Breakthroughs
People breakthroughs are worth gold - invaluable. They can erupt suddenly, or they might emerge slowly over time. They happen anywhere, anytime during the leadership development process. Often the result of provocative questions, breakthroughs serve to re-set or re-frame the Client’s perceptions of his/her reality and what is possible. Here are some of RLG’s client perceptions:
Caldwell Manufacturing
Eric Mertz - President and CEO
Caldwell began a Relationship with the Ramerman Leadership Group around 24 months ago. We engaged with Jim and his team to help our newly formed global leadership team of 4 build trust and vulnerability with each other to improve our teamwork and effectiveness. What started as a 6-month engagement with 4 leaders has expanded to a global program covering 3 countries and over a dozen executives. Jim and his team have proven to be an invaluable resource to help us work as a team as well as help us learn to be coaching leaders ourselves. These skills proved vital as we navigated unprecedented volatility in our markets over the past year. Jim has helped us navigate tough conversations and tough decisions and is building our leadership toolbox at every interaction.
Canandaigua National Bank
Frank Hamlin, III - President and CEO
CNC has been working with the Ramerman Group for many years. Ramerman Group has been integral to our individual and team development activities as well as succession planning and ultimate transition execution. Jim’s strong regard for confidentiality and transparency allows him to gain and retain the trust necessary to be effective with those he works with. Their positioning outside of the day-to-day activities of our organization provides a unique and valuable perspective through which we can assess our internal environment. Our work with Ramerman group has been more a journey than a destination. That journey has been a valuable component of our extraordinary culture.
SWBR
Tom Gears - President and CEO
SWBR has been partnering with Jim Ramerman and the Ramerman Leadership Group (RLG) for over 10 years. Jim has been a trusted advisor and a coach as our organization has grown and become healthier. Jim has acted as coach and mentor for our leaders, both in one-on-one and group settings. Our team has enjoyed the benefits of improved communication and an eagerness to enter into deeper, high-gain conversations. Jim challenged us to think differently, focus on the big-picture, and helped us leverage our mission, vision, and values as a “true north” for making the right call. Our Board has evolved, become more inclusive, and is keenly focused on vision and strategy.
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
Jennifer Lake- President and CEO
I have worked with the team at Ramerman Leadership Group for over a decade for executive coaching, developing our leadership team, and guidance for me as a leader and our organization. Our leaders have experienced meaningful growth, individually and as a strategic, collaborative team. John and the team at Ramerman Leadership Group have been impactful partners to us at Goodwill of the Finger Lakes, supporting our development through significant transitions and challenges.
Konar Properties
Tim Schmid - President
We began working with Ramerman Leadership Group 4 years ago to prepare for a significant change in leadership. Both Jim and John played key roles in guiding us through the process of strengthening our core leadership team and defining our critical path forward. I personally have worked most closely with John and have found his insight and guidance to be invaluable; first as we navigated through the leadership transition, and now as we continue assessing and improving our long-term strategic thinking. He is a very shrewd, observant person with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. He understands and participates in conversations on a deeper level than most, quickly perceiving peoples’ underlying thought processes and motivations. We place a great deal of value on our partnership with RLG and look forward to it continuing for many years to come.
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Curt Long - President and CEO
The RPO has been working with Ramerman Leadership Group for about 6 years. Their work initially focused on building high performance teams within and across departments. John & his team also provided leadership coaching for our leadership team, which made a significant difference for several members of the team. Since then, our work together has branched out to address other organizational priorities around innovation, inter-constituency interaction and communication, and most recently updating our Strategic Framework and mapping out Key Results to measure progress over the next four years. Ramerman Leadership Group has pushed us when we needed to be pushed, supported us when we needed to be supported, and introduced new ways of thinking about challenges and opportunities, all of which has helped us fulfill our mission of changing lives through music.