THE BECKHAM COMPANY
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and planning models are compatible with the concepts advocated by Jim Collins in Built to Last and Good to Great as well as those advocated by Robert Kaplan in The Balanced Scorecard (sometimes called the Five Pillars). We are also well-versed in Baldrige and Six Sigma criteria and methods.
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“Dan has an excellent grasp of the health care trends nationally and relates these to your local environment. He is an extremely intelligent person, an excellent facilitator, a persuasive communicator and an ethical consultant. I am personally delighted to offer an outstanding reference for Dan Beckham.”
Eugene Monroe, M.D., President, Milwaukee Medical Clinic, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“I can easily sum up some of my impressions of Dan by a series of brief bullets rather than long narrative:
n Practical
n Thorough
n Follows through
n Makes the job enjoyable
n Communicates well - oral and written
n Good facilitator of group
n Able to synthesize information and present in document form
n Available for consultation
n Relates well to executives, board, physicians
n Able to draw upon his experience, both vicariously and first hand
n Well aware of national developments
n Has worked with a variety of institutions, systems, physicians, and others
n Humble
n Creative
n Small enough firm to give personal attention
n Good teamwork from his end
n Well respected
I hope the above gives a synthesis of some of my feelings about the fine work that he has done for us. I do give him a strong recommendation.”
David Ridderheim, President & CEO, Parkview Health System, Fort Wayne, Indiana
“The Benedictine Health System has enjoyed the services of The Beckham Company for the past five years. Most recently, The Beckham Company assisted our System in crafting a new strategic plan and direction. This 12-month process led the Governing Board, senior management team and our facility administrators through a defined process which resulted in not only a new strategic plan, but a whole new definition of the role and function of the Benedictine Health System. Your abilities to listen to our needs, facilitate our discussion and provide innovative suggestions were critical to our planning process. On behalf of our System, I would like to thank you for sharing your talent, wisdom and expertise with us.”
Barry J. Halm, President & CEO, Benedictine Health System, Duluth, Minnesota
“Stanly Memorial Hospital began working with The Beckham Company in the spring of 1999. After presentations from several national and regional firms, we chose The Beckham Company for their fresh but direct approach to strategic planning. Their charge was to facilitate the strategic planning process involving all constituencies of our organization. Dan Beckham and Lise Petrich delivered on all that they proposed in our planning. They gave ownership to those of us involved but guided us with challenges while always maintaining their professionalism.
The plan we developed is a working document that guides our organization’s decision-making. We feel it is the best plan we’ve developed in many years because it clearly defines how we want to grow as an organization and how we realistically plan to achieve our goals.”
Kathy Boyd, Vice President, Marketing & Planning, Stanly Memorial Hospital, Albemarle, North Carolina
“Dan and Lise kept the process moving on time and elicited significant involvement from the above groups and persons. That is an art and talent which should not be undervalued and which ultimately enhanced our strategic plan benefit and acceptance. Additionally, they brought their significant insight from working with organizations large and small throughout the country and challenged us to think creatively and aggressively. Both Dan and Lise were able to keep all of us focused on strategy as opposed to operational issues and likewise provided assistance in developing scorecard measures for determining the success of strategy implementation. As a result, our organization now has new statements of mission, vision and values as well as six driving strategies upon which a series of multi-disciplinary strategy implementation teams are heavily focused. This new plan is clearly helping to drive our capital and operating budgets.”
Richard A. Brvenik, President & CEO, Windham Hospital, Willimantic, Connecticut