Haas School of Business

"Next Step Partners worked in tandem with our team to provide an innovative and unique program for our client. Next Step was able to provide strategic guidance as well as help with project management and content development, a rare combination of skills in one small consulting team. Next Step also expertly facilitated and taught program sessions side by side with our faculty; they developed incredible rapport with our client. I believe our ability to have a long term relationship with our client has been very much a product of Next Step Partners expert relationship management and consulting skills."

Point B

"We were thrilled with the results of Next Step Partners' Coaching for Performance workshop. It introduced a new way for our people to support others to perform at their best and reach their goals. Our associates were energized by the relevance of the content and the atmosphere created by the facilitator. People came out of this highly interactive session able to put the new skills they learned to use immediately. The course has become part of our ongoing curriculum." "Next Step Partners has been closely involved with us for more than seven years as we have rapidly expanded our project leadership business across the country. They have provided valuable strategic perspectives on our people, processes and culture, and have helped us develop our leaders by creating high-impact leadership programs. We consider them genuine business partners who are passionate about what we do and are fully committed to our success." "Next Step Partners worked closely with us to design a group coaching program for our executives that is a perfect fit with our culture. It helps our executives build their self awareness, creates new connections, and deepens relationships among our executive team. This program has been the highest value development investment we have made because our executives emerge from it with a distinct increase in their emotional intelligence. They are simply smarter about who they are and more effective as leaders as a result."

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

"Next Step Partners has not only helped us improve the effectiveness of individual staff members but also helped us be more effective collectively. One of the very important benefits of the feedback and coaching was that it created permission and facilitated more candid conversations within the Foundation about people's performance that contributes to impact." "Next Step Partners coaches and consultants are really smart and have the credentials for organizations with high intellectual standards. We found Next Step Partners' business experience and backgrounds compelling, as nonprofit organizations are increasingly incorporating more business standards in their work. We got the results we were looking for"

Lucasfilm

"A key to the success we've had in working with Next Step Partners is the level of trust they have developed with our leaders. Next Step Partners' coaches take confidentiality seriously, they listen to what our needs are, and they know how to develop relationships so that real change can happen. I like that the coaches come from business backgrounds and can relate to our leaders' realities and challenges. They act as a real partner in developing solutions that are appropriate to our culture."

Doctors Without Borders-USA

"Taking over the presidency of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders - USA has been an incredible privilege, daunting and thrilling at the same time. The needs of an emergency medical organization are large and constantly changing, and our responses have to be rapid and relevant. My coach from Next Step Partners jumped in with me, and has continued to work with aplomb as a guide, advisor, observer, outside mind and source of insights and ideas.

Working with my coach deepened my understanding of issues that arose, developed a dialogue that focused on core issues, reframed problems to see what lay beneath, and allowed me to break things down into smaller, clearer actionable steps. Through this work, and his personal attention and connection, my coach has been invaluable. "

Hewlett Packard

"I've always done well at work, but Next Step Partners' executive coaching has taken me to a new level of performance. Through their coaching program, I have successfully taken on bigger responsibilities and navigated significant change in my organization, all of which resulted in a promotion to a great new role."

Old Navy

"Next Step Partners played a huge role in helping us get key stakeholders engaged and prepared for a major national change initiative. Throughout the project they showed real commitment to doing the very best for our business and were incredibly responsive to our needs, given how fast we were moving. As a result, we implemented the change successfully with minimal disruption to the business."

Digital Realty Trust

"Next Step Partners' Giving & Receiving Feedback workshop provides an approach to giving feedback in a way that is direct and honest, while still being supportive and motivating. The workshop demystified the key aspects of giving effective feedback and provided a coherent framework for dealing with defensiveness. The role plays provided realistic scenarios for the participants to take their skills to the next level. In addition, the written materials accompanying the workshop are top-notch!"

Global Strategy Consulting Firm

"Next Step Partners' consultants are smart, credible, and practical and provide solutions that help our people succeed."