“…Ascent Management Consulting has been a catalyst for enhancing organizational culture and improving work efficiencies at HOGL. Over a period of three months, Ascent consultants worked with HOGL management and staff to develop strategies for handling a tremendous increase in work volume and improving the level of commitment and communication within our group. This process…allowed all members of HOGL to participate in and take ownership of these changes.

Ascent consultants provided the following interventions:

• Facilitated…meetings to help our group identify problematic issues…and practice a different approach for troubleshooting solutions to problems.
• Suggested a mix of…meetings that led to immediate improvements in work coordination and communications regarding priorities.
• Proposed a modified team structure and mentoring roles that…maximize coordination and development between groups…
• Helped us identify appropriate staffing levels and scheduling expectations.
• Developed a process and tools for helping us identify proficiency qualifications…we are using to train recently hired employees.

We are pleased with both the results and the professional expertise provided by Ascent.” – General Manager, Human Origins Genographic Lab (HOGL)

“I feel the teams are all very dynamic and excellent progress is being made.

The marketing people are more aware of what is needed… Support is asking questions on what they need training on. Key risks have been identified. None of this kind of stuff was going on previously. I really, really like this situation.”

“Sion Power Corporation is a research and development organization…struggling with cooperation and communication between departments with the associated detrimental effect on the sharing of new and different ideas—a critical component of a robust R&D effort. [A]fter Kevin’s work with…the leadership team, progress on the research initiatives moved faster than at any other point in the company’s history.”  – Chief Executive Officer, Sion Power Corporation

“There’s been a metamorphosis.”

“There has been an explosion of ideas. We’re seeing remarkable progress on difficult problems.”

“We are learning a lot, and commitment to the model is almost extreme. We are doing business a very different way now.”

“We keep discussing your work and people share how in the two days since the session, they are already stopping and rethinking and approaching things differently.”

“This was well worth it. We really learned what we needed to do to turn things around.”

“I like what you guys teach. It works…what you do can have a more lasting impact.”

“Last year we produced at five times the industry rate with lower costs than our competitors.”

“[We’re at] 25-30% profitability which is 15% above the rest of the industry, and we did it with half of the usual support staff.”

“I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I honestly didn’t believe you could turn them around. I didn’t think there was anything you could do that would change them. You made a believer out of me!”