MacDonald Boyd & Associates http://www.macboyd.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Foss Waterway http://www.macboyd.com/?p=313 http://www.macboyd.com/?p=313#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:56:32 +0000 admin http://www.macboyd.com/?p=313
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Just completed phase one of a design process that actively involved over 50 educators and experts from throughout Puget Sound through facilitated sessions and surveys. The results will help shape a major facility renovation/ expansion and inform program development for marine and environmental science and maritime education on the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma.

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Norma is currently leading a dynamic and engaging strategic planning process with Humanities Washington’s board and staff to create a new 3 year plan.

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Steve is facilitating the Aegis Living leadership team retreat on Whidbey Island. Three days of terrific conversation, planning, learning and connecting.

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Currently in the middle of a visioning and big goal setting process with Capitol Hill Housing. They are looking ahead to 2030!

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We just finished a dynamic and fast paced project with Kitchens with Mission and Fare Start. Our assignment was to design and facilitate a National Summit of like-minded organizations.

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Our clients are often in major leadership roles – Mayors, CEOs, Board Chairs, Executive Directors, Governors, Founders, etc. They come to us with what we call “leadership challenges”. We help our clients step into these challenges through strategizing, coaching, designing, teaching, and facilitating real time problem solving.

“If you are not stepping into challenges and conflict then you are not leading. Leading is about challenging the status quo.”-Steve Boyd

For more than three decades, we’ve helped people and teams address their most pressing leadership challenges. These recent projects and case studies exemplify some of the in-depth work we do with our clients every day.

Client List | Case Studies | Project Highlights

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Case Studies

Portfolio

Seattle University

Organizational Effectiveness & Governance

challenge

Becoming the premiere independent University in the Northwest

STRATEGY

  1. Create a balanced governance structure between the board and executive team.
  2. Create an ongoing strategic planning function.
  3. Challenge the status quo to create change.
  4. Build cross department collaboration.

SERVICES

  • Strategic Planning
  • Retreat Planning and Facilitation
  • Conflict Management
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Team Interventions
  • Cross Team Collaboration Design

TESTIMONIAL

“Steve Boyd has greatly helped Seattle University over the past several years working as a facilitator and guide with its Board of Trustees, its Executive Team, and several departments of our university. He combines wide experience and a comprehensive knowledge of how to lead change with a creative, refreshing, personable style of interaction. I find that this opens a leadership group to its own best inspiration and sense of empowerment.”

- Stephen V. Sundborg, S. J.,  President; Seattle University

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Case Studies

Portfolio

Mayor Greg Nickels, City of Seattle

 

challenge

Build accountability and distributed leadership model into local Government.

 

STRATEGY

  1. Create a cross-organizational leadership development program for emerging city leaders (the City Leadership Institute). Participants engage in 9 months of weekly training, and complete a city wide policy project to develop solutions to the City’s most pressing management and policy issues.
  2. Develop a Mid-level Managers Training Program to introduce all managers to leadership development and organizational improvement strategies.

 

SERVICES

  • Training Curriculum Development
  • Workshop Facilitation
  • Retreat Design and Facilitation
  • 360 Leadership Assessments
  • Individual Leadership Coaching

 

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Case Studies

Portfolio

Wave Broadband

 

challenge

Build a high performing, fast growing company from the ground up.

 

STRATEGY

  1. Develop a strong senior leadership team through an annual planning, evaluation, and retreat process.
  2. Create a distributed leadership model by engaging the middle managers in on-going problem personal development and cross-organizational problem solving.

 

SERVICES

  • Executive Leadership Coaching and Strategy
  • Senior Management Team 360 Evaluation
  • Design and Facilitation of Mid-Level Manager Training Program
  • Retreat Design and Facilitation
  • Individual Coaching
  • Company-wide Employee Survey

 

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Seattle Foundation

Youth Philanthropy Camp

The Seattle Foundation, one of the nation’s largest community foundations, hired MBA to guide the curriculum design process and provide facilitation services for their youth philanthropy camps. The camps teach middle and high school students the basics of philanthropy and grant making by allowing them to experience the grant making process first hand. After site visits with local not-for-profits, the group engages in a rigorous evaluation and decision-making process to award a grant to a deserving organization.

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