Organizations

Organizations are complex systems made up of people who need to work together towards shared goals. By examining an organization’s core concepts, work flow, and communication abilities any organization that is functioning well can boost itself to a better place; an organization that is functioning on a higher level can boost itself to excellent. Beginning with a look at the abilty to trust one another, manage conflict and focus on the outcomes, organizations can truly go from good to great to extraordinary.

It is important at the outset to identify the needs through careful interviewing, surveys and observation. Then, by establishing clear and attainable goals the process of working together to achieve success can begin. This is a hands-on process that requires time to nurture the individuals through the change cycle.

Sample Workshops

  • Making Good Organizations Great; Making Great Organizations Extraordinary!
  • Setting a Vision through the Development of Core Values
  • Staff: Your Greatest Resource Can be Rewarded at No Cost
  • Evaluations: A Way to Make Them Work for You
  • Creative Team Building
  • Bullies and Bullying: Preventing the Damage
  • Partnering with Parents: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Discipline 4-3-2-1
  • De-mystifying Group Dynamics
  • Budgeting for the Mathematically Challenged
  • Marketing for Educational Settings
  • Writing a Personal Mission Statement
  • Time Management

Testimonials
“Cheryl is the calm and dynamic coach that everyone would benefit from having in their life. Her deep understanding of organizational and educational systems allows her to give specific and sage advice. Her greatest gift has been to teach me how to analyze and approach a situation so that I can problem solve on my own. She also models the best practices of how people should treat one another and speak with each other.”
- A.L. Merow, Elkins Park, PA

“Cheryl Magen has been a great mentor and professional coach to me as a Rabbi. She has spent countless hours helping me edit my written material as well as listening to me present certain challenges within congregational life and then helped me devise a strategy to move forward towards success. Cheryl is successful at what she does because she understands people, has a great work ethic and has many years of experience with organizations.”
-Rabbi A. Feldman, Princeton, NJ