Fresh Start

About the Book

Fresh Start is a hands-on guide for departmental leaders seeking a Fresh Start. It will detail how to apply the exclusive Sky Method to your unique situation. This is not a book about management theory, nor is it for the Board Room. Instead, this is written for action oriented managers, committed to continuous improvements. Fresh Start bundles together generally accepted management principles and combines them with the exclusive Sky Methodology. This field tested approach lays out a clear path to enable you to re-energize a stale work environment into a dynamic solution based enterprises. Utilizing this methodology will deliver these outcomes: Measurable productivity improvements Re-engagement of employees Enhances departmental communication Quick implementation Requires no additional expenditures In addition, it will provide a resource to: Break out of unproductive norms Targets dysfunctional behavior Generates organizational recognition Identifies competence and weaknesses Fresh Start uniqueness is that it offers a step-by-step process that can transform your department into the “star” of the organization. This fresh approach will improve employee performance, and make you — stand out from your peers. Structures and processes decay over time. Fresh Start will switch-on your department’s internal capacity to remain in alignment within your ever changing environment.

About the Author

Gerry Cole Braun has been a successful business leader for the past 25 years. He has held Senior Management positions for some of America’s largest corporations both Internationally and Domestically: ARCO, Heinz, Santa Fe International and Federated Department Stores. Gerry has served on several Board of Directors and has been a CFO for both Public and Private organizations. Over a long distinguished career he has managed a diverse set of functional responsibilities including: Human Resources, Accounting, Materials Management, Marketing, Finance, Customer Service and Information Technology. Gerry is a Change Management expert. He applied his proprietary Sky Method for three successful turnarounds. Within Fresh Start, he shares the secrets of this unique program of departmental self-improvement and his own management philosophy. Gerry earned an Executive MBA from University of Southern California and has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Tennessee. Please visit Gerry’s website to learn more about the Fresh Start advantage