One of my earliest memories is of my father coming from work when he was a young Air Force office working creating the B-1 bomber. He would say how the engineers and scientists could make that plane do amazing things (for the time) but they couldn’t explain them to non-technical people.

How people communicate to achieve desired outcomes has been and still is a crucial topic for leaders. About 57% of projects fail due to poor communication. In some industries project failure rates are 66%. Of failed projects, 17% threaten the existence of the companies running them.

Poor communication also contributes to other factors that can harm an organization. This includes losing key talent through events like the great resignation. It can inflame poor productivity such as quiet quitting. Customers can be lost. Products shunned.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Fast-forward nearly five decades and these concerns are valid and even more important as we have become a society and economy dependent on STEM products, services, and the companies that make them. During my career spanning more than thirty years I have worked with and led teams in the public and private sectors, clients on five continents, served in the US Navy and started three businesses. Not only have I accumulated this professional experience, but it is combined with my engineering degree, an MBA, and a graduate degree in communication from Northwestern University.

We focus on leaders (and aspiring leaders) of businesses whose work significantly focus on science, technology, engineering and math. This is a huge group of leaders in organizations that shape our lives.

Join us to build and sharpen the communication skills that forge STEM leaders and their teams into high-performing communicators.