Clients

"ArnzenGroup is a high impact consulting firm whose blend of real world experiences and expertise enables them to contribute much more than most consultants. They are able to bring a strategic and global perspective to their work while making sure the outcomes are practical and can deliver the desired results. They played a critical role in shaping Avery Dennison’s leadership development program and supporting numerous major change efforts. They are excellent executive coaches who use both candor and compassion to help their clients realize their full potential. ArnzenGroup continually brings new ideas and possibilities to their work and clients. I can highly recommend them as Organization and Leadership Development consultants who can make a difference."

Terry Schuler
Senior Vice President, Human Resources Avery Dennison

"ArnzenGroup has very broad and substantial experience in facilitating the development of international executives and international management teams. I have used ArnzenGroup on several occasions to help my Asian regional teams align to key Corporate and global SBU goals. In Asia, the organization structure is usually different from those in the US or Europe, given the vast geography, culture and language differences. Even given these differences, the teams must find ways to deliver results to the global SBU’s and Corporate. These situations often result in conflicts between various stakeholders, both within the region and across the world. Through their high impact consulting and coaching, ArnzenGroup has helped me shape regional strategies, fine tune organizational designs, and facilitate teams to work together."

Teddy Chung
Senior Vice President and Managing Director Office Depot - Asia

"Our first experience with ArnzenGroup as a consultant was back in 2001. The business environment started to dramatically change. It was important to quickly respond to this fast changing market environment and re-shape the business strategy. ArnzenGroup was instrumental in this process. They facilitated our management session with the objective to adopt a new strategy and get the management team aligned. The key to success was not only their experience as consultants and their "tool box", but more importantly was ArnzenGroup’s ability to customize the situation and help work out the solutions. The impact on the business results was evident. Despite a market decline, the business continued to gain market share and reduce costs with the consequence of finally improving the bottom line results. ArnzenGroup support has helped us to develop business principles, set our strategic directions, align the organization and deliver the results."

Vice President/General Manager
Fortune 500 Company

"Working with ArnzenGroup, we have aligned our implementation efforts to our vision, mission and values. The senior management team has learned to focus on adding value. We are continuously working on improving our leadership and teamwork approach with our middle management through effective meetings and communication."

Abel Modungwa
CEO Botswana Training Authority

"I have been extremely pleased with the insight and advice ArnzenGroup has provided ITSMA about our strategy to attract and retain talent. Their knowledge and experience would be invaluable to any company going through expansion."

Dave Munn
CEO & President ITSMA

"TransForm has retained ArnzenGroup as an organizational and leadership development consultant for over 2 years as we have journeyed from a biotech start-up through a successful acquisition by Johnson & Johnson, to becoming a member of the J&J family of companies. ArnzenGroup has been a very successful executive coach assisting key executives through professional and career transitions. In addition, they have facilitated our management team meetings during critical phases of our strategy development. During our integration into J&J, ArnzenGroup led us through an organizational alignment process that clarified our mission and strengthened our management team. Personally, I have greatly valued ArnzenGroup’s outside perspectives and support through our meetings and informal dialogues; it has helped me become a better leader and mentor to the younger staff at TransForm."

Colin R. Gardner
PhD., Senior Vice President and Site Head, TransForm Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a J&J company),

"I found the ArnzenGroup systems approach to be very useful to frame our strategy work. Their help was invaluable in structuring our two day off-site meeting, adding the right amount of variety and blended activity. The value ArnzenGroup brings is in organizing and structuring events for work teams and bringing closure to the work, so that people feel that they have taken part in a productive and worthwhile meeting."

Kathryn Smith
Director, Global Portfolio Pfizer

"I was fortunate enough to come into contact with Arnzen Group at a time when I had been promoted from a Group Manager position at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories to Lab Director. I was managing 8 or so people before this promotion; afterwards, I managed a lab of over 40 people. My former job was primarily technical in nature; my new job involved overseeing 5 group managers, planning and budget, and setting strategic direction. The complexities included harmonizing the applied research focus of my lab with the more basic research focus of a sister lab, managing upwards and downwards, and dealing with a raft of customers (labs and business units), most of whom are in Japan. The new job was overwhelming at first. ArnzenGroup provided me with executive coaching services that felt like a rock I could cling to in this storm. Four years later, the organization is thriving in no small part to the services rendered by ArnzenGroup. They provided me with sound advice on management and leadership issues and also led multiple off-sites that have helped solidify the management team’s strategic directions."

Kent Wittenburg
Vice President & Director, Technology Laboratory Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories,

"ArnzenGroup worked with me in two different circumstances. First was for leadership and team development - to maximize my effectiveness in creating a high performing senior team that could successfully enable a difficult business turnaround situation. The second was to provide assessment and personal coaching for my own career transition. I considered both engagements to be beneficial in terms of personal growth/learning and achieving the desired end result.

In both circumstances ArnzenGroup helped me to better understand my strengths and development needs and then develop strategies to increase my effectiveness. The combination of using formal assessment tools and building a trusting personal relationship allowed me to accept the feedback and take ownership for making needed changes. They were also instrumental in helping me reevaluate my mid career objectives and move forward with a renewed sense of purpose and expectations."

Bob Coleman
President, Decorative Productsz Omnova

"ArnzenGroup provided me with Executive Coaching services during a tough job transition. Their invaluable insight and guidance kept the transition upbeat and directed. I was able to find new employment within five months. My new position has taken me far in meeting my long standing career interests in new business development."

Ken Cooper
Director, Strategic Business Development BIC Corporation

"ArnzenGroup designed and facilitated our leadership retreat. Their approach, using storytelling, was especially creative and allowed for the group to be comfortable and raise issues for discussion and learning. The staff felt that this session was the best leadership development program they have attended, and the approach made the time productive, enjoyable and successful. The momentum created will allow us to move forward as a learning organization.""

Laurence Merlis,
President & CEO Greater Baltimore Medical Center