GL Ford Consulting

The American Management Association estimates that managers spend 25% of their time dealing with employee conflict.  Want some of that time back?  My public workshop on September 23rd will help you with the following: Read Full Post

Want to learn how keep co-workers from pushing your buttons?  Have an employee whose effectivess gets short-circuited at the first sign of conflict?  My public workshop on August 28th will help you with the following: Read Full Post

In June, Gary is working up and down the I5 Corridor.  He’s facilitating a public workshop on Building High Performance Teams in the Portland/Vancouver area.  A government agency has asked him to provide a keynote speech on holding Powerful Conversations in Difficult Situations in Olympia.  He’s teaching a class at Bellevue Community College on teambuilding.  He’s consulting with a marquis Seattle company on improving team dynamics with a VP and his four directors.  A month filled with interesting work for great clients.  :)

Gary is spending April 24th at the top of Grouse Mountain north of Vancouver, British Columbia.  He’s a guest speaker at a leadership summit for Telus, the Canadian telecommunications giant. 

The first week in May, I’m the featured speaker for a best practices series targeted at small businesses in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA region. The title of the public workshop is Building High Performance Teams. Read Full Post

I’m excited to announce the launch of the new website for GLFord Consulting.  Along with the general overview of my services, I will also be using this space to post articles and news stories. The articles will reflect my ongoing experience and current thinking about: building high-performing teams, management/leadership development, and resolving workplace conflict   I’ll also be posting news stories relating to work I’m doing in the realm of training, offsite facilitation, and mediation.  Thanks for visiting the site! Read Full Post