Welcome to WJM Associates, Inc.
 WJM Associates is a recognized leader in the fields of executive coaching and organizational development. We assist Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies in achieving continuous and measurable improvement in their people's performance. Our highly focused services include executive coaching and executive assessment, as well as organizational development consulting. We undertake large-scale change efforts, including post-merger integrations, succession planning initiatives and many other challenges. We also work with human resources leaders to address organizational issues and to develop specific human resources programs.
WJM is comprised of an extensive faculty of over 100 professional executive coaches, organizational psychologists and other talented and highly experienced consultants. Our experts are located around the world and are prepared to address the particular needs of an individual executive or his or her company, whatever the industry, location, corporate culture or language.
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WJM Associates' Leadership Point-of-View
WJM Associates has a strong and definitive point of view when it comes to identifying characteristics of effective leadership and best practices for developing effective leaders within an organization. Click here to read more...
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WJManagement Advisor, March-April 2009
The WJManagment Advisor is an email newsletter that offers up-to-date news, advice & insight about executive & organizational development from WJM Associates, Inc. If you would like to receive the WJManagement Advisor please click here.
Below are excerpts from the current issue:
How to Motivate People in Tough Times
Managing employees during tough economic times poses a unique set of challenges. People are distressed and distracted by news of poor earnings reports, bankruptcies, and layoffs. Anxieties sky rocket in response to media stories that begin with "not since the great depression," and go on to report a continued rise in unemployment, increased foreclosures and tent cities springing up everywhere. More...
Succession Management During a Downturn
With the world-wide economic crisis running rampant, many organizations have taken their eye off the talent management ball. In many cases, high potentials have become the fall-out with companies making rash decisions about layoffs. Crude voluntary "buy out" programs or "last in, first out" downsizing programs are causing companies to risk losing the very people they will need when the economy turns around. The simple explanation is that in the midst of the present panic, many organizations have lost sight of managing and motivating the very people they will need for the future. In fact, this crisis is revealing how few firms have carefully considered their talent management strategies. More...
WJM Case Study: Choosing a New CEO
Situation: The CEO of a $3.5B, publicly traded company contacted WJM Associates and requested a meeting to discuss the Board of Director's goal to begin a CEO succession planning process. After 8 years of exemplary service provided by the existing CEO, the Board looked to partner with a firm to assist them in consulting, assessing and coaching select internal candidates. The identified candidates all reported to the CEO and were long term employees of the company. More...
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