Strategic Business Planning - The SoundBoard Five-Step Business Transformation Process was created to help our clients develop a simple time sensitive action-focused plan with key long-term strategies defined and the important tactical initiatives outlined.   The plan will answer three basic questions:

• Who/Where are we as a company?
• Where are we headed?
• How are we going to get there?

The Five-Step Process starts with an intense period of reflection, assessment and analysis; followed by the important step of validation (internal and external to the company); key individuals are then brought into a very collaborative plan development stage leading to the completion of a clear action-plan with key performance measurements defined and systems of accountability created. (back to top)

Executive, Team and Group Coaching - The SoundBoard approach to business coaching focuses on encouraging our clients to operate at higher levels of performance through a more solution-oriented, action-focused process.  We challenge our clients to further leverage their strengths and stretch beyond their comfort zone; reaching for a competitive edge.  We rely on the assumption of success being attainable and optimism being the powerful motivator.

In our team and group coaching environments, we believe that "shared experience" leads to "shared success".  We also believe that complete honesty is crucial to move a team forward.  Our group coaching structure creates a safe collaborative setting where a deeper level of trust is developed, issues get resolved, and action plans are created. (back to top)

Leadership Development Programs - SoundBoard uses a four-stage leadership development model to build superior leaders, enhance performance and maximize the client's bottom line results.  Our model uses a variety of assessment tools and reflective sessions in order to:

• Uncover what motivates people
• Discover the current difference between IQ (intellectual intelligence) and EQ (emotional intelligence) and its impact on leadership
• Reveal the different leadership styles that need to be managed against
• Learn the current organizational climate to determine how/if employees are being empowered to succeed (back to top)

Facilitation and Meeting Process Services - SoundBoard's certified facilitators focus on all aspects of your meetings in order for them to be more productive, time effective and to achieve clearly defined goals and desired outcomes.  As the meeting leader, the ability to participate and listen to others can often be diluted by the need to manage the process.

We help our clients get the most out of their meetings.  We manage the pre-meeting set-up and agenda creation (including interviewing key participants); facilitate the meeting process towards the achievement of clearly defined outcomes; and provide scribe services to capture meeting minutes and all action items (recapped back to client within days of the meeting.) (back to top) 

Human Resource Solutions -
The creation of your human systems for your company are just as important as your operating systems your financial systems, and your marketing systems. Your SoundBoard Human Resources Consultant will work with you to identify the areas of focus that have the greatest impact on your business.

We build human systems and infrastructures in order to increase productivity, better engage employees in the business, and create individualized learning opportunities.  Your SoundBoard Consultant can also provide components of this integrated HR plan that will:

• Clarify the need and criteria for specific roles and the functions/responsibilities of the role
• Integrate selection procedures and benchmarking
• Create industry specific job descriptions
• Develop organized job function training/instruction tools
• Implement performance review and development plans (back to top)

Assessments - SoundBoard administers a wide variety of business assessment resources and profiles that provide personalized analysis for individuals and workgroups. We utilize:

• Productivity Tools - These tools help gain insight into your business and improve and measure productivity and efficiency.
• Corporate and Team Assessments - These assessments help leaders get the most from every member of a team and effectively guide the way to the achievement of team goals.
• Behavioral and Personality Profiles - These profiles and assessments provide a method to objectively establish if a candidate will fit within your culture.
• 360° Feedback Instruments - These instruments allow individuals to compare the opinions of others with their own perceptions. (back to top)

Peer Advisory Groups - SoundBoard offers owners and managers of growing businesses in Northern and Central New Jersey, New York City, Rockland, Westchester, Orange and Rockland Counties the opportunity to be part of a dynamic support system through an annual membership program.

The Peer Advisory Groups are designed to offer a collaborative forum in a safe, supportive and non-competitive environment.  Through these groups, business owners and managers can get out of their day to day activities to focus on critical business issues.  The participants explore issues and challenges as well as share experiences and best practices. They benefit from the support, advice and accountability that they receive from both the SoundBoard Team and their peers.

SoundBoard offers several different options for an individual to join a Peer Group.  Business owners may choose to meet on a monthly basis with other similar types of entrepreneurs.  Others might want a greater depth of involvement with a group that meets for full day sessions 6 to 8 times a year.  Owners also have the choice to enroll a key individual in their organization in the SoundBoard Key Manager Program. (back to top)