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What Clients Say
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George S. Nolte
President and CEO
Nolte Associates
I really like how Saxon-Hamilton worked with us in the development
of our strategic plan. Sometimes a consultant’s style can get in
the way of their effectiveness, but with Saxon-Hamilton, this was
never a problem. They have a skillful way of engaging people, drawing
them out and getting their commitment. The consultants are not overbearing
and with an organization of engineers like ours, this is really important.
The plan we developed was strong, but of equal or greater value was
the process of engaging a critical mass of our Company’s leadership
to build that content. This participation helped create a focus at
the senior level and a commitment to accomplishing the plan that
has withstood the test of time.
Saxon-Hamilton has continued to work with us in the implementation
phase, offering purposeful, follow-on oversight and guidance to ensure
that we are making progress and staying on course.
They have provided an active, living and effective process that has
helped our leadership group manage very important changes in a manner
that respects and is consistent with our culture.
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Roger Alan Swanson,
AIA ACHA
Principal, Chairman & CEO
Anshen + Allen Architects
We learned that Strategic Planning requires persistence and the right
leadership. We provided the persistence and Saxon-Hamilton provided
leadership. Several years of false starts by ourselves as well as
with various facilitators and consultants failed to get us results--we
just had a hard time holding a focus on developing the strategic
plan. We realized that as good as we are as the firm's leaders, we
were not very good at leading ourselves in this effort.
We needed leadership--the right personalities that could get us all
on the same page with definitions, goals and objectives, and keep
us focused. It turned out the Saxon-Hamilton consultants were the
right team to lead us to the target. In fact, I was quite amazed
at how they melded with us to become a part of our team, somewhat
akin to player-coaches. Although much of the work they helped us
with was done in smaller groups before and after, the two-and-a-half
day retreat that our entire team spent together led by these capable
professionals remains one of our most rewarding team experiences
and one of our most significant group accomplishments to date.
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Spencer Leslie
Director/Site Services
Tyco Electronics
Saxon-Hamilton helped us design our first comprehensive strategic
plan. I was especially impressed with how well prepared the consultants
were. They did extensive pre-work and interviews and gained a thorough
understanding of our business and the unique realities of our situation.
As a result, the planning process was smooth and efficient. Saxon-Hamilton
also helped our management team members link up to work with each
other truly synergistically, greatly increasing the team’s effectiveness
on this critical project.
The consultants not only advised us in the creation of our strategic
plan, but more importantly, they guided us through the development
of a realistic implementation plan. I know that this is where many
good plans fail, so this helped us achieve our goals in a big way.
We continue to reap the benefits of this whole process.
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