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"Kurt
Southam has been a master coach to my company and me personally
for the last 10 years. He has been able to help me keep focused
on my goals and achieving those goals. There have been no
hidden agendas when working with Kurt. He has been the consummate
professional. He has coached and inspired the people in my
organization to be the best that they could be. Most of all
Kurt has coached the best out of me. He has asked questions
so that I could find my own answers.
Kurt has
coached me through three of the toughest transitional periods
that I have experienced, both in my business and my personal
life. His coaching has helped me accelerate the planning and
execution of my company and personal goals. Kurt's sense of
humor and matter of fact manner have been refreshing but always
professional. Kurt has provided me with unconditional support
and encouragement and is one of my biggest cheerleaders, not
only when I have succeeded but also when I have failed. I
would recommend him as one who listens for understanding and
challenges to action. Steve Leavitt is a better person because
of my association with Kurt Southam."
Steve
Leavitt
EVP-COO,
Unishippers, Inc.
President & CEO, Shipping Services, Inc.
"It has
been my privilege to spend many hours one-on-one with Kurt
Southam as he coached me through his leadership development
program. Without question I am a more confident and effective
business leader as a result of the principles and skills he
taught me. Kurt's unique ability to blend the academic with
his extensive real-life experience as a business leader is
invaluable. His advice is practical and it works. I also appreciate
the fact that Kurt is always readily available-and prepared-to
counsel with on any management issue I am grappling with."
Craig
A. Adkins
Executive Vice President/COO
Physicians Professional Management Corporation
"I have
known and worked with Kurt Southam for several years and admire
his skills as a consultant, facilitator and coach. Kurt provides
lively, fast-paced facilitation-he's fun and entertaining,
without losing focus on bottom-line results. Kurt's broad
business background and "quick study" capability give him
an unusual breadth of knowledge and credibility. He can provide
excellent service across a range of issues, from strategic
planning, to leadership development, to interpersonal skills
training. If you need a strong, results-oriented consultant,
facilitator or coach, I would recommend Kurt Southam."
David
H. Campbell, Ph.D.
Founder
Development Planning Associates
"Having
worked with Kurt Southam, I can honestly say that I know more
about myself than ever before. He has helped me unmask and
develop weaknesses that will certainly help me in my role."
Curtis
C. Chastain, M.D., FACP
President
Lake Primary Care Physicians Network
"In the
role of my executive coach, Kurt Southam quickly moved from
consultant to trusted mentor, advisor and friend. He has been
an objective sounding board during some of the most difficult
personnel decisions of my career."
Marc
D, Halley
CEO
Ambulatory Management Services, Inc.
"Study
and experience continue to reinforce the critical role of
leadership in organizations. Subtle flaws in leadership style
or competencies that tend to be passed off as "just human
nature" can have a catastrophic effect on an organizations
ability to succeed. Kurt Southam's executive coaching has
been a key factor in my success as a leader and in the training
and coaching I provide to others. Kurt combines extensive
knowledge of organizational development with incredible insight
into personal effectiveness. I have found that Kurt is able
to help leaders identify and deal with the toughest issues
they face as an individual or an organization (including accountability
for their own actions). I continue to value Kurt as an executive
coach as I work to provide the best possible service to clients
and in the development of my own career."
John Baker, SPHR
Director of Consulting, Sequent
"Over
the past twenty years, I have on, several occasions, used
Kurt Southam for organizational development assistance both
in the business world where I was Corporate Director of Human
Resources and in my community involvement as President of
the Board of trustees of the local Hospital. In each venue
he was able to apply his understanding of individuals and
groups, and his developmental skills in such a manner as to
bring about significant change and improvement in the operation
He solved the problem he was hired to work on.
I have
seen him work effectively in one-on-one counseling and development
with corporate owners and senior level management and as change
facilitator with groups of factory supervisors- teaching them
to use basic human relations and group effectiveness skills.
In each situation he quickly established a working relationship
and was able to improve the effectiveness of the organization."
Marshall
Winkle
Ariel
Corporation (Retired)
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The
following references or testimonials are from clients who
wanted to share their view on the value of the coaching, but
due to the personal or sensitive nature of the issues we were
dealing with, preferred to remain anonymous.
"This
has been the most important decision I have made in my life!"
"Kurt
Southam is able to know just what to say or how to respond
with just the right answer that in time proves to the best
course of action. He has an uncanny ability to come up with
solutions that are right on target."
"I recall
one tough situation I had been wrestling with my executive team
and we could not resolve it. Kurt understood the core issue
and adeptly explained the difference between convergent problems
and divergent problems and helped us resolve the issue on
the spot. This is just one example of many valuable experiences
and ah ha's I had working with Kurt."
"Kurt
is multi-lingual. He can speak the language of the senior
executive, understand the issues of the small business owner,
and relate well to the front line employee. He is trusted
by all who work with him."
"I should
have terminated a vice president that had been with us for
20 years. I agonized over the decision and kept putting it
off. Without the coaching and able help of Kurt, I don't think
I could have done what I should have done a long time ago.
Just as with other things Kurt predicted, he was right on
this one and within a few weeks my executive team saw the value
of this decision."
"At the
beginning of one coaching session, I shared with Kurt a situation
where a peer had done something to cause me to view him as
less than admirable to say the least. I concluded that he
was the villain and I was the innocent victim . . . or so
I wanted to believe anyway. Through careful dialogue, Kurt
helped me see my role in the situation and helped me accept
responsibility for certain actions. I eventually met with
this peer and had a crucial conversation and our relationship
is stronger than ever. Kurt Southam helped me work through
the issue to resolution, and did not let me off the hook regarding
personal accountability in the situation."
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