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Why Work With Us

The time when organizations could afford to ignore the leadership potential of women is gone.

By 2025, there will be more women in the workforce than men. And the degree to which your organization can leverage and integrate women’s viewpoints into decision-making, innovation and strategy will be crucial to your success.

In fact, today, companies with greater representation of women on their boards achieve higher performance on such key business measures as profitability and stock price. Companies with three or more women board members outperformed the competition by 35% or more (Source: Catalyst, 2007).

A focus on women in leadership must be part of the strategic planning for every organization — not only to fully leverage everyone’s capabilities, but also to build the right leadership for the future.

There are no better, more experienced advisors to help you than Rodriguez & Associates.

Disclosure triangle expandedOur focus is women’s leadership and its impact on the organization.

We approach women’s leadership from two perspectives: both optimizing the organization’s ability to empower women as well as optimizing the ability of women to lead effectively within the organization.

Disclosure triangle expandedWe enhance talent though a practical, real-world approach.

A Sampling of “Things You Can Do Monday Morning”

1. Remember your team will “acquire” the way you feel when you walk through the door. Science has proven that optimism is contagious and is a key driver for an engaged and productive workforce.

2. Learning how to stay in the “present moment” allows you to listen and give people assurance that you care. Stop the world — phone, PC, PDA — when someone comes to see you.

3. Try to connect with peers and direct reports in person. Emails are meant to exchange information. They are not a substitute for the power of social networks.

We’re not into “kumbaya” or feel-good sessions — where everyone leaves the room feeling great, but there is no sustainable improvement for either the women or the organization. And though we’re academically credentialed professors and authors, we don’t approach our consulting engagements as lectures.

Instead, our training is interactive and experiential. We turn theory into reality, and learning into action. Participants realize immediate benefits because our focus is on “things you can do Monday morning.” We concentrate on helping participants understand specific issues that are within their control, right now — and changes they can make to get results and contribute more fully to the organization.

Disclosure triangle expandedWe reframe thinking to maximize potential.

As leadership experts, we know that real change requires an evolution in mindset. Changing someone’s thought pattern precedes changing behaviors — because what people believe drives what people do. By helping women “reframe” their thinking, we help them become greater contributors to the organization, add more value, and perform better.

The result? Organizations leverage talent that was previously hidden, and help women realize their potential within the organization. What’s more, the gains are spread across the entire organization, improving decision-making, strengthening working relationships, and building morale.

Disclosure triangle expandedWe accelerate transformation.

The effect of our work is that change happens. By dealing with issues such as leadership styles, self-esteem, communication, mentoring, networking strategies, and coaching, we help women feel a greater sense of purpose and control. This self-awareness changes a woman’s ability to perform in the organization, and results in positive transformation:

  • Doubt yields Assertiveness
  • Fear yields Empowerment
  • Unheard voice yields Presence in the room
  • Taking yields Asking
  • Anxiety yields Clarity
  • Anger yields Control
  • Frustration yields Knowledge
  • Apathy yields Awareness
  • My Way/No Way yields Community/Optimism

Disclosure triangle expandedWe understand that neither women nor organizations have been formed by a cookie cutter.

We don’t shoehorn anyone or any organization into a “templated” approach. We don’t have a one-size-fits-all or one-style-fits-everyone answer to every client’s problems. Instead, we take time to understand and analyze the unique challenges your organization — and the women in it — face. We establish objectives, develop a strategy, and then craft and deliver a customized program that provides maximum impact for your organization.

Disclosure triangle expandedWe can handle complex organizational cultures.

Corporate cultures are complex — and introducing new ideas that may appear to challenge the existing culture requires strong but sensitive leadership. We have a strong track record of success with all kinds of organizations. And we frequently work together with CEOs and top-level executives as we craft our implementation plans.

Disclosure triangle expandedWe are accountable for traction and results.

Everyone in business is familiar with this story — the consultants come and go, and no one can say what really changed.

Not with Rodriguez & Associates. We are accountable for results. Not only do we have a proven track record of creating transformation and corporate impact, we endeavor to make the benefits of our consulting process measurable. Our planning process transforms the often abstract attributes of leadership into a set of success measures whose continuous improvement can be monitored and tracked.