AAM provides facilitators who understand the management practices needed by leaders, teams and organizations to make the best informed decisions possible. Michal Patten, David Spann and Sue Martin are also Certified Professional Facilitators (CPF) by the International Association of Facilitators and David is an Assessor for the CPF exam. AAM also subcontracts with Facilitator4Hire to provide additional facilitation services when needed.

"The work of collaboration starts with a very facilitative and service-oriented guide" Collaboration Explained by Jean Tabaka

The best development practices and methodologies still depend on appropriate behaviors by team members and organizational leaders. The AAM approach to Leadership development depends on the combination of statistically correlated data and personal feedback from the person's direct reports, peers and their boss. In fact, it is this process of obtaining direct feedback from others that not only helps the leader assess the areas for improvement, but opens the door to continuous self-examination and development as well. (see our "Overview to AAM's Leadership Effectiveness Assessment 360 review and Coaching process" for more information)

"the person who needs to make behavioral changes only does so when the change is in their best self-interest" Agile Management Behaviors: what to look for and develop by David Spann

The Agile Adaptive Management Model depends on Neil Nickolaisen's approach to portfolio management, which compares projects against their Mission Critical and Market Differentiation characteristics. The results help leadership teams allocate scarce resources, set up partnership agreements, purchase "off-the-shelf" and/or develop innovative solutions in house. (For more information about this model, see Niel's paper on the MCMD model.)

"Feed the best; starve the rest" (popular management belief)

AAM helps executive teams define and quickly translate their corporate vision into innovative solutions. While our Management Model depends on integrating and aligning strategy, portfolio management and timebox planning, we do assist some organizations with these planning processes independently.

"What strategies will result in the competitors killing us, and which can actually give you the upper hand?" The Innovator's Solution by Clayton Christensen

Dr. Donn Peters helps golfers, as he does executive coaching clients, focus on the present shot, receive feedback with humility and move on to the next green.

AAM’s Senior Consultants are well seasoned presenters and published writers. Depending on the situation, AAM can offer your organization a top grade keynote or overview presentation as a stand alone event and/or during an iterative development contract.