Business Leadership Development
From Vision To Value
Nigel
Brooks, LLC and the related The Business Leadership
Development Corporation have been providing solutions for
the development of business leadership for over ten years
and are professional services firms that work with
individualpreneurs, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, lifestyle
business enterprise owners, executives, and managers, and
the enterprises they serve. We develop entrepreneurial,
leadership, and managerial competencies to achieve
performance excellence by building sustainable advantage
from vision to value. The benefit to our clients is that
they will become the leader that others aspire to; the
benefit to their organizations is that it will enjoy
sustainable and profitable growth over time.
We are based in Phoenix, Arizona; however we provide
services nationwide and abroad.
We were founded by Nigel A.L. Brooks and use a network of
associates with industry, functional, and technical
expertise specific to each engagement.
Nigel A.L. Brooks is co-located between Phoenix, Arizona
and San Francisco, California, where he practices under his
own name.
We have industry experience in construction, distribution,
education, financial services, government, high-tech,
manufacturing, merchandising, professional services, and
transportation. Manufacturing experience includes
aerospace, automotive, consumer products, electronics,
furniture, and pharmaceuticals. Hi-tech experience include
analytical and operational systems.
We have functional and technical experience in regulatory
compliance, finance and accounting; human resources
(including employment and labor); information technology;
market, product, and infrastructure research and
development; program management; business development
(marketing, sales, and service); and operations
(procurement, manufacturing, and distribution).
We perform business strategy, technology strategy,
organizational review, and performance assessment
engagements, leading with our "Hi-Spot Review" service,
augmented with leadership development, coaching, mentoring,
professional training, and motivational speaking
assignments. We deliver our intellectual capital through
audiobooks, earticles, ebooks, and eseminars.
We employ our own methodologies, models, and tools
including "StratNet" and "HiProforma."
We have worked with single entrepreneurs to the Fortune
100; our sweet spot is mid-size growth enterprises.
We recognize that each client is unique and wants to
differentiate itself in the marketplace.
We recognize this by understanding what a client’s
situation is, what complicates it, what the real problem is
(in contrast to the perceived problem), and then formulate
a hypothesis for the solution.
We use our own creativity coupled with engineered
approaches to problem solving based upon our methodologies,
models, and tools to jump-start our solutions with
innovative ideas, often starting with a
Hi-Spot review:
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The Guide to Business Leadership Development
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Enterpriship BLDer methodology for building enterprises
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Sustainable Advantage BLDer methodology for sustainability
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StratNet strategic planning methodology
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DueDiligencia due diligence checklist for enterprises
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HiProforma, HiPotentia, HiPerforma models and tools
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Individualpreneurship BLDer for individuals as an
enterprise
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Understanding Personal Styles
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Individual Competencies Assessment
We define performance excellence as doing the right things,
and then doing things well in terms of quantity and quality
of events, activities, and results.
We define building sustainable advantage as:
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Being environmentally, economically, and social responsible
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Meeting the needs of both current and future generations
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Gaining a beneficial position in the marketplace that will
continue over time from:
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Aspirational
advantage (with employees, customers, suppliers, and
investors)
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Competitive
advantage
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Collaborative
advantage (with customers or suppliers working in dependent
partnerships)
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Cooperative
advantage (with customers or suppliers working in
independent associations)
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Achieving performance excellence
We define building sustainable advantage from vision to
value as the activities required to build a position that
is:
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Responsible
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Meets both current and future-oriented needs
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Advantageous
from the creation of a vision to the delivery of the
resulting value on an ongoing basis.
Representative engagements:
Aerospace manufacturer - outsourcing strategy
Architectural firm - operational strategy
Automotive manufacturer - strategic sourcing plan
Cabinetry manufacturer - business plan for financing
Direct retailer - internet merchandising strategy
Door manufacturer - business plan for divestiture
Dot com - business plan for financing
Dot com - technology strategy
Educational facility - labor compliance program
Elearning company - business plan for financing and
operational management
Furniture manufacturer - leadership development program
Financial institution - marketing strategy
Information services company - business plan for growth
Mechanical engineering firm - financial strategy
Multi-channel retailer - business strategy
Nutraceutical company - marketing strategy
Recreational product distributor and merchandiser -
financial strategy
Restaurant operator - workout and turnaround strategy
Sportswear retailer - financing and leasing strategy
State government - economic development strategy
We
accept retainer-based client engagements of one-to-six
months duration.
We establish relationships with our clients’ accountants,
attorneys, and public relations firms to ensure that the
best expertise is leveraged.
We leverage our network of associates with specific
functional and technical expertise to bring the best
quality service to our clients.
We engage interns from local business schools to assist in
service delivery.
All materials produced in toto are the property of the
client. The methodologies, models, and tools used to
produce them remain the property of BLD and Nigel Brooks,
LLC
Due to the confidential nature of our work, we do not
disclose clients.
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