Who I Work With

• The technology that made you great has become a barrier to growth.
  Your clients are asking for things they think should be simple and easy. Every time you ask IT for something they say ‘our systems can’t do that.’ They want time and money to upgrade (or replace), neither of which you can afford. Something’s got to give or you’re going to start losing clients and staff.

   

• Your most important projects aren’t hitting their milestones.
  Smart people and great ideas have energized your team and they’re working hard to make them a reality. As time passes, milestones slip, deliverables don’t get delivered, and unanticipated problems start popping up. While your team seems to have a handle on things, expenses are consistently over budget. You’re running out of resources and worried about what will happen if they don’t get back on track soon.

   

• Staff and departments showing signs of conflict.
  When IT complains HR isn’t finding staff, HR complains IT isn’t providing the information they need to find good, qualified people. When sales says production isn’t meeting delivery commitments, production complains sales keeps changing orders. Communications shut down, morale takes a dive, departments stop working together and customers start to complain.

   

• Too many demanding, disruptive customers.
  Your team wants to take care of everyone, but some of the demands are too great to keep up with. Your best clients begin to feel ignored, staff begins to feel unappreciated, and operations suffer. Invoicing is behind, collections lag, and eventually employees start complaining about customers. You worry staff might be trying too hard to serve customers that aren’t a good fit for your business.

   

• Everyone used to know everyone, now people aren’t sure who’s doing what.
  Your growth feels great. You’ve implemented policies and procedures to maintain control yet some of your long-time people resist them. With all the new staff, efforts are duplicated and needs fall through the cracks far too often. You can’t keep wasting resources or doubling back to catch up.

Am I the right solution for your issues?

I have owned eleven profitable businesses in eight industries and have seen and solved each of these problems many times. I’ve sat in the seat and felt the heat that you’re feeling today. I know that hole you’re stuck in and can show you the way out – I’ve been there before.

A recent client said, “Larry is not intimidated by titles… he’s as frank with the higher ups as he is with the team. Managers are standing in line to (work with) him”

A Board member of a client commented, “I am always amazed at how he performs at our board meetings…doesn’t let go of issues until they are truly resolved or at least there is a common understanding.”

A client since 2003 said, “(Larry is) uncommonly good at bringing us to where we want to go but didn’t know how (to get there) and we didn’t have to spend weeks in a conference room.”

One of our most skeptical clients said, “Larry was consistently ahead of his time. (He) has influenced our culture and direction that’s resulted in growth.”

Another client for over a decade said,“Larry is very valuable to me because of what I realize I don’t know. He is trusted, straightforward and diplomatic at the same time.”