Remember that adage “give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime“? Simplistic maybe – but here’s the point: MDR is here to reinforce your team + your skills. Of course, we will write grants and build project plans and jump in … Read More →
Category Archives: Mentor
we are a ‘Power Player’!
Thanks to our fabulous friend and colleague, Simone Kelly, we have become part of the Own Your Power network Power Players! Watch for our weekly radio podcasts. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite famous advice + lessons learned. I’ll introduce to you some of my wonderful clients, who themselves are doing some amazing things to change … Read More →
a local non-profit was behind its fundraising target…
Early in the recent recession, a large local non-profit was falling behind its annual fundraising target. This organization had never done any successful online fundraising, but wanted to immediately launch an online giving campaign to help make up the projected deficit. The organization did not have the technology capability to accept donations online. The responsibilities … Read More →
practical experts…
Welcome to our website. As we re-introduce ourselves, these are the important things for you to know. We are here to share our knowledge and experience. We love delivering results and we bring a successful track record to your project. We know technology and project management. We develop and mentor your talent. We are both business … Read More →
a start-up needed a sales process and crm solution…
A start-up with deep industry knowledge and a talented young business development leader needed to build a pipeline and client base for its commercial real estate financial services business. The team wanted to create a repeatable and scaleable sales process and rapidly grow the development team and pipeline. The work needed to be accomplished very … Read More →
building an effective global team….
Building an effective global team is challenging under most circumstances. When the team is formed after outsourcing and US layoffs, it can become even more challenging for the remaining (US) team members to work well with the new (offshore) members. A major global media research organization had recently outsourced about 30% of the work processes … Read More →
a rapidly-growing public company….
A small public company spin-off was growing very rapidly in its third year of business, with offices distributed across the US. Its Information Technology (IT) staff was located across four offices, primarily focused on end-user and network operations support. Major business initiatives were delayed or troubled and the IT team was not cohesive. Key business … Read More →