Our Philosophy / Mission (A note from Joan Lloyd):

When I was an officer at Northwestern Mutual, responsible for leadership development and communications between our home office and our field sales force, I hired consultants to help me achieve our goals. I learned a great deal from those who were great partners but I also found that there were consultants I didn’t like to work with: consultants who would grandstand or try to work around our department so they would look like heroes, or provide a thick report and then dump and run, and others who wanted to make our company their permanent “retirement annuity.”

When I ventured out on my own in 1990, I set out to create a different kind of consulting firm: one that would share best practices, one that would create self-sustaining, practical solutions by teaching the client “how to fish” on their own, one where the client is the star and HR is the partner, and finally a firm that is sensitive to each client’s unique culture. We are proud of our record of results.  Our long-time clients treat us like trusted business partners. We think that’s evidence that we’re on the right track.

Senior Consultants
Joan Lloyd	Laura Clydesdale

Our Results:
Joan Lloyd’s background as an Officer of a 3 billion dollar organization, and more than 25 years of results with executive and business leaders, give her a keen understanding of the needs of today’s high-pressured corporate environment and drive for results. Her experience as an internal and outside consultant brings the benefit of a wide range of experience and a wealth of knowledge, including best practices of some of the most outstanding organizations in the world. Our firm has a 90% repeat and referral rate of satisfied clients.

 Our clients report:

• Behavior change in leaders – 90% success rate for our Executive Coaching clients
• Team turnarounds – improved team performance / customer satisfaction
• Successful culture change – more committed, empowered workforce
• Improved productivity – improvements to the bottom line
• Decreased turnover – increased employee morale

• Acuity
• American Dental Association
• American Family Insurance
• AO Smith
• Aurora Health Care
• Briggs & Stratton
• Children's Hospital & Health System
• CNH
• Cousins Submarines
• Froedtert Hospital
• GE Healthcare
• GE Medical Systems
• Harley Davidson Motor Company
• Kahler Slater Architects
• Kohler Company
• Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
• Monster.com
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Services
• Prevea Healthcare
• R.W. Baird
• S.C. Johnson
• Sargento Foods
• Schwarz Pharmaceuticals
• Thrivent Financial
• U.S. Department of the Army
• Wausau Financial