- SERVICES
Success in your business is only as good as your people and your processes. Wooden & Associates, Inc. assists you in developing processes and outcomes that can help your business be successful. Whether your needs are in organizational development or government relations, our people can help you develop a successful environment for your important resource: your people.
OUR PEOPLE:
Our people are also the core of our business. We bring over 65 years of management, government relations, leadership and training to the table. Our Partners are profiled on our home page. In addition, we have associates on retainer in the fields of journalism, law, human resources, and program development and analysis.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Organizations in both the for-profit and non-profit world are constantly asking themselves three questions: what do we need to move the organization forward? How do we compete in an ever-changing marketplace? How can we prepare this organization and the people in it to be successful? The answers to these and other compelling questions lie in the realm of organizational development. Organizations that last, that fulfill their potential, that are considered "employers-of-choice" take the development of that organizational seriously. Organizational and people development and strategies are core to what they believe in and actualize. Wooden & Associates, Inc. can help your organization address those important issues through consultation, workshops, instrumentation and other methodologies. Our list of services extends to:
Change Management: intact team and group workshops, retreats, presentations on managing organizational change
Team development: activities, games, instrumentation and
workshops to facilitate the development of team culture
Organizational transformation: assessment of organizational
culture, institutionalization of core values,
development of
core
values handbooks, performance assessment
Leadership Development: assessment of and facilitation of
leadership development for teams, groups, associations
Project Management: research and community-based project
management, including focus groups,
meeting planning and facilitation, and research-based analysis
INSTRUMENTATION AVAILABLE
Organizational culture assessment, Skillscope, SYMLOG, MBTI, FIRO-B, Strength Deployment Inventory, Campbell Leadership Indicator, Thomas-Killman Conflict Assessment
- TECHNIQUES UTILIZED
- Large and small group interactive work, Force Field Analysis, Thematic Analysis, Problem-Solving, Gaming, Case Study, Individual and Small Group Presentations, Fact-Finding, Lecturette and Theoretical Model Application.
SAMPLE: Wooden & Associates
Organizational Development Workshop
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS REPRESENTATION
The relationship between businesses, associations, non-profits and government is an important catalyst in our society. In each state, elected and agency officials determine public policy, establish a business climate, impact the quality of life through legislation, initiatives and governmental priorities, and exist in a symbiotic relationship with anyone "doing business" in the state. Such a relationship benefits all: elected and agency chiefs are in need of current thinking and information on issues relevant to their interests. Organizations, businesses, associations and non-profits need to have "their story" heard above the noise of government.
Strong strategic relationships with the executive and legislative branches of government require expertise and contacts that many organizations do not posses "in house". Alternatively, organizations wishing to extend the impact of professionals "in house" often work cooperatively with government relations consultants.
