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“The concept maps you created gave our new customer service contact a context and references to understand her new role, and ways to answer a variety of situations that she is called to respond to. The reduced ramp-up time was a huge success for us.”Marcy Jaffe, MBA, MPA, owner Thinking of You

“You are really onto something powerful...it was a fabulous experience for our board and I am very grateful.” Marcy Jaffe, MBA, MPA, owner Thinking of You

Jefferson County Community Foundation Core Values

 

Client Services for:

This page is under construction. Please contact Barbara Bowen 360.774.6192 if you need clarification or more information.

“The job of a knowledge worker is to be effective…Effectiveness means making a contribution to the organization as a whole.”-Peter Drucker

CEO/President

Goal:

  • Preserve organizational assets: Knowledge
“Management’s duty is to preserve the assets of the institution in its care.”-Peter Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century

Knowledge elicitation is an effective and cost-effective way to preserve (and grow) organizational capacity by transforming the implicit knowledge of individuals and teams into explicit organizational knowledge assets.

Executive Director: Institute/Center/Foundation

Goals:

  • Strategic Alignment
  • Effective Stewardship of Resources
  • Transparent Governance

Services

Facilitate Strategic Alignment and Project Effectiveness by Creating Visual Knowledge Models of Strategic Goals & Objectives (see bottom of linked page).

Policy Mapping

Development of sound policy requires that inter-linkages be made visible and that the top level concept be clarified.

“The effective executive makes decisions from the highest level of conceptualization.”-Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive

School Superintendent

Goals:

  • Align District Curriculum with State Standards
  • Promote Effective Instruction and Meaningful Learning for All
  • Continuous Improvement of District Capacity to Deliver High-Quality Education
  • Promoting Effective District-Parent Communication & Partnership through Management and Instructional Transparency

Services

  • Enhancing Mapping District Curriculum to State Standards
  • Facilitating Effective Instruction and Meaningful Learning
  • Facilitating Implementation of A New Model of Education

Small Business Owners

Goals:

  • Business development / Sales
  • Promote Employee Effectiveness
  • Innovation

Services

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  • Support Employee Effectiveness through Strategic Alignment
  • Facilitate Identification of New Business Opportunities to Promote Business Development
  • Support Business Development and Innovation through Expert Knowledge Elicitation
  • Results for Small Business Owners

Call Today for A Test Drive

Call to schedule a complimentary knowledge elicitation session focused on a question of current importance to your organization.

Call: 360.774.6192

Email: barbara@sound-knowledge.com