We are committed to creating organizations and teams that work well together. As the world changes, the world of work changes. Organizational structures are being challenged more today than ever before. The organizations we grew up with were hierarchical, bureaucratic, and control oriented. Those organizations don't work as well in an environment demanding collaboration, interdependence and flexibility. We provide an array of services to help companies adapt to changing demands including:

Second Opinion Reviews
MBL's organizational assessments help identify impediments to team effectiveness and efficiency. Using a variety of tools including structured interviews, employee surveys and 360 degree reviews, MBL will provide a snapshot of the organization's strengths and weaknesses and a blueprint for organizational redesign and team building.

Organizations change, sometimes dramatically, over time and it is easy for human resources programs and practices to fall behind. Human Resources Audits provide a thorough and objective review of all aspects of the HR function by an objective third party. MBL will conduct an overall department assessment or a review focused on one aspect of the HR function. In the end, we will give you a detailed report of our findings and recommendations to serve as a blueprint for future planning.

Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions are not simply legal or financial transactions. Any merger or acquisition, regardless of size, has enormous human resources implications. We believe that the failure of many mergers and acquisitions is directly related to the lack of focus on the people involved. The MBL team has extensive experience in managing the human resources aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Our expertise includes the full scope of work from due diligence to human resources integration. We have experience assessing management strengths and weaknesses, analyzing organizational structure, reconciling salient differences in corporate culture, and identifying organizational soft spots that could put the merger at risk. We lead the efforts to redesign or combine compensation and benefits plans, reconfigure the management team, and redefine the new corporate culture. MBL understands the importance of employee communications throughout the process and guides all communication efforts.

Restructuring and Downsizing
Changes in the economy or business strategy often require change in organizational structure or even the makeup of your workforce. These changes can be painful and can threaten the very core of your business. MBL will help you to define your objectives, identify staffing needs, restructure the organization, communicate changes to employees, and implement restructuring and downsizing plans. Our expertise helps you to balance the needs of business with your employees and to retain your best employees throughout the transition.

Leadership Change and Succession Planning
Leadership change and control can be one of the biggest challenges ever faced by a business. Even the most successful business can falter at this critical transitional stage. Whether the transition is a result of the purchase by an outside firm or an internal transfer of control, the challenges are significant. Serving as your guide, MBL will identify hazards along the way and ensure a successful transition.

Leadership bench strength and management development is one of the most neglected facets of planning. MBL helps organizations develop succession plans to prepare them for the developmental changes that happen in every company. We help guide the discussions around build or buy strategies and create management development plans.

Strategic Planning
Our role in the strategic planning process is to help facilitate the work of leaders and managers. Our facilitators bring their knowledge of organizational change and interpersonal dynamics to the planning process. We keep the focus on the work that brings people together and we do not get caught up in the emotions of the sometimes-charged atmosphere.

The MBL team is particularly skilled in Human Resources strategic planning. Beginning with an HR assessment and needs analysis, MBL will lead your human resources team through the planning process to ensure your human resources strategy aligns with your business strategy. We also will help you develop metrics and timetables and to identify and overcome obstacles to success.

Team Building
High performance teams are the products of careful planning and hard work. We believe that commitment drives team effectiveness and that team commitment comes from inside each individual team member. It is an illusion to think that organizations can control that commitment. Team commitment is voluntary. Our job is to help teams find a shared sense of purpose that creates high performance teams.

Executive Coaching
A coach is part mentor, part sounding board, part therapist and part manager. No world-class athlete or performer would be world-class without one. MBL's coaches teach, push, support and challenge. We will partner with you to set clear objectives and will help you successfully meet them.