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Dear folks,
I am an entrepreneur who is in the middle of a mystery. I have owned and
operated a business with a successful concept that corporations love. The
concept has been my life project for 13 years. I am now at my creative and
energetic limit, thus I am holding the company back from progression. We need
new blood, new intelligence, passion, energy, creativity, sales, and capital.

I need to move on in other directions and let someone whose dream is to build
on awesome technology education, momentum reputation, process, and people,
take the reigns.

My background is Organizational Development and Psychology. My business is
customized computer software education. We do a software skills assessment and
create learning around a company's needs and individual skill. Our sessions
are 3 hours in length and we teach 6 people who are all from one company, and
are at the same skill level. They go back to work, practice, meet obstacles,
and return for 3 hours to build on what they have learned.

I want to go back directly to OD and corporate coaching. That doesn't mean I
would need to leave the business, or I would leave, if necessary. I would be
happy to convene, consult, coach, or whatever it takes to help this concept
reach those who need it.

What we need is
*Deeper Visibility
*Dissemination of the powerful message (marketing, PR, etc.)
*Relationship/consultative selling ability with high level executives (CIO,
CEO), re:ROI, people, and technology issues
*Business accumen
*Technology market savvy
*Passion for education, OD, and technology services mixed together
*Energy
*Creativity
*Communication skills
*Maturity

Is anyone out there who wants to take a shot at this? I am in Chicago (Loop).

Open, Barbara Golden

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Nancy H. Haynes


Barbara Golden wrote:

> Dear folks,
> I am an entrepreneur who is in the middle of a mystery. I have owned and
> operated a business with a successful concept that corporations love. The
> concept has been my life project for 13 years. I am now at my creative and
> energetic limit, thus I am holding the company back from progression. We need
> new blood, new intelligence, passion, energy, creativity, sales, and capital.
>
> I need to move on in other directions and let someone whose dream is to build
> on awesome technology education, momentum reputation, process, and people,
> take the reigns.
>
> My background is Organizational Development and Psychology. My business is
> customized computer software education. We do a software skills assessment and
> create learning around a company's needs and individual skill. Our sessions
> are 3 hours in length and we teach 6 people who are all from one company, and
> are at the same skill level. They go back to work, practice, meet obstacles,
> and return for 3 hours to build on what they have learned.
>
> I want to go back directly to OD and corporate coaching. That doesn't mean I
> would need to leave the business, or I would leave, if necessary. I would be
> happy to convene, consult, coach, or whatever it takes to help this concept
> reach those who need it.
>
> What we need is
> *Deeper Visibility
> *Dissemination of the powerful message (marketing, PR, etc.)
> *Relationship/consultative selling ability with high level executives (CIO,
> CEO), re:ROI, people, and technology issues
> *Business accumen
> *Technology market savvy
> *Passion for education, OD, and technology services mixed together
> *Energy
> *Creativity
> *Communication skills
> *Maturity
>
> Is anyone out there who wants to take a shot at this? I am in Chicago (Loop).
>
> Open, Barbara Golden

Dear barbara
you are crazy to give away this great business.
offer to sell partnerships, with training. you could even franchise, i.e.
expand the business to accomodate sev. partners.
good luck.
Barry

BARRY SUGARMAN, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Lesley College
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
phone: 617 349 8347
e-mail: sugarman@mail.lesley.edu
http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/sugarman/index.htm

Hi Barbara,

A colleague of mine is a lot in these issues and I am sure he will be
willing to help. His name is Min Basadur and you can reach him at

http://www.basadursimplex.com
e-mail: basadur@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca

I hope this helps you. Good luck!!

Mila Gasco
Rovira i Virgili University
Tarragona, Spain
mgh@fcee.urv.es


At 02:49 PM 7/10/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Dear folks,
>I am an entrepreneur who is in the middle of a mystery. I have owned and
>operated a business with a successful concept that corporations love. The
>concept has been my life project for 13 years. I am now at my creative and
>energetic limit, thus I am holding the company back from progression. We need
>new blood, new intelligence, passion, energy, creativity, sales, and capital.
>
>I need to move on in other directions and let someone whose dream is to build
>on awesome technology education, momentum reputation, process, and people,
>take the reigns.
>
>My background is Organizational Development and Psychology. My business is
>customized computer software education. We do a software skills assessment
and
>create learning around a company's needs and individual skill. Our sessions
>are 3 hours in length and we teach 6 people who are all from one company, and
>are at the same skill level. They go back to work, practice, meet obstacles,
>and return for 3 hours to build on what they have learned.
>
>I want to go back directly to OD and corporate coaching. That doesn't mean I
>would need to leave the business, or I would leave, if necessary. I would be
>happy to convene, consult, coach, or whatever it takes to help this concept
>reach those who need it.
>
>What we need is
>*Deeper Visibility
>*Dissemination of the powerful message (marketing, PR, etc.)
>*Relationship/consultative selling ability with high level executives (CIO,
>CEO), re:ROI, people, and technology issues
>*Business accumen
>*Technology market savvy
>*Passion for education, OD, and technology services mixed together
>*Energy
>*Creativity
>*Communication skills
>*Maturity
>
>Is anyone out there who wants to take a shot at this? I am in Chicago (Loop).
>
>Open, Barbara Golden
>