How Does SAS Work?

SAS’s supportive approach helps leaders efficiently focus on recognizing underlying problems and implementing solutions. Partnering with her clients, SAS Managing Director Joan Goldberg helps clients develop measurable goals and meet them. She assists with critical data-gathering to lay a strong foundation for success:

DATA-GATHERING SUPPORTS SUCCESS
  • Incisive interviews
  • Targeted assessments, surveys and/or environmental scans
  • Focus groups if applicable
  • Review of mission and goals if applicable
  • Trend data/360 evaluation

APPROACH FOCUSES ON GOALS AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS

SAS works with clients to develop achievable, important goals to target areas of concern. Then Joan Goldberg helps clients understand obstacles to greater effectiveness and build the understanding and skills needed to achieve that end. Respectful, inclusive, focused, and ever mindful of agreed upon goals and deadlines, she helps clients understand:

  • The impact of the past, go-to behaviors, and self-limiting mindsets
  • How change happens
  • How to transform weaknesses into strengths, threats into opportunities
  • How to seek and ensure support, and eliminate unproductive habits
  • How and when to be flexible…and use humor
  • The impact of work culture and environment
  • The importance of accountability

SAS TRAINING AND COACHING BUILD SKILLS

To enhance success, SAS also focuses on:

  • Developing analytical and strategic thinking
  • Ensuring clear, concise, and inspirational communication
  • Building leadership presence and confidence
  • Change management
  • Conflict management and resolution, and negotiation
  • Prioritization and time management
  • Achieving consensus, team-building, and meeting facilitation
  • Reducing stress and achieving balance