We understand that it is your job to lead and our job to guide, a true collaborative effort. By selecting partners that allow for a fair exchange of value we plan to stay at the top of our game.
So now you are asking yourself Why SURVE... let us give you the answer through the words of our clients who not only chose SURVE for their personal and professional growth but recommend us time after time.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
"Jim is a positive confrontational force committed to accomplishing goals that will lead to desired results. His integrity is outstanding and he will not accept excuses even if it is against his self-interest. His approach is refreshingly simple but effective."
Steven Schlensky - Managing Director - TCS Group, LLC
"Jim isn't just a teacher with a theory in a three-ring binder. He's a coach skilled in the use of a one-way mirror - helping people see the honest reflection of who they are and how others view them to be, and holding them accountable for reconciling the differences that impede effectiveness in life and work."
Gary Beu - Chief HR Officer - Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Chicago, IL
"When I first began working with Jim, I quickly developed a way of relating with him that was not typical in my work with other consultants. Jim has helped me to be the type of leader I've always wanted to be. I now approach decision-making--both personally and professionally --through different, more thoughtful ways due to Jim's unique counseling processes. Additionally, I have experienced a greater effectiveness in the way I work with, and relate to, other staff. And I have been asked by several people to serve as their formal mentor, which I believe is direct reflection of the influence power I have gained through my work with Jim."
Gary Gaeth - Associate Dean & Professor - Univ of Iowa
"Working with SURVE has helped Lifeco focus on the things that are most important in life, to see things more clearly and live in a more balanced manner. The SURVE Experience has given us better insight on who we are as individuals and how others view us, helping to shape a much stronger value-add relationship. We have found this to be essential in our continued work with our clients."
Cindy Shumacker - President/CEO - LifeCo
"I have turned my attention towards leading, orchestrating, and validating. I have learned to use open, honest communication and help others in the firm by pulling them up within the leadership ranks. I will be reaching for the next bar..."
James H. Kane - Managing Director - True Partners Consulting
"I have learned to hold people accountable for making our vision a reality. I am equipping my employees with the tools they need to do their job and realize I am more influential and I couldn't have changed my thoughtstyles without the assistance and follow-up of SURVE."
Leigh Blount - President - PSI Billing
"I choose who or how I want to be and then make choices in what I do to reflect it. Changing my focus from the things in life that I cannot control to the people I meet and how I can help them has completely realigned my practice and provided me with huge personal growth."
Melissa Cox - VP - Financial Services Forbes 500
"I'm energized. Feeling empowered. Understanding that I am responsible for my impact and influence in the world. I believe I have skills to be a better listener, as a result of surve."
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