The Odyssey Group: Success Stories - human capital development, human resources development, coaching, mentoring skills, team building, team development, competency modeling, career development, training design, organizational development, hr consulting

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Retaining Leadership Talent

Leadership is vital to the success of any organization and this large non-profit predicted that they were approaching a crisis in leadership as top talent from even the largest and most successful chapters retired or moved to other positions.

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Mentoring: Key to Knowledge Mangement

Young scientists and engineers need time to acquire the "savvy" and wisdom of their senior counterparts.

This laboratory, a vital link in the weapons development system for the nation, uses mentoring as a tool to accelerate learning and close the knowledge gap.

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New Skills for New Roles

Re-engineering work processes results in new roles and new skills needed to sustain the impact of the improved processes. BellSouth systematically identified the roles, tasks, and competencies needed for success with its improved processes. Then training and individual development planning ensured on-going skill development.

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Developing the Technical Workforce

When this global technology leader heard from its engineers that they believed it would be easier to move to a different company than to grow and develop in their careers inside the business, they knew it was time for action. An integrated development process was designed and piloted in the Information Systems Group. This was so successful that the process was replicated throughout the organization.

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Testimonials

"Most good consultants practice the importance of understanding each new organization they encounter, but The Odyssey Group made it a priority. They faced a historically skeptical cadre of technical managers for whom credibility was something to be earned. Odyssey's focused, open-minded study of the terrain and its culture, combined with an artful process, amazed my internal client totally. In retrospect, it is fair to say that those managers became a fan club! Thank you, Odyssey. from all of us."

Asia Real Elsbree, Director of Training and Organization Development

APHIS, US Department of Agriculture

"With the help and expertise of The Odyssey Group, our organization has been able to move forward with the development of function specific training programs, based on the information derived from the competency profiles they developed. The quality of their work and professionalism is outstanding."

Federal Government Agency Training Manager

"I have had great results with The Odyssey Group's coaching and mentoring workshops. People tell me years later how they are still using the key models.

In addition to my work in the United States, I have trained Coaching for Results in Australia and Europe. The feedback is always positive; participants love the opportunity to do real practices to solidify these skills."

MG Finch, Training Manager

BellSouth