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Areas of Emphasis

Facilitation of Key Meetings

Conflict resolution

Partnership issues

Initial Founding Board Meetings

"On both occasions we were starting from scratch with participants most of whom had not known one another before, hoping we would be able to set numerous goals that would require fairly complicated solutions. Frankly, I held low probabilities for success.

"Fortunately, the opposite occurred, and it was Geoff Ball's facilitating that made this happen. Geoff's organizational abilities are amazing. He was able to draw from all participants, yet force understandable focus.

"It was a pleasure to work with Geoff in every way, and I cannot imagine how anyone could surpass his skills or his positive attitudes and leadership. Hence, judging from my personal experiences, Geoff Ball warrants the very highest accolades possible. He will always be my first choice."

Claude Rosenberg, Chairman of Newtithing Group
Founder and former Chairman of RCM Capital Managment
Founder and former Chairman of the RREEF Corporation

Senior Teams, Key Working Groups & Boards of Directors

Planning Sessions

Retreats

Team Building

For all sectors -- corporate, public & non-profit

"I can unequivocally attest to his professionalism, integrity and ability. He has the rare ability to direct, is an excellent listener, and takes the time to fully understand the dynamics of a situation before attempting resolution. Geoff is very sensitive to the individual needs of a group and his conflict resolution skills are excellent.

"There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Geoff, in his roles as consultant and facilitator, would be a valuable resource to your organization."

John Dean, Chairman,
Silicon Valley Bankshares. Santa Clara, CA

City Councils and Government Boards

Priority setting

Team Building

Public processes and consensus building - design and facilitation

"I firmly believe that your pre-workshop interviews and your ability to keep the Council focused resulted in our first draft set of priorities (somethat we have tried unsuccessfully to do on four separate occasions over five years). Your skills in facilitating open discussion, listening to all participants' interests and helping to make sure all had the opportunity to be heard were excellent.Your flexibility and creativity in developing and utilizing alternative facilitation approaches prior to and during the workshop were superior."

Deborah Acosta McKeehan
City Manager, City of Pleasanton, CA
President, California City Managers Association, 2001

Strategy Work

Strategy Creation

Strategic Planning

Strategy Execution and Implementation

"In the Spring of this year we had a small window of opportunity to undertake a significant planning effort to lay the groundwork for a new direction for Telecommunications for the Corporation.

"We brought Geoff Ball in to work with us for approximately ten days. Without his able assistance, we could never have achieved our goal. Geoff proved to be incredibly personable, bright, talented and well organized. He made sure we set high but achieveable goals for each day and worked tirelessly along side us every step of the way.

"As a result of our experience with Geoff, we are now convinced that this is the only way to successfully accomplish real results from a planning effort -- do it quickly and intensely, with your own brightest people, and the help of a highly talented and energetic facilitator.

Jo-Ann Ghio, Director,
Corporate Telecommunications and Information Management Services
Major Pharmaceutical Company

Facilitation and Staffing of Longer Processes

State Task Forces

California Public Utilities Commission OIR Workshops

Public Involvement Processes

"Thank you for your help in facilitating the Commission's Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Consensus Group. We appreciate your ability to quickly grasp the technical issues associated with EMF and the procedural issues related to the Public Utilities Commission. Your help to us in planning this intensive five month effort, helped the group reach agreement on many more issues than we expected and helped us maintain a professional and productive tone in our work with the group.

"Of equal value to us was your help in facilitating the meetings of the group... Particularly during the two day meetings, where we frequently worked with the seventeen member group of distinct personalities well into the evening, your calm demeanor, good humor and ability to help the group focus on issues rather than each other was invaluable. In addition to all these things, we enjoyed working with you and learned a great deal from you about how to run successful meetings, as well as maintain grace under pressure."

William Meyer, Supervisor, Environmental and Resources Advisory section, and Jody London, Project Manager -- Commission Advisory and Compliance Division, California Public Utilities Commission