CONSULTING & ADVISORY
We are highly-experienced professional Board Consultants advising and delivering to public, private, nonprofit, and private equity (PE) organizations for over 15 years. M. A. Pfister Strategy Group has become the 'go-to' for strategic initiatives, companies seeking to build or revamp their Boards, and for individuals looking to hone their skills for serious Board Director consideration. We are frequently sought to provide strategy, structure, and governance for projects and important initiatives that have no room for failure or delays.
All Consulting & Advisory offerings are applicable to public, private, nonprofit, & private equity (PE) organizations
Facilitation Details
Boards benefit greatly from ongoing independent and unbiased outside viewpoints and facilitation techniques. Experience how professional and customized Board Meeting facilitation & Ongoing Education can elevate the dynamics of your Board and ensure future success for your organization.
Whether your Board of Directors is an experienced group or requires remedial work, an independent, unbiased, and professional Board of Directors Meeting Facilitation ensures your most important goals and objectives are met. Most Boards are capable of driving their initiatives and culture to a certain level, but most have missed the foundational steps of first creating viable goals with an integrated strategy – both for their organization as well as internally within their Board.
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Board Retreats
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Board Restructuring Initiatives
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Strategic Planning Sessions
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The History and Evolution of Strategy
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Embracing Change
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New Board Member Orientation
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Building Board Culture & Camaraderie
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Town Halls / All Hands on Deck / Crises
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Effective Board Architecture
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All Customized and Requested Topics
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization information and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board Meeting Facilitation a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'The Strategy of Strategy')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Observer Services')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Build - Strategic Planning & Structuring Engagement')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
After discovery, planning, and implementation efforts supporting Strategy sits another important determinant of success - Governance. This offering can be applied to overall company approach, specific initiatives & projects, or professional/personal aspirations. Designed for all organization types -
public, private, & nonprofit. Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization information and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Governance Model a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
Most Boards are capable of driving their Board Candidate Nominating Process to a certain level, but have the opportunity to further elevate their organizations with the application of formal, best-in-class principles. ‘Board of Directors Nominating Process’ simultaneously guides and educates Boards
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on the proper process for defining needs, identifying candidates, implementing effective screening & selection methods, and establishing meaningful orientation & onboarding practices. Become empowered with the guidance and step-by-step roadmap to successfully plan and implement your nominating process!
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization information and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board's Nominating Process a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Observer Services')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
It is a main imperative for Boards of Directors to hire a competent CEO (or Executive Director - ED - for nonprofits), and guide, assess, and govern the overall direction and strategy of the organization - through the entrusted CEO. Along these same lines, CEO succession is one of the key responsibilities of the Board of Directors. At its core, CEO succession refers to the structured process by which Boards of Directors secure sustainable
and effective organization performance through transitioning CEO leadership. This responsibility is an extremely important action for the Board to implement properly. The costs of a failed CEO succession initiative can be colossal, with added negative exposure considering the lessening patience of today's shareholders and stakeholders. The effort and expense involved in creating and implementing a robust CEO succession plan is not only the Board's imperative, but an investment that will pay dividends for many years into the future. Become empowered with the guidance and step-by-step roadmap to successfully plan and implement your CEO succession initiative!
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization information and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board's CEO succession planning a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Observer Services')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
Whether your company is a one-person startup, an established private business, or a multinational public company, building a proper Board of Directors, or Board of Advisors (or a combination of the two) with proper 'architecture' and clear roles & responsibilities can be the difference between company stardom or mediocre performance. Do it right from the beginning to avoid common and costly pitfalls often experienced when 'Board-build discipline' has not been applied. Designed for public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization information and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board Build a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Observer Services')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
Whether your company is a one-person startup, an established business, or a Fortune 50 organization, building a proper Board of Directors, or Board of Advisors (or a combination of the two) with proper 'architecture' and clear roles & responsibilities can be the difference between company stardom or mediocre performance. Let's do it right from the beginning - together - to avoid common and costly pitfalls often experienced when 'Board-build discipline' has not been applied. Designed for all private companies, nonprofit organizations, and public firms.
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization's details, company size, and Board size - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board Evaluation a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Observer Services')
Want to greatly elevate yourself or continue your IBDC.D learning process with the ability to have a sounding board and receive guidance directly in your current position? Have challenges and would benefit from an outside viewpoint? Want to elevate your professional performance? Consider performance coaching directly applied to you and your professional position. One-to-one leadership and performance coaching is the ultimate tailored approach to achieving your goals as a leader.
Through our unique performance coaching, we help you focus on current and future achievements in a way that builds awareness of strengths, establishes personal responsibility, and results in sustained behavior change that positively impacts the bottom-line.
Both highly-functioning Boards, and those requiring remedial focus, gain from unbiased and direct feedback. A skilled and experienced Board Observer is a great option for organizations looking for 'quick wins' and for fast input on needed remedial action, especially prior to engaging in strategic or larger-scale initiatives. Flexibility of these types of engagements is desirable and can be applied to a single Board meeting or a series of Board meetings. Designed for all private companies, nonprofit organizations, and public firms.
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization's details, company size, and Board size - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Board Observer engagement a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'Building an Effective Board For Your Company')
(Related: Board - 'Available For Select Board Director & Board Advisor Positions')
(Related: Book - 'Across The Board: The Modern Architecture Behind an Effective Board of Directors')
(Related: Consulting - 'Board Evaluation - Strategic Review & Expert Advisory')
COMPANY GROWTH ADVISORY SERVICES
Get ahold of your company! Reach the levels you and your company are capable of! In many cases, outside influences expand the view and breadth of a company - essentially eliminating tunnel-vision and stagnant behaviors. Laser-focus on company operations, strategy, organizational structure, and numerous other critical areas bring your business to the next levels of performance and profitability. Available for all size organizations in the private, nonprofit and public sectors. Start working 'on' your business instead of 'in' your business.
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your organization type, company, and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your company grow!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'The Strategy of Strategy')
(Related: Consulting - 'The Entrepreneur's Course: 10 Easy Steps To Start Your Own Business')
Before discovery, planning, and implementation efforts sits the most important determinate of success - Strategy. Whether it is a project, program, company, or organization requiring a successful approach, it must start with defined goals and sound strategies. This workshop can be applied to overall company approach, specific initiatives & projects, or professional / personal aspirations. Designed for all organization types - private, public, & nonprofit.
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your company details and aspirations - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your Strategy Workshop a total success!
(Related: National Speaking Tour - 'The Strategy of Strategy')
Mr. Pfister is a certified expert project manager, consulting on large global projects in their initiation phases, as well as programs that require remedial focus to bring them back on track. He is frequently sought to provide strategy, structure, and governance for projects and initiatives that have no room for failure, or delays in areas ranging from technology to restructuring. Enterprise global strategic projects requiring Executive/Board interaction and deep governance a specialty. He's a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Click on the 'Engage' button to email me with your program/project requirements - we will then set up a call to discuss all details, followed by a customized proposal, to make your project a success!