SKL provides diverse comprehensive management services -- human resources, organizational development, strategy, and next-level development -- to individuals and organizations in diverse sectors. We focus on delivering sustainable, results-oriented solutions to organizational challenges through: sound management advice, innovative business strategies, proven leadership, and practical application.
HUMAN CAPITAL/RESOURCES (hr)
SKL Associates believes that, even with major advances in technology "people" are still the most valuable resources in an organization. Far too often, leaders profess this truth but don't lead or manage with that philosophy in mind. The number #1 competitive advantage most organizations have now, and definitely in the future, is and will be an actively engaged workforce. The "current future" demands that companies not only maximize the potential of talents but also attract and retain the best talents and determine the best way to maximize those talents in a mutually beneficial way. This can be accomplished through human resource strategies, shared organizational values and direction, and committed staff engagement.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OD)
OD is about the systems (management systems and operational systems) in an organization and how they work together to provide the products and services of the company. The effectiveness of these systems will determine the progress of the organization. Management systems include planning, organizational design/structure, management development, succession planning, and organizational performance systems. Operational systems include Operations, HR, IT, Sales, Marketing, and Accounting, and how these areas operate daily. Most organizations fall along the strategic and execution gamut but most don't do both successfully, and organizational development is about making changes so both are done successfully -- building that bridge from strategy to execution.
Next Level Development and Training
Many leaders look for leadership outside of their organization while most of the needed talent is already within their current organizations, it just needs to be developed -- hard and soft skills, management and leadership skills, competence, and emotional intelligence. SKL Associates helps its customers go from one level to another.
“We live our lives on levels, but we arrive in stages.”
— A.R. BERNARD
SKL Associates helps individuals execute the learning curve to move to the next stage, and the soft/hard skills to move up to the next level of an organization or independence.
STRATEGY--FUTURE-PROOFING COMPANies
Who, what, when, where, and how work gets done has changed and will continue to change but at a more rapid pace. This ongoing transformation will require established companies and start-ups to stay ahead of the change, or at least stay on pace to compete and survive. SKL Associates' professionals are forward-thinking professionals with deep industry experience in the for-profit, non-profit, and government entities, who are well-versed in how to help leaders future-proof their organizations. Regardless of size, services, or location, every industry is impacted by the convergence of artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, and globalization. SKL helps clients understand the current environment and determine how best to prepare for the future purposefully.