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This site last modified on December 13, 2008

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Step 2 - Culture

 

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Phase 2

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Step 3 - Buoyancy

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Step 4 - The Storm

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Step 5 - The Ship

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Phase 3

Drivers of Change

 

Step 1 - External Environment
 

Step 2 - Building People

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Step 3 - Organizational Structure

Step 4 - Internal Environment
 

Step 5 - Systems Thinking

 

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Phase 5

 

 

Phase 3

3 Phases of Change

 

Step 1 - Before the Change

Step 2 - During the Change
 

Step 3 - After the Change

 

 

 

 

About Us

 

Westbrook Stevens, LLC (WBS) provides very specific technical and executive training, business support or consulting, and investment support

 


Here is what we do:

 

Training - We have a unique entertaining approach to training that we call Enter-Train-Ment. We custom design each workshop to apply to our clients situation. No canned workshops. We have also designed a of series of exciting novels to explore supervision and management realities. Combine this with custom designed workbooks and reference books and we can provide our client’s staff with an enjoyable learning experience.

Problem Solving Facilitation and Consulting - Every business is unique and we work hard to apply the right tools to our client’s situation. We work with our client’s people to help them look good and identify opportunities for improvement. Most of the time we are invisible to all but the ones who have hire us. No Canned Solutions!

Microsoft Products -  We can give you a discount on all the MS Products you need.  We consider this a loss leader to help your company obtain the software you need with the services we provide. 

Investments and Grant Management - Our job is to help both investors and for-profit entrepreneurs, as well as Non-profit organizations and contributors.  We connect investors with opportunities and help to empower people with good ideas. 


Our Mission

To perfect, consolidate and simplify business concepts for the 21st Century.  To make these concepts easy to understand and to serve the needs of our clients.  To provide high quality service at a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always high quality service. To make the experience of working with us enjoyable.

We take helping people through change personally.

Our goals are to help you and your organization to:

  1. Find the Right People,

  2. Provide Quality at Every Step,

  3. Build an Infrastructure of Excellence,

  4. Forecast and See Changes Coming, 

  5. Analyze and Understand the Changes and How They Will Effect Your Organization, 

  6. Provide a Systems' Approach to Problem Solving,

  7. Plan Strategically Using a Whole Systems Approach, 

  8. Use Project Management Tools and Skills to Implement the Appropriate Plans,

  9. Help You Manage the Changing Configuration of Your Business, and to... 

  10. Continue to Improve and Learn.

In Memory of Al and Robert Stevens and Highland Pattern: A long time ago the father of our co-founder, Craig Stevens, helped to carve this pattern out of wood for the mold of a 1955 GMC pickup truck.  His family’s company employed the best skilled artisans and craftsmen in the business.  They had all of the core competences required to make patterns for molds.  Craig Explains, "My Uncle Robert explained to me, that as time went on, they never developed the core competences required for the Information Technology Revolution."  One of the reasons the company isn't here today is directly related to decisions made not to keep pace with changes related to computerized manufacturing and the vertical integration of the auto industry.  

Westbrook Stevens, LLC:  Craig A. Stevens founded Westbrook Stevens, LLC to teach business and engineering models that he developed based on the earlier works of Dr. Jerry Westbrook.  Dr. Jerry Westbrook's work in management concepts lead to Two of the Five Linked Management Models and was part of the genesis of the overall concept related to the Link Management Models.  The name Westbrook Stevens, LLC is in honor of Dr Jerry Westbrook (one of Craig's lead professors and mentors) and Al Stevens (Craig's father who died when Craig was 13).  Westbrook Stevens, LLC is a woman owned company.  Craig Stevens is the director of operations for Westbrook Stevens, LLC.

 


Company BHAG

Our Big Hairy Audacious Goal is to consolidate everything ever written about excellence in management, business, change, etc. into one useable tool.  To sift through the concepts and weed-out, consolidate and simplify so you don’t have to.

 

Westbrook Stevens, LLC is classified as a Woman Owned Small Business.


Credo (Ethics Statement)

 

We desire to act at all times in a manner that integrates our will and mind with our heart and soul. We acknowledge that our wisdom, direction and purpose come from God and that our actions and words, whether perceived or actual, should be a reflection of and a response to that source. We accept our responsibility to be caretakers of the resources loaned to us; to protect them, and use its abundance for the benefit of mankind, both here and around the world.

  1. We will not allow any activities to interfere with our obligation to focus all our efforts and attention on our priorities.

  2. We will not allow our individual materialistic desires to replace or interfere with the calling of our business.

  3. We promise to use our entire God given abilities for the purposes and goals of this business. However, we recognize that periods of rest and renewal are necessary to maintain maximum performance.

  4. We accept full legal and moral responsibility for our actions to each other and in all our relationship with others. We will not allow our behavior to detract or distract from our purpose.

  5. We will strive to seek out like-minded individuals and organizations for our business relationships. We will attempt to bring honor to those who can walk with us and who have given us guidance and assistance.

  6. We will keep accurate records and make them available to assure accountability. We will not be afraid to operate in the light.

  7. We will respect each others opinions and ideas. We acknowledge that each of us have unique talents and skills that when combined will create a stronger organization.

  8. We support open and honest communication and will not tolerate the making of false statements, personal attacks or intentionally misleading statements.

  9. We will not tolerate inappropriate actions, harmful omissions or inappropriate personal comments made during the course of business relationship. Knowledge of improper activities by any member of the group will be reported to the whole group immediately.

  10. We promise to pray for each other and our business to achieve the desired goals and keep us focused on our true purpose we will continually ask for wisdom and we believe this is achieved through individual and corporate prayer.