Solaris Consulting LLC
Consultant Name
Michael Schumacher
Categories
- Organizational Development & Planning
- Business Support Services
Contact Information
Address
Solaris Consulting LLC
1213 N. Sherman Ave #205
Madison, WI 53704
Phone
(608) 242-1779
(608) 215-4848 (mobile)
Web
http://www.solariscenter.com
E-mail Michael Schumacher
Introduction
Solaris Consulting LLC is a management consulting and training firm that helps people and their workplaces change for the better.
We focus on clients in sectors where our consultants have extensive experience: business, government, education, long-term healthcare, and nonprofit organizations.
Changing people’s behavior is the key challenge confronting organizations as they strive to compete and succeed. Change is hard. Everyone in an organization, from top leader to staff member, can resist change.
But change is necessary for survival in a tumultuous world, and this requirement falls on people, who are the heart of any organization. Call on Solaris Management when you need to change for good.
How we are different: Experience and research inform our service. We have worked in key industries. We know your language, your distinctive situations, and your operational cultures. We provide real-world consulting and training based on applied experience.
Services
Solaris Consulting helps people and organizations change meaningfully. See our website for a full description of our services, including opportunities targeted to specific sectors.
Organization development consulting: We use a three-pronged approach to deliver a customized consulting engagement for your organization. We utilize proven techniques from project management, total quality management, and organization development. This singular method ensures that desired change develops authentically and is implemented for sustainable results.
Training: We provide training that ranges from 90-minute breakfast or lunch seminars to full-day sessions and multi-day retreats. Michael is also available to provide keynote speeches and one-on-one executive coaching.
Topics of expertise:
- Leadership development
- Strategic change management
- Organizational effectiveness
- Team dynamics
- Meeting facilitation
- Human resource diagnostics
- Business coaching
Representative Seminars:
- Stop "Group Think" - Understanding Team Dynamics
Enhance the accuracy of your group's decision-making by learning about group behavior. Identify leadership styles and prmoote group learning and development. For managers, team leaders and staff. - ”Rock the Boat!” - Hiring and Retaining Great Employees Connect the right people with the right jobs. Learn how to create a human resource strategy that will give employees the power of purpose in their work. For organization leaders and managers, human resource managers.
- Mastering Your Organizational Culture
Organizations do have their own cultures, sometimes regardless of the people who work in them. Find out about the driving forces behind organizational culture, and strategies for staff involvement in and commitment to desired changes. For leaders, managers, and staff.
Our partner company, Solaris Management LLC, grew out of a need by many of our clients to meet their basic services. We provide bookkeeping, clerical, event planning, and HR services. For nonprofits and associations we offer full management services. Please ask for more details.
Background Information
Michael T. Schumacher, Ph.D., MPA—CEO & Owner
Michael is CEO and founder of Solaris Consulting LLC and Solaris Management LLC. He combines experience in organizational management and leadership development with enthusiasm for research and learning. His goal is to deliver successful, long-term solutions for both private and public organizations.
He received his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Masters in Public Administration (Organization Development) from the American University in Washington, DC., and B.A. in political science from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. A native of Germany, Michael has a rich multi-cultural background which includes work in Germany, Poland and the United States.
His broad understanding of organizational dynamics and love for improvement is key to his ability for finding unique and internally-derived solutions designed to deliver the results an organization needs.
He is a member of the Organization Development Network, the American Society for Training and Development, the Society for Human Resource Management (Professional HR Certification), the Madison Rotary Club, Wisconsin Nonprofit Assocation, Madison Area Business Consultants, and the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of the 2006-2007 Leadership Greater Madison program.
In April 2009 Michael was relected to his second term to the City of Madison Common Council representing the 18th District.
See our website to learn about our consultants and their areas of expertise.