved progress and skills improvement from team members in 95% of participants.

– Accomplished 85% of five year strategic growth goals within two years, while improving profit margin.

– Reduced the average turnover by 45%, resulting in millions saved!

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• Perspectives™• Connexion™• Leader L.A.B.™ • Skills Builder™• InterFace™• Achieve Team™

• Achieve Team™ Strategic Planning

People Solutions Products

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Business Solutions Products

CUSTOMIZED FOR YOU!4

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A tool that provides information regarding methods to process information, advance thinking and impact change

Interface will help:• Build Solid Team Communication• Ability to Influence & Negotiate• Sell Ideas, Products & Services• Grow Employee Potential• Develop Strategy & Vision• Improve/Grow Business Results• Foster diversity

1:1 Training and coaching to develop leadership & managerial skills. For upper managers and executives

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Leadership Development

1:1 Training and coaching to enhance leadership & influence skills for lower level and entry level managers

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A competency based, group assessment learning lab to enable observed work simulations for powerful learning and development.

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A powerful program that measures and provides feedback on fifteen leadership skills and associated behaviors.

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Leader L.A.B.

People Solutions

Skills BuilderTM Results-Oriented Learning

Experiences

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Dealing with Change • 1/2 - 1 day

Changing Process • 1/2 - 1 day

Understand and Connect ** • 1/2 day Critical Thinking and Problem Solving • 2 days

Managing Performance • 1/2 - 1 day

Hiring Effective Staff • 1 day Ensuring a Harassment-Free Workplace • 1/2 - 1 day

Leading with Ethics • 1 - 2 days

Powerful Presentations • 1 - 2 days Organizing and Balancing Life Roles ** • 1 day

Achieving Stress-Less Health • 1 day

Developing Others’ Potential ** • 1/2 - 1 day

Influencing Others ** • 1 - 2 days

Enabling Diversity of Thinking ** • 1 - 2 days

Managing Healthy Conflict ** • 1 day

Delivering Sales/Service Results ** • 1- 3 days

** Requires

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The Team Experiences…

Connect & Collaborate• 1/2 - 1 day (required for other modules)

Trust & Debate• 1 - 1&1/2 days

Analyze & Deliberate • 1 - 2 days

Accomplish & Generate • 2 - 3 days Align & Integrate (Strategic Planning) • 3 - 6 days (monthly)

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*All workshops use*

Business Solutions

EDGES Strategy Model

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Strategic Vision – Outer Stellar View3-5 Years

Sr. (dept) Leadership OwnsAll can influence

Strategy – Helicopter View18 -36 Months

Sr. / (dept) Middle Leaders CreatePeople / Process / Product (Service)

Major focus of Planning

Strategic Action Plan (Initiatives/Tactics) – Street View0-18 Months

Total Associate Ownership and Execution

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Recommended Session Components

• Inter FaceTM • Communications

StrategyStrategic VisionStrategic Action

Plan

• Critical Issues Identification

• Who Are We? • Who Should We

Be?

• How do we bridge the gap?

• What do we keep? • What do we do

that is new?

• Implementation Planning

• Communication Planning

• Follow-Up Commitments

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Deliverables:• Improve team members communication to better

influence across the organization

• Discuss critical issues, that incorporate and support the vision

• Build external and internal support/funding for initiatives

• Create a communication and follow-up strategy

• Develop Change Management plan, both externally and internally

• Sessions with leaders on ensuring accountability and execution

Company X after working with EDGES on their strategic plan

Company X is a small firm who set its vision on a five year growth plan. The goals were to increase size, revenues, and profits, as well as implement systems/infrastructure. Within two years the company reached a level of profit greater than ever before.

– Revenues up 25% – Profit up 37.5% (Profit % up 2.5%, demonstrating improved

efficiencies)– Employee count increased 46.6%– Marketing - Implementation of marketing department, website and literature

production, enabling attendance at professional events and enhanced marketing. – People - Implementation of new recruiting strategies, HR strategies and policies, and

EDGES’ leadership development training (Inter FaceTM, Achieve TeamTM, PERSPECTIVESTM).– Systems - Implementation of new systems infrastructure for document standards,

financial reporting and invoicing. – Structure/Compensation - Trial of new structure, enabling technical people to

specialize more fully with a career path. Implementation of new compensation strategies for all levels.

– Addition of key personnel - In marketing, client services, finance, and human resources.

Client Strategic Achievements

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