“Before this project I had a rather low opinion of consultants . My past experiences had not been very productive or pleasant. I was impressed with Barbara. I can honestly say that given the challenges we faced, this project would not have achieved the success it has without her as my partner. My experience with leading a change team was exactly zero. Barbara proceeded to give me a brief class on Change Management. I was unconvinced that all of what she was showing me would be applicable to our business and the global ERP implementation we were undertaking. I could not have been more wrong. Everything that Barbara had shown me those many months ago has come to fruition exactly as she told me they would. She has been my steadying rock to lean on when needed, my sounding board to vent to, the calming influence when things got hectic and frustrating, a wealth of knowledge about a subject that was very new to me and most of all a partner in heading up this team. She has not been just a consultant; she is my management partner for this entire project. I am, as are most managers, especially engineers, a controlling individual so for me to consider Barbara a partner in “my” project indicates a very high level of trust in her ability. Her ability to work under pressure, stay calm and keep the team focused has turned what could have been a very unpleasant experience into something very interesting to do. In my opinion Barbara’s strongest point is her ability to communicate to anyone, no matter who they are. Her presentation skills are impressive and she has the ability to grab an audience’s attention and hold it no matter how dry the subject may be. I can honestly say that given the challenges we faced, this project would not have achieved the success it has without her as my partner.”
Barbara Shannon has guided senior executives through business transformation initiatives for more than 20 years. Her clients refer to her as their right hand and an insurance policy for the successful, on time, on budget delivery of initiative benefits. [Read More …]
“I highly recommend Barbara as an outstanding professional who can deliver major benefits to complex transformational programmes within a short period of time. On a major programme in the UK, Barbara managed to very quickly gain credibility of all her peers including senior client executives and had the tenacity and style to communicate very clearly a set of smart and pragmatic recommendations to support the overall programme. I would very much look forward to working with Barbara again.” (January 5, 2010)
“Barbara is in tune with the needs of our company. She has crafted a world class program that drives the multitude of process and technology changes in our global enterprise. Her professionalism, her program management skills and her communication style have endeared her to our people from the shop floor to the Vice Presidents of our company. She is our recognized expert on organizational change. Her unique combination of intelligence, problem solving, quick cognitive processing, and business acumen keep our global senior executive team engaged and participating. Barbara remains steady and consistent in our highly challenging business environment. It is a pleasure to have Barbara support my program. She is a major reason behind the successes that we have achieved to date.”
Michael K. Hollahan – Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems Director – ERP Project Leader
“Before this project I had a rather low opinion of consultants . My past experiences had not been very productive or pleasant. I was impressed with Barbara. I can honestly say that given the challenges we faced, this project would not have achieved the success it has without her as my partner. My experience with leading a change team was exactly zero. Barbara proceeded to give me a brief class on Change Management. I was unconvinced that all of what she was showing me would be applicable to our business and the global ERP implementation we were undertaking. I could not have been more wrong. Everything that Barbara had shown me those many months ago has come to fruition exactly as she told me they would. She has been my steadying rock to lean on when needed, my sounding board to vent to, the calming influence when things got hectic and frustrating, a wealth of knowledge about a subject that was very new to me and most of all a partner in heading up this team. She has not been just a consultant; she is my management partner for this entire project. I am, as are most managers, especially engineers, a controlling individual so for me to consider Barbara a partner in “my” project indicates a very high level of trust in her ability. Her ability to work under pressure, stay calm and keep the team focused has turned what could have been a very unpleasant experience into something very interesting to do. In my opinion Barbara’s strongest point is her ability to communicate to anyone, no matter who they are. Her presentation skills are impressive and she has the ability to grab an audience’s attention and hold it no matter how dry the subject may be. I can honestly say that given the challenges we faced, this project would not have achieved the success it has without her as my partner.”
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