How Do We Work?
Change is a given in today’s environment – whether you are a private business, a Not for Profit, or a governmental agency. The key to success is watching for changes – constantly – and reinventing portions of the organization to meet or, better yet, to LEAD the emerging changes from within the organization, efficiently and effectively.
This is what The Suran Group does. According to our clients, we help to make changes HAPPEN – whether at a segment or division level or at a comprehensive, organization-wide level – whether implementing a new initiative or reorganizing to condense or simplify.
Effective change requires both Left and Right Brain abilities and strengths. The Suran Group seeks and utilizes consultants who have these capabilities – the Right Brain nonlinear, intuitive, holistic approach to creating new visions, concepts and strategies AND the Left Brain sequential, logical and analytical skills that are necessary to successfully assess and implement the strategies.
Planning for Change
Constant reinventing requires strategic assessment of the organization from two perspectives: 1) Internal effectiveness and efficiency and 2) Responsiveness to external factors.
Constant reinvention also requires looking ACROSS the organization, viewing it from new perspectives, both on a macro and micro level – looking at the organization holistically – to determine new ways to be more effective and responsive.
Effectively Implementing Change
Implementing change requires collaboration and involvement of teams. Change doesn’t happen without buy-in from everyone affected. Buy-in takes awareness, understanding and belief that the change will improve the situation – for the organization, for the department and for the individual.
Change doesn’t work without integration of the change throughout the organization’s operations at every level, in every department. That’s why focus on process is critical to success. The questions are: Which processes will be affected? What is the simplest, most effective way to incorporate the changes, without needless duplication?
Constantly Preparing for Change
Giving back – The Suran Group believes that we grow – mentally, spiritually, experientially and socially - by helping other organizations to grow and prosper - helping those small, wonderful, or new organizations that need to grow for the benefit of the greater good. While we help others, we see new ways of doing things, learn new strategies, hear about new trends, and gain skills in working with diverse personalities, cultures, and attitudes. This ultimately helps to build ourselves and our organizations while we help others.
Constant learning – In a time of constant change, The Suran Group believes every organization, and individuals within the organization, need to focus on constant learning – both within their major expertise areas as well as in areas that affect their overall growth and development.
For the Suran Group’s clients, this sometimes means we recommend specific higher education for executives, special seminars and courses for management as well as staff. It may mean mentoring or coaching for groups or specific personnel, or suggestions to join organizations that will provide access to courses, brainstorming or networking with peers to share “real life” lessons.
How Clients Describe What We Do
Here is how past clients describe our approach and skills in helping to rapidly and effectively accomplish change:
There is an art to strategic planning and The Suran Group, led by Sandra Suran, has developed a process that gets to the heart of the issues and maximizes use of people’s time.
The Suran Group has strong analytical ability and critical thinking skills:
Led by Sandra Suran, with her training as a CPA/auditor, they have the ability to find the problem holes in an organization and fill them with the appropriate pieces. They know the questions to ask and how to apply the information gained.
The “auditor” in Sandra Suran can comb through internal data and use it to illustrate an organization’s current situation and as a roadmap for achieving goals.
The Suran Group has strong listening skills and a willingness to listen to a diversity of views. When organizations deal with change there are always differing views from various constituencies. The Suran Group knows how to carefully listen to all sides to get a complete perspective in order to assess the situation and develop a process for change.
The Suran Group is good at identifying opportunities. Led by Sandra Suran, who is well-connected and knows where opportunities lie, The Suran Group knows where opportunities lie to form mutually beneficial partnerships. She can look at a situation and pick out areas of undiscovered potential for improvement.
Barriers to success naturally come up in a challenging project. The Suran Group, led by Sandra Suran, is not put off by road blocks; she continues to look for new angles and opportunities for a successful resolution.
To keep a project rolling, The Suran Group gives frequent status reports to clients. Not many consultants do this. |
