Organizations are placing their Board and Management retreat, strategic planning session, business unit meeting, and product planning session in the hands of expert facilitator Elayne Howard. Elayne has facilitated senior management events in a variety of settings and has over 25 years of business, consulting, and strategy experience:
- As Founder, Owner, and Principal of Elayne Howard & Associates, Inc.;
- As consultant to many for-profit and not-for-profit organizations;
- As Managing Director of a consulting firm;
- As a member of several Boards of Directors;
- As an Executive Manager, herself.
Elayne noted that, “we understand that open, honest, and interactive communication is critical to the success of retreats, work sessions, and meetings.” As a skilled communicator and expert facilitator, she serves as a creative catalyst for strategizing and brainstorming while keeping participants focused. Her unique approach to facilitation simultaneously brings vision and results-oriented structure to the tasks at hand.
Elayne and the other seasoned professionals at Elayne Howard & Associates also help with pre-retreat or pre-meeting planning:
- Clarifying the goals for a retreat or planning meeting ahead of time;
- Tailoring a process that stimulates creative collaboration and is action-oriented;
- Developing a working agenda; and
- Capturing and reporting to you the highlights and outcomes of the retreat or meeting, and identifying next steps.
Elayne Howard & Associates, Inc. is a national health care strategic marketing firm. The past and present reach of Elayne Howard & Associate’s consulting experience includes tertiary care and community hospitals, nursing homes, specialty health centers, regional providers, residential communities, religion-based organizations, health care information systems, and behavioral health organizations.