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Global Synergy Group ~ Archive ~ Projects Page 2 of 3 The global objective of this review is to assess current operational processes, (systems, organization structure, and resources) and develop recommendations for realignment with the Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan of the City. The process will move through the following phases: 1.Analy sis Planning Meeting 2.Assessment P hase 3.Data F findings Report Development 4.Fe edback & Joint Diagnosis S.R ecommendations Development Barron County Being able to develop a strategic, long-term plan for any organization is essential for that organization to grow and thrive. Barron County chose to hire Global Synergy Group to gather information and ideas from the residents of Barron County about the quality of life, services, and future directions for the county. Richard Fursman was able to merge the efforts of the City Council and residents, as well as the students from the local area high school and Community College of Barron 'County to discover what people liked about living in the area. The information was gathered using appreciative inquiry and was used to help the County Board develop its long-range vision and strategic plan. City of Medina The City of Medina has found that its growth has brought about positive change to its organization, and because of its mission to have a solid team foundation, decided to re-examine working relationships and teamwork. Through organization assessment and team building practices, management wanted to find and grow areas of quality relationships and processes while continuing to build a solid team. Experts here at Global Synergy Group worked closely with city employees to not only assess their current view points of the organization, but they also provided these employees with skills on how to best use individual team members. strengths and differences to work most effectively as a team. City of Vasilkov Ukraine The local Government in Vasilkov, Ukraine, teamed up with Organization Development professional Richard Fursman to help with organizing and managing Civic Change for Sustainable and Democratic Development. The main focus of the project is leadership development among city officials and citizens. Those in leadership positions also expressed their desire to increase the participation of citizens, develop local leadership, and gain greater autonomy for local decision making. City of Crystal The City of Crystal chose Global Synergy Group to work closely with a key leader in their organization in order to build conflict resolution skills through coaching. In order to best coach this key leader, the Global Synergy Team first completed a performance review to indentify both their strengths and weaknesses so as to discover where they were, and which areas were in need of the most growth. Goals and expectations from both the leader and the management team were then developed in order to create a development plan. By having goals and expectations, the management team of Crystal is able to track progress and identify areas that may need more attention. This project is completed after a final assessment of this leader and their .goals, which were identified at the beginning of the program. http://www.gsyng.com/gsg/?cat=4 9/1 /2009