How We Work With You

Roger Schwarz & Associates is a consulting firm dedicated to helping people change how they think so they can improve their business results and relationships - often in ways that they didn't think possible.

We work with individuals, groups and teams, organizations, and communities.

After working with us, our clients achieve better results because they work more effectively together. They make higher quality decisions that they implement in less time and with greater commitment and accountability. Their relationships also become more satisfying.

What does this work look like? We design a unique approach with each client, drawing on our four core capabilities: facilitation, training, coaching, and consulting.

• As facilitators, we help our clients get positive outcomes from important, challenging conversations.
• As trainers, we design workshops that allow our clients to learn to be more productive and get real work done on critical issues at the same time.
• As coaches, we help our clients change the way they think so they can tackle issues and have conversations they didn't think possible.
• As consultants, we help our clients create policies and structures that help them live their values and achieve their goals.

We seek to use The Skilled Facilitator Approach in all of our work as well as in our personal lives. This approach to effective human interaction is detailed in the bestselling book The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches by Roger Schwarz. Please click here if you want to learn more about this approach.

What else sets us apart? Our clients tell us that a few things about us mean a lot to them:

• We guarantee our work. If, for any reason, you feel our work has not met or exceeded your expectations, we will continue to work with you, free of charge, until you feel we have done so.
• We give our clients one approach that increases their effectiveness in the different roles they play and the situations they face.
• If you commit to using our approach, you'll act more effectively in difficult situations. We don't just teach techniques; we help you learn to apply them to get results.
• You can count on us to say what we're thinking. We do this regardless of who we're talking with or what's at stake.
• We will help you find the best possible solution given your needs, even if it doesn't involve us. We think we can add a great deal of value, but there are also times where other approaches may make more sense for you.
• We don't just teach our approach - we live it. You can quickly find out if we walk our talk, and you can quickly decide if our approach is valuable to you.
• We help people create significant, lasting results by identifying how they unknowingly contribute to the challenges they are facing.
• We are a recognized authority in our field; Roger Schwarz is the author of The Skilled Facilitator, a best-selling book on increasing individual, group and organizational effectiveness. Roger and three of our associates are the authors of the Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook  as well.
• We work with a wide variety of clients. We're proud to have worked with individuals and groups from organizations such as Boeing, Moog, Inc., Conoco-Phillips, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Intel Corporation, The International Monetary Fund, AARP, The Koeze Company, the Educational Testing Service, the County of Mecklenburg (North Carolina), The US Environmental Protection Agency, Partnership for Kentucky Schools, SAS, PacifiCare, and The Coca-Cola Company.

If you are interested in learning more about how Roger Schwarz & Associates can be of help to you, your group, your clients or your organization, please contact us.

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