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The quotes below were
selected from some of the testimonials we received from our clients
about our strategy consulting, organizational development, executive
coaching, the Executive Round-Table and our executive level workshops.
"This is to
confirm that my work with Dov Gordon supports my recommendation that he
would be an asset to any team or organization for which he worked.
"He is a
life-long learner, enmeshed in sophisticated consulting practices...
and has a wonderful disposition to work with colleagues and clients."
--
Alan Weiss,
called "One of the most highly respected independent consultants in the
country," by the New York Post and author of 26 books including the
best selling "Million
DollarConsulting."
www.summitconsulting.com
See
entire letter here. PDF format.
_________
[Emphases
added]
"...I decided
to invite Dov to facilitate a process of strategic planning with our
executive committee. This followed the immense
disappointment of a failed strategic process which we conducted with
one of the leading companies in the field...
"The process
has delivered several important outcomes. The main one is a
clear and concise Strategy Document with defined targets for the next
three years. That was our aim...
"When we began
the process with Dov, we were evaluating an opportunity in a new
strategic direction. As we proceeded, it became apparent that
what appeared as a business opportunity, was in fact a distraction - it
did not support our emerging strategy.
"I think the
clarity... we developed as a result of the process prevented us from
making a big strategic mistake.
"In his quiet
methodical way, Dov has had a huge impact on our
organization... I recommend him highly."
--
Paul Steiner, CEO Kapro Industries Ltd.
www.Kapro.com
See
entire letter here. PDF format.
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הי דוב,
בהמשך לשיחה שלנו ברצוני להעלות על הכתב את התרשמותי מהתהליך האסטרטגי
שעברנו בהנחייתך , המתודולוגיה של ניתוח אסטרטגי ע"י ניתוח של השווקים בהם
אנו פועלים והמוצרים אותם אנו מוכרים ויעדי החברה היא מתודולוגיה טובה
ובהירה שעזרה להנהלה לקבל החלטות נכונות.
אחד הדברים שאני התרשמתי לטובה היא הבהירות של השלבים ושל התוצאה שאליה
הגענו ביחד , אני מאמין שהתהליך נתן לנו כהנהלה יכולת ראיה והבנה טובה
יותר של היעדים שלנו והיכולת שלנו להשיג את היעדים הללו ע"י התמקדות
בתחומים החשובים לחברה , היכולת שלנו להכיר כי החברה צריכה להתמקד בתחום
אחד של מוצרים ולא להתפרס למספר תחומים תעזור להנהלה לבצע החלטות נכונות
יותר ולחלק את המשאבים טוב יותר.
אני מקווה שאת התוצאות של המפגשים הללו נראה בעתיד הקרוב .
תודה ולהתראות
בן יוסף רפי – סמנכ"ל תפעול
Vice
President of Operations, Kapro
Industries
www.Kapro.com
_________
“Dov, I attended your seminar
Strategy…
and Other Corporate Drivel because I
believe that the company I recently joined lacks a strategy or any
clear direction. What I didn’t know, though, was how to
broach the subject with my colleagues nor what we should be doing about
it.
“At the
seminar you provided me with tools that I can use to both help others
see more clearly what is missing and then help guide us to correct our
course.
“Thank you
very much.”
--
Senior Manager at a large, multi-billion dollar
public U.S. corporation with operations in the U.S., Europe, Middle
East and Asia.
_________
"Dov Gordon's presentation to
the Haredi Women Professionals Network on 'Why A Seven Minute Meeting Took An Hour and A Half' was a valuable experience,
opening new windows of insight and strategic thinking. His session
touched on core processes relevant across industries; particularly
appreciated were the opportunities he provided to walk through
individually relevant case examples. Feedback from attendees was
enthusiastic, and we hope to work further with Dov in the future."
Sarah Lipman Founder, Hareid Women Professionals Network Founder and CTO, Power2B, Inc.
_________
"You know,
Dov, speaking with you is like mental chiropractory. You kind
of walk out in alignment..."
--
Dave Greenfield, Editor
of
Network
Computing Magazine and two time
winner of the American Society of Business Editor's award for best
features. Dave is also the author of "The Essential Guide to
Optical Networking," the first book to explain optical technologies in
plain, simple language.
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
An
executive called asking for time management training for his team. He felt that his team
members were reacting to pressures rather than effectively
prioritizing.
We often
receive calls for training. However, training only
helps if the problem is skills
related. When other factors cause the problem, training is a
waste.
A few well placed questions revealed that
this executive
had never actually set clear objectives and performance standards for
his team. (Prior to this conversation, he thought he
had! This, too, is common.) We
decided that the place to begin was not in effective time management,
but in articulating clear expectations.
Over a period
of several weeks, we worked with his team to clarify their strategy and
develop innovative improvements to their business model.
Finally, this was followed by several months of teleconferences to
support them with the implementation.
Our client
noticed immediate improvement in their behavior and
performance - plus,
an almost immediate jump in revenues!
_________
"Dov has
helped me focus on the issues my business needs to address in order to
proceed towards our goals and become more successful.
"He has also
helped me define and recognize these goals, focusing on what I really
want and what I really want to provide to my clients and
employees. His guiding questions help me see alternative
possibilities for how to run the business more efficiently and to reach
these goals. Through this, Dov has helped me make a shift in my mind as
to how to look at all issues, be they big or small, changing my
perspective and allowing for clearer thinking and more effective
decision-making."
--
Charlie Kalech, Owner at
J-Town Productions
Ltd.
www.j-town.co.il
_________
"Our
firm was struggling to find the right target audience to
market our services. This
would
have a major effect on how we designed our web site – not a small
investment in
time
and resources – and our approach for turning business contacts into
closed contracts.
"With
some coaching, Dov helped us identify the real decision makers and
arrive at a
concise,
convincing business case. This in turn helped us design a campaign that
would
set
us apart from our competition.
"Without
a question, the help we received in the beginning not only allows us to
get the
most
from our limited marketing resources but also helps us to maximize our
leads by
speaking
the right language to the right audience."
--
Joe Gelb
President,
Suite
Solutions
www.suite-sol.com
Former CTO of Live Linx, Ltd.
See letter here. PDF format.
_________
"It was a
mind-boggling day. I am taking a whole new insight on human
psychology back from this event."
--Daniel
Taylor, HR Manager, Sandvine Israel about our new "Advanced
Management Skills" workshop.
_________
“I wanted Dov
to give my staff a time management lecture to help them set their own
priorities - but he asked some good questions and then wisely concluded
that what was needed wasn’t time management training at all.
We needed to help them better see the overall business objectives and
relate these objectives to their own functions.
“Dov
interviewed our employees, created a customized workshop and
follow-through program which brought out a new depth of ideas, insights
and understanding amongst our staff. This he did in a thorough, quiet
and undramatic way (unlike many of the famous noisy American
industrial trainers) and the results seem to be extremely
positive. Just
one of the ideas that Dov gave us is already producing 10 –
15% top line growth!
PS - I am not
a relative, and not even American!
-- Nat
Gordon, Owner, Marksman International
Personnel Ltd. www.marksman.co.il
_________
"Dov Gordon is
an excellent business concepts teacher. He helped us in getting up to
speed on various useful concepts in business orientation (such as
identifying what type of company we represent), business strategy, and
end-user focused marketing. Dov is able to take a complex concept and
boil it down to its essentials, while maintaining the capacity to apply
the full concept in detail to your company. I'd recommend him as an
excellent business coach and advisor for your Company.
"Dov's ideas
really opened our eyes in terms of planning and 'strategy'. He is
professional and pleasant to work with, and overall an important
resource for anyone in the driver's seat of a company.
-- Yaakov Snyder, CEO,
Highmarks,
Inc.
www.highmarks.com
_________
"Dov Gordon is the founder and facilitator of
the Best Practices in Consulting Study Group, an
international teleconference roundtable dealing with the theory and
practice of consulting.
"He has done an
amazing job of keeping the group consistent, focused and on task for
the last year and a half. This is no small feat considering the fact
that we are all on different international time zones, several members
speak English as a second language, and we are all experienced
consultants and business owners with our own way of doing things.
"Furthermore,
Dov has attracted a top flight group of consultants whose clients
include numerous Fortune 500 companies such as McDonalds, Pepsico,
Motorola and others. Amongst our members we count a past columnist for
Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, a
consultant ranked as one of the top 26 speakers in the US, a member of
the Million Dollar Consultant™ Hall of Fame and commercially published
authors.
"Dov has
established himself as a strong leader who can also build consensus
when necessary. As a result of his leadership, we have all been able to
learn and improve."
-- Simma
Lieberman, President,
Simma
Lieberman Associates
www.simmalieberman.com
_________
"Thank you,
Dov. You put a tremendous amount of time and talent into
addressing common management problems and issues.
"I'm all fired
up and ready to try out the tools and concepts you have developed and
presented. I'll let you know how I get on.
--David
Morris, Chairman and Founder, Lema'an Achai, an award-winning
private social welfare organization.
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
A
client quickly fired an employee who was no longer performing.
Prior
to engaging our services, over half a year passed with the
employer
trying desperately to improve the employee's performance,
including
giving him a raise! We helped our client realize that the
wrong person
will
always be the wrong person, no matter how well paid. His
business would
survive
without this guy.
The
client quickly found a more suitable employee and the former
employee
found a job he really enjoys.
_________
"Dear
Friends,
"I
would like to recommend to you my personal coach and friend, Dov
Gordon. I cannot praise him enough for the help he has given me in
organizing all aspects of life and for contributing to my career
advancement since I became Head of Nephrology.
"We
in medicine who take on leadership roles do not as a rule receive
specific training and learn as we go along. I learnt from Dov that we
can make life much easier for ourselves by self management, time
management, prioritizing and delegating or not doing at all things that
are not important.
"I
believe we can all learn from him and I urge you to contact him."
--Itzchak N.
Slotki MD,
Head, Division of Adult Nephrology at Shaare Zedek Medical
Center in Jerusalem, Israel, in an email to his
colleagues.
www.szmc.org.il
_________
"Dov came
highly prepared. He did a fine job keeping our discussions
focused and on track. However his key quality was his ability
to listen and change course when he realized it was required.
"Prior to
hiring Dov we thought that as businessmen with successful businesses we
should be able to do this ourselves. When we concluded the
strategy retreat and looked back we agreed that had we met alone, we
would have accomplished but a fraction of what Dov helped us achieve...
"I believe
that what we did with Dov on those two days was probably the most
important and valuable step we took at Datamercial all year."
--
Ari Ginsberg, President, Datamercial
Inc.
www.datamercial.com
See
entire letter here. PDF format.
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
While coaching
a CIO who retired from corporate life and opened his own consultancy he
came to understand that he was pursuing the wrong target market and
subsequently, and more successfully, refocused all his marketing and
sales efforts.
_________
"Firstly, the Executive Round-Table
meeting is efficient. Dov Gordon keeps the conversations
focused, on track and relevant making it a very educational experience.
"Additionally, I am impressed with
the caliber of CEO’s Dov attracts to the meetings. I would
gladly consider them friends and maybe partners for some future
business."
-- Yossi Sarudi,
CEO, H. Y. Group Ltd.
www.hye.co.il
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
A client's
market research findings were finally reliable, accurate and useful
because we
helped them better understand their research objectives and how
to structure
and ask the right kinds of questions.
_________
"The Executive
Round-Table is the tool I always wanted. As CEO, it sometimes
feels lonely at the top. Dov Gordon created a mechanism where
I can meet with executives from various industries and exchange ideas,
brainstorm and learn.
"As an
executive I strive to continuously evolve and The Executive Round-Table
is a means to do just that."
--
Dan Rivlin,
Managing Director, Kenes International
Ltd.
www.kenes.com
“Even the No. 1 law firm in Israel
provides services cheaper than those of Dov Gordon. But the tragic
decision that I shall not forget my whole life – to cut my expenses and
“do without” Dov’s services – cost me $75,000. One lousy month. One
lousy decision. A month that shall haunt me forever. With Dov on board,
this tragedy would never have happened.”
-- A client who didn't
follow our advice.
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
A client was
able to focus on improving the true leverage points in his
organization.
We conducted interviews with employees on multiple levels,
turning up a
number of previously "un-discussable" issues. We made these
issues
discussable and gave them the attention they required.
Improvements
were
discernable immediately and continue adding up over time.
_________
"I would like
to thank you for our conversation. Your methodology of "gentle probing"
with the right questions enabled me to focus on the REAL problems and
issues, and quickly moved the spotlight from the symptoms to the root
cause.... I found your style to be that rare mix of
non-confrontational on the one hand, but uncompromising on the other.
Thank you!"
-- Tim
Cranko,
Managing Director, Novartis, Israel
www.Novartis.com
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EXAMPLE OF CLIENT
RESULTS:
A client, an
angel investor, was backing a startup company and he asked us to oversee
the
marketing. It quickly became apparent that the technology was
not capable of
doing what the
founder claimed.
Our client got
out of the deal before losing more money.
_________
"I was
extremely impressed with the content, the structure and the caliber of
those who attended. The
Executive
Round-Table enables CEO’s to receive valuable advice from
colleagues with varied knowledge and vast experience.
Additionally, the format offers the networking opportunities that
always enhance and broaden one’s vision."
--Tully
Speigel, Retired General Manager of $200,000,000
division of
Tyco
Plastics. Tully joined us at the May
23rd, 2005 meeting.
_________
Dear Dov,
As current chairman of the Israel group of
the IIB (Institute for Independent Business), I would
like to thank you very much for giving a presentation to us
last week.
It was clear from the reaction and the
furious note taking that the participants found this a very important
exercise. I spoke with a number
of the participants and all gave very
positive comments. In summary, I
heard: “Interesting, useful, something different, helpful,
thought provoking.”
Personally, I have already begun to use some
of the themes with one of my existing clients.
With best wishes and good luck,
--Michael Horesh,
Accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business and
Chairman of the Israel branch.
_________
"I have been working with Dov for the past
three months. In that time I have improved many of my life and business
skills and feel that I am in a much better position to succeed than I
was previously.
"Dov has helped me develop better networking
and marketing skills and has generally helped me to think more clearly
about what I want and how to get it. Being self-employed, I can get
lost amongst all the details and tasks, but with Dov helping me I have
learnt to prioritise and focus on what matters; my strengths and making
the most of what I already have, and at the same time working to
develop further. I think that we could all benefit from Dov’s clear
thinking and insight."
--Eli
Shine
www.happyshines.com
_________
"One of the
main questions I had asked myself before joining Dov Gordon's Executive
Round-Table was whether I could afford the time, half a day per month,
and whether the fees could be justified. I now realize that I
cannot afford NOT to be a member of the
group."
-- Jeremy
Ben David,
CEO, Jeremy Ben David & Co. the 6th largest intellectual
property
firm in Israel according to Dun &
Bradstreet. www.israel-patents.co.il
See
entire letter here.
_________
"...I have
already seen value from your insights and I expect to see much more as
I implement the ideas further over the next few months.
"Your Executive
Round-Table is both very interesting and very
educational. It is amazing to see how everyone is dealing
with the same problems, but not at the same time or in the same way --
so we can learn a lot from each other."
--
Ariel Teubal, CEO, Etzmaleh, Furniture for Children
Ltd.
www.etzmaleh.co.il
_________
"Dov has a
tremendous amount of street smarts and personal wisdom.
Coaching to executives requires a tremendous amount of sensitivity,
business knowledge, and the ability to ask the right
questions. Dov has all of these."
-- Eric
Guth, General
Manager, Efrat Networks
Inc. www.efratnetworks.com
_________
"Working with
Dov Gordon has certainly made me more money... As a result of
our growth, I will now be hiring another technician. All this
during terrible economic times."
--Sender
Schwartz, President, PC Doctors Inc.
See
entire letter here.
_________
"Dov,
I appreciate your coaching and insightful advise. As you can
see now, following your guidance my business has transformed.
I now have a staff of teachers conducting both face-to-face classes and
lessons over the phone. This has freed me up to engage in
more strategic activities, allowing the business to expand.
"I can't thank you enough for enabling this to happen."
--Orly Ganor,
Director
Ulpan-Or
www.ulpanor.com
_________
“I am very, very impressed with The Executive
Round-Table. The environment is fantastic. I gain a
lot from my participation, both when the group discusses the issues
that I put on the table and when we discuss the issues of the other
CEO’s… And the way Dov Gordon facilitates the meetings is
amazing!”
--
Mati Herbst,
CEO of Compumat
Inc.
www.compumat.biz
_________
"I enjoyed the opportunity to break from the
'game of business' and be stimulated with questions and ideas that
enhance my thinking in fulfilling my role of CEO."
--Laurence Rubin,
CEO, CableMatrix, speaking about "The
Strategic Planning Wake-Up Call for the Busy CEO"
workshop.
www.cablemx.com
_________
"Dov, I very much enjoyed your workshop and I
will use your tips and ideas."
-- Yoram Biton, VP
Operations,
SerVision
www.servision.net
_________
"במשך תקופת היכרותי עם מר דוב גורדון התרשמתי
עמוקות מאישיותו, מיכולותיו ומהפוטנציאל הגלום בו... והראיה לכך
היא שאף אני החלטתי לאחרונה להיעזר בשרותיו.
"יצוין כי משרדי הינו משרד ותיק ובעל מוניטין רב
המייצג, בין היתר, גופים ממוסדים כגון בנקים, עיריות, רשויות מקומיות,
חברות ממשלתיות וכיו"ב."
-- אהרון רשף, עו"ד
See entire letter here.
_________
"We have no hesitation in recommending Mr.
Dov Gordon of The Gordon Group. The seminar he conducted for
our clients on the subject of strategic planning for
executives was thought provoking and stimulating, and certainly evoked
an active response from the participants. Our clients were
very impressed with the seminar."
--Jeff Broide,
C.P.A. (Isr.) Broide &
Co.
www.broide.com
See
entire letter here.
_________
"I found Dov Gordon's "Strategic
Planning Wake-Up Call" workshop to be thought provoking, well presented
and quite enjoyable.
"I came away with greater clarity of the
challenges I am facing.”
- David Zwebner,
CEO,
CommStock Trading Ltd.
www.ecommstock.com
_________
"בין השאר, דב
תרם לי בעניין השיווק של העסק שלי, דרכים להשגת לקוחות חדשים, תכנון לקראת
גידול העסק בעתיד, ניהול זמן, ועוד.
"דב הוא אדם נעים הליכות, בעל יכולת
הקשבה בלתי רגילה ללקוחות שלו, בעל תפיסה מהירה וחדה של הבעיות העומדות על
הפרק, ובעל מחשבה יצירתית. דב מוכן לתרום מזמנו גם מעבר לזמן שהוקצב
לפגישות, והכל על מנת לסייע בפתרון בעיות ספציפיות."
-- יוסי
מאיר, עו"ד, תל אביב
_________
"Thought
provoking and practical. You convinced me that there is a
better way to approach mission, vision and strategy.”
--
Kevin Ziv-El, Managing Director of Pioneer
Alternative Investments (Israel) Ltd, Raanana.
_________
“The Executive Round-Table members challenged some of the most basic
assumptions I had about where I needed to take my business over the
next six months. Thanks to them we’ve made a shift in our
approach, and I feel that this was the right thing to do at just the
right time. Thank you, Dov!”
--
Danny Dankner, CEO,
ACE
www.ace4sports.com
_________
"I believe
that every executive needs an occasional 'wake-up' call and the
Strategic Planning Wake-Up Call for the Busy Executive workshop
certainly served this purpose for me."
--
Gil Sudai, Partner, Revenue
Traction
www.revenuetraction.com
_________
“…[Dov's
coaching] has
resulted in increased sales volume and higher earnings. Dov has also
given me duplicable business systems that I have been able to utilize
personally and share with my associates…”
- Mordechai
Welt, President Sunworld Ltd.
_________
“…I can’t
believe that someone of your tender age has the wisdom that you have.
You transcend age and experience!”
-
Mark Zober, President, Trumah International
_________
“…Without
[Dov's]
coaching, I am certain I would have spent my energies more wastefully,
hesitantly and without the results I now have. Several years ago I
consulted with other coaches (from a very prestigious firm) for more
than a year. I did not get such good results…”
- Nitsan
Gaibel, CEO, Nine Dots Training
_________
“[Dov’s]
professionalism
and creative coaching methods helped me move out of a slump and into
high productivity. It turned my business around.”
-
Osnat Goldman, A Taste of Torah Texts Seminars
_________
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