Maria Forbes, FIREPOWER Business Catalyst, LLC (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 343)
While many professional services firms might adequately build their financial capital, some struggle developing their human capital. Turnover and employee disengagement then follows. Maria Forbes joined host John Ray to share causes of these difficulties, why language matters, how to turn team members into long-term associates, and much more. “North Fulton Business Radio” is produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.
FIREPOWER Business Catalyst, LLC
FIREPOWER’s mission is to facilitate success at every level of the organization. Whether a team is made up of five people or twenty-five, they help leaders to build a foundation for retaining their people and developing their best contributions to organizational growth.
FIREPOWER Business Catalyst’s specialties include Team Engagement, On-Boarding, Practice Management, Employee Development, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, and Employee Retention.
Maria Forbes, CEO – Chief Engagement Officer, FIREPOWER Business Catalyst, LLC
Maria’s thirty-year consulting career serves privately held business owners in financial services and related fields across the U.S. Our mission is to integrate financial capital with Human capital in planning for organizational growth and continuity. Maria’s work frames the long-term trajectory of business growth and succession through people-powered structures that enable an ongoing positive impact of talent through all business life cycles.
Maria and her teams provide expertise in expanding internal capacity, through creative alignment of human values, making it possible for owners and key decision-makers to lead both their people and their businesses confidently toward the future. As a committed strategic partner to her clients, Maria makes visible the arrangement of human strengths as part of an innovative business strategy. This work optimizes organizational performance and builds transferrable value, as owners look toward a role transition and business succession.
Maria conducts a summer mentor program for college graduates and seasoned professionals who are navigating career transition. The mentor process develops personal advantage in the career marketplace and fosters confidence in communicating the best roles for a successful new career.
Maria is a Kolbe Certified Consultant, Faculty member of The Life Transitions University™, Mentor, and member of the Catholic Charities Atlanta Georgia Leadership Program. She is also a Board member of the Exit Planning Exchange, Atlanta Chapter.
Questions and Topics in this Interview:
- Why professional services firms run into obstacles developing their human capital
- Framework versus programs and the entrepreneurial mindset
- Why job descriptions don’t work
- How to get new team members to be long term associates
- Language matters: job holders to unique business contributors
- How human capital factors into succession planning or a business transition
North Fulton Business Radio” is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.
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