Testimonials
Our clients have told us that the things they most value about working with us are:
- The support and empathy we provide, so they feel supported and understood
- Our professional and tailored approach, which makes them feel special
- The fresh thinking that emerges, which makes them feel clever and well equipped
- The sense of accountability, which makes them feel responsible
- The validation of their ideas, which makes them feel confident about the future.
One “board of advice” client summed up his experience when we reviewed the relationship on an anniversary:
“From day one you have provided us with wise advice and been a great sounding board on a variety of levels. Your contribution to the success of the firm has been significant.”
Here are some specific quotations from formal evaluation forms by workshop participants:
- “I enjoyed the role plays to give ‘real life’ examples”
- “Great presenter, related very well with the group”
- “Good balance of information and practical outcomes”
- “Martin manages to get all people in the room involved and on a ‘level playing’ field”
- “Remarkable ability to relax people and recognise (and remember) names”
- “You have the rare gift of possessing knowledge with the ability to relay that information in a simplistic and enthusiastic manner”
- “It was really well run and kept a good pace”
- “Very interactive way of conducting the course”
- “Martin’s enthusiasm definitely set the tone for the room”
- “Fantastic, Martin. Thanks”
At the end of each 1-on-1 meeting Martin asks “what was the most valuable aspect of today’s meeting for you”. Here are some responses from his clients:
“Exploring a range of options for managing the Board’s behaviour”
“Discussing options for market leadership activities”
“Challenging me on my goals for next year”
“Working through how to manage (name’s) situation”
“Marketing – revisiting the idea of alliances which I had dismissed”
“It just helps clarify my thinking about the business”
“The realisation I need to think about personality types at the start”
“You opened up some new possibilities for me”
“Just spending time on where this business is going”
“Brain storming some options”