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R. N. Knowles & Associates Inc. - November, 2010
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We help people---(teams and organizations)---

    to reach rational solutions to complex problems while simultaneously building the social connections and emotional energy and commitment to quickly and effectively get the best results.

    If you want your team, organization, or business to move forward quickly and achieve your key initiatives---with clarity, coherence and collaborative success--please call us.

    [716-622-6467]

So how many improvement programs have you been relying upon to move your organization forward?
  • Did they make things better?
  • Did they make your organization more effective?
  • Did your profitability increase?
  • Did they significantly improve the ability to make better business decisions?
  • Did your organization get better results?
  • Did they help your people to all be rowing in the same direction?

    Now it is well into the fourth quarter. Have any of the programs of the month really worked to make your organization more effective and to achieve the results for which you, as a Leader, were hoping? If so, how will you build on those? If not, what will you do next?

    It is true that words and phrases (and programs of the month) do fall out of favor. Sometimes we just get weary; we latch on to a different rising star that's intended to bring improvement. To us, its all words---whether we call it management of change, organizational change or OD, organizational effectiveness, high performance workplaces, restructuring efforts, reinvigoration, reinventing ourselves, metamorphosis, sustainability, agility-focus, or transformation. (We like the word transformation, because ultimately we are transforming ourselves and our organizations; yet even transformation as a word, is overused).


  • Regardless of what we choose to call it, making things happen and making critical changes in our organizations still needs vision, rigor and commitment. It takes principled Leaders who have the courage and understanding that change is constant. Successful Leaders have to know, possess, apply and live authentic, laser-sharp leadership skills all the time. (We teach Leaders how to lead effectively with extraordinary results!)

    The need to change, to move faster, to make things better, to make better business decisions, to recover quickly, to have the organization rejuvenated and the people in the organization clear on principles, learning together, moving forward together and effectively, remains the key.

    We have the key. We know the importance of the authentic conversation. We know what it takes to build consensus. We embrace accountability. We have the ability to help leaders effectively lead their respective organizations. We help the various factions of organizations come together and work together effectively. The results are extraordinary! Our transformation process has been proven again and again and again. NO MATTER WHAT YOU CALL IT!

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    We help organizations improve their earnings, effectiveness and total performance.

    We teach Leaders how to achieve extraordinary results.

    We help all to see what is crippling the organization so that these factors are overcome.

    We also have a unique focus in Safety. We can help your business reduce your injuries and incidents by over 50% within just a few months, and at the same time improve productivity and bottom-line earnings.

    Think about the New Zealanders, who are stiff competitors in the "Americas Cup" racing circuit. If you visit their shop, you'll see that everything revolves around this question--- "Will it make the boat go faster?" That's their mantra, the strength behind their conviction, the 'basic principle' from which they make decisions---all decisions! What's your mantra in these tough times? How is your business becoming more efficient and effective? How have you enabled your employees to row in the same direction? Is your organization coherent? Are your vision and your business principles (assuming they are not just writings on the wall) strong enough to thrust your business forward? Learning: Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness which created them. [Albert Einstein]. R.N.Knowles & Associates Inc. can help to keep your boat above the water line! Give us a call!

    "I don't have a right to make my living where it is okay for you to get hurt." Richard N. Knowles


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