"I am writing to inform you of the success our candidates experienced in GTE's recent reorganization. I would like to thank you on behalf of my sales people for enabling them to display the very best in themselves in these interviews and allowing them the opportunity to continue on with their careers at GTE and secure new jobs outside the company. The New Beginnings/Inner Negotiation workshop was instrumental in giving these people a strong feeling of confidence going into the interviews; and the result was 100% placement. Every General Business Account Executive found a home in the new branch office, including three of my direct reports promoted to the Major Account Executive position, (Richard Schmidt, Bob Ward and Wayne Gilchrist). The chances of "sweeping" the candidate pool were not very high when this reorganization was announced Yet after it was over, I received many calls from Directors, Managers and Interview panel members commending me on how well prepared and professional our sales force came across in the interviews. Needless to say, I feel very proud and honored to be associated with such people. Much of our success goes to your New Beginnings/Inner Negotiation workshop m April to which we invited all our salespeople. The skills they honed in you interviewing and videotaping sessions were visible to the panelists. In addition, each candidate was required to perform a sales presentation for the panel, which again, was practiced in yow workshop. We also claimed some success by GTEL sales people who chose to leave the company. Three former TAM'S have obtained sales positions with both MCI and Sprint, Patrice Green, Mia Dumaine and Leah Parks, respectively. The resume writing portion of the workshop was of specific value to these people."
Joseph S. Schlegal,
East GTEL/GTE

"When I took over the Production Department at Meredith, we had a group of talented players who as a team lacked both direction and incentive. There were ongoing communication issues, a lack of trust, respect and accountability for deadlines or press dates. We worked without a coordinated vision for the future, spending thousands of dollars on overtime to meet deadlines, coordinate schedules and cope with different personalities. The Community Focus Project went into effect in 1989 and still continues today. We were able to address our concerns in a constructive manner. Through the work of The MMS Institute, we have begun to empower each member of the community to excel to their fullest potential and have working relationships, which reflect in excellent work products. We have educated the magazine group as to who we are and what we can do for them. Additionally, we work to support the needs of internal customers as well as our outside suppliers. We’re learning that the key is building people skills into the process up front, and that long-term payoffs require and investment in team building now. We’re building alliance with leading vendor and industry experts, becoming courageous and communicative. They’ve taught us to ask questions such as “what if?” in order to find out the answers that allow us to do our jobs well. With the help of The MMS Institute, we were able to save Meredith Corporation in excess of 2.7 million dollars. Through the unique team building technology, The MMS Institute helped to create an environment where we could all work together to solve the problems in the department. We learned a sense of community, and began to appreciate and support the efforts of our co-workers. As a team, we found new ways to improve our process. We have greater community spirit and have learned effective techniques to support other members and associated of Meredith Corporation. Thanks to the efforts of Lynn Stewart and The MMS Institute, we’re not only saving money as a result of our new process, we’re building a foundation on which to continue our success and future growth."
Bob Furstenau
Meredith Corporation

"I just finished your incredible book, If Success is a Game, These Are the Rules. Your book was inspirational, upbeat, and very well written! Your sincerity, integrity, and good humor made reading the book enjoyable. In addition, I learned a great deal about how to become a success and how to make dreams a reality. Your book helped me to realize that my dream of becoming an entrepreneur is feasible with a tremendous amount of work, perseverance, optimism, and believing in myself. You are truly a positive role model for all women."
Beverly Cuevas
reader, If Success is a Game, These Are the Rules

"I would like to take a moment to recognize your contribution to me and my respective teams over the last five years. We have collaborated on many projects and your unwavering, loyal support has been important as well as a key factor in the outstanding results we have produced. Your skills and abilities have proven to be extremely successful in results- driven businesses who are constantly challenged. We have both witnessed 300% increases in sales and customer satisfaction. A $150 million business unit has been transformed into the corporation’s #1 Sales & Service operations. Furthermore, our management has been viewed as the corporation’s “best” front line team and we have experienced less employee turnover than any business unit. You have a remarkable ability to make a significant difference in the lives of those you touch. The MMS Institute enhances the management team’s ability to reach its business goals. This is done through coaching, facilitation and feedback in all aspects of leadership and management, which encourage individual excellence and team collaboration. This is especially true when leaders seek team ownership of critical success factors necessary to fulfill the business mission. Your multi-step approach acts like a buttery transmission enabling the management team’s engine to reach the speed or rpms necessary to operate in overdrive. Your vision, communication, prioritizing and action management processes provide the fluid, which lubricated the transmission. Your skills are integral to building the management team’s confidence to achieve higher levels of performance without distraction or disruptions. As your clients connect and reach higher levels of performance, you possess the ability to “hot sync” the management team with its priorities and actions. Your approach uniquely allows individuals to recalibrate their professional and personal needs in conjunction with the next set of business challenges. Cherie, you have personally helped me remove blind spots, enabling me to exceed my expectations. Any leader and key management team who commit time, energy, engage your services and apply your principles will absolutely achieve remarkable results. I have no hesitation in recommending you as a long-term “partner” to any leader, who truly wants to change a culture, make a significant contribution, and leave a legacy worth remembering."
Robert D. Freinberg
Electronics Offsite Services

"This letter serves as an acknowledgement of the great value the Coach's Training has had in my life both professionally and personally. I dedicated approximately 10 hours per week in addition to my work schedule of approximately 50 hours per week. It was challenging. However, I knew it was for my highest good. It was well worth all the effort I put into it. As a result of taking the training, I have found my relationships to be deeper, since I am listening more deeply to others. I have found my relationship with myself to be much deeper. In speaking with my patients, I am more clear, listening more fully, more open to moving along a path they choose, and more flexible when any issue of potential conflict arises. I highly recommend the Coach's Training for anyone who is interested in awakening to the Truth of who they really are at the deepest level, is committed to their growth and the growth of others, and wants to make a difference in the world through creating a world inside and around them in which Love and Being is the primary forcus of their Life."
Shelley Greenbaum
Participant Coaches Training

"What began as an experiement with you--and MMS--and FMC, has evolved into a partnership where you've made an enormous difference in our company's change efforts and the lives of the people you've worked with here. You've been a teacher, facilitator, team-builder, coach, and friend. Your insights into people and tasks are rare gifts that help people understand and cope with issues. You have heart without losing objectivity. You help people find the answers within themselves by asking the right questions. You understand the need for corporate bottom-line results while respecting individual wants and needs. You help bring alignment, so people can be whole. With your counsel, guidence, and training, you've helped bring out communications group as a team. You've helped us understand ourselves better. And you've provided a safe place for us to be ourselves and to figure out what's important in our personal and professional lives. Personally, you've helped me renew by spirit and chart a course so I can build on my strengths and develop as a leader and as a human being. Whether the subject is leadership or change, teamwork or customer focus, you, Lynn, Michael and the entire MMS team blend logic and heart in helping us define issues and find answers. Thanks for being a part of teh FMC team. We couldn't be where we are without you."
 Patricia D. Brozowski
FMC Corporation

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