Janet Britcher

Management skills raise the level of an organization's capacity, enabling greater productivity, resourcefulness, results and value.

Ms. Britcher has extensive human resources and organizational consulting experience, and has held leadership roles inside corporations including Thomson Financial Software Solutions and the law firm Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo.  She has an MBA with a concentration in organizational development, is certified in Myers-Briggs, Neurolinguistic Programming and LEGO Serious Play, and was an adjunct faculty member in the Management Department of Regis College. Professional leadership roles in the  past have included president of New England Women Business Owners, board member of WPI Venture Forum, and Vice President Membership for the Boston Area Chapter of Applied Psychological Type.

Ms. Britcher is currently a board member of Resource Partnership, serving the disabled and their employers; Accion USA, a microlending organization funding entrepreneurs; and ENET, the Entrepreneur's Network of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). She is a frequent public speaker.

Leadership Symosium  Click here for brochure.
 

The Leadership Symposium is designed for managers who are already experienced and proficient with the essential skills of management. The objectives of the program are a heightened awareness of reputation, effectiveness, and impact. The format is 3 full days, usually offsite. The elements may be customized by the client and typically include:

• 360 degree feedback
• overview of 360 degree research, the questionnaire that has been used, how to interpret the results, and how to choose areas of focus to improve professional success
• team activity designed to increase awareness of collaboration
• case study, video taped, and review of excerpts to identify examples which may demonstrate development areas highlighted in the 360 feedback
• skill building modules such as Inquiry and Advocacy, Ladder of Inference, Conflict Management, Influence, and team dynamics development

The program is designed for participants to create an on-going study group of one or more sessions, continue to learn from peers, and have an opportunity to access fellow participants to reinforce new more powerful approaches to their own leadership style learned at the symposium.

1. I have deep expertise in a functional area (e.g. science, engineering, law).
   
2. I have had a successful career track record.
   
3. I am well regarded by management.
   
4. I would like to be more effective and/or be more recognized for my contributions.
5. I am curious and seek new ways of thinking.

If you answered yes to all 5 questions you may qualify.   Call 617-244-5757 to discuss your answers and your eligibility.

From Executive level to middle managers, coaching is provided on a customized basis for:

• high potential employees being developed for a promotion
• recently promoted managers in a stretch assignment
• highly expert managers new to the organization
• executives developing a new team of direct reports

Typically a coaching assignment is six months in duration, with meetings every other week for about an hour and a half, with concrete goals and outcomes specified in advance. The coaching may include use of Myers-Briggs, Thomas-Kilman conflict model, and 360 feedback from key colleagues in the organization.