Cathy Hammer

Cathy Hammer & Associates 415.675.5811

"Cathy is a passionate advocate of clear, productive communication, fun and inspiring to work with. I learned how to leverage communication to accomplish tasks more thoroughly."

Suzanne Cronin
Senior Editor
Oracle Corporation

 

How We Work

The war for top talent is heating up, the pace of business is speeding up, and overhead is going up. Integrating talent strategy into your overall business strategy is essential to expanding your responsiveness and keeping your organization ahead of the curve. You need someone on your side who can honestly assess your current standing and help you achieve sustainable business progress. By working with all essential players, we help you accomplish your most critical business goals and gain lasting results.

» See where you stand by taking our self assessment.

Some of our success stories:

  • A manager was having trouble getting his reports to follow through and take appropriate initiative. We provided him with tools for holding “contracting conversations” that generate buy-in and results.
  • A business owner wanted to hear ideas from his employees, but his open door policy hadn’t produced results. We designed a “Weekly Huddle” that provides him with rich contributions tied to their most important business objectives.
  • A manager was asked to run a monthly session for high-level executives with more education and experience. We provided him with facilitation strategies and problem-solving language that turned that meeting into a lively and productive roundtable.
  • A manager lost two key players on her team who complained she had disrespected them. We developed a personal leadership development plan and increased her responsiveness level to such a high degree that she is now their prized community liaison.
  • A business owner heard complaints from clients about the inconsistency of their experience with front line staff. We created a communication process for client calls so that everyone receives first rate service no matter who picks up the phone.

Read more about how we can develop a talent strategy just for you in Executive Sessions and Professional Development Sessions or consider an engaging experiential speaking engagement to introduce your organization to our concepts.

And give us a call at 415-675-5811 to arrange your initial no-cost assessment to determine which of our services are right for you.

» Find out more about About Us.