SOPHIA℠ Consulting

SOPHIA℠ brings to executive leaders the opportunity to realize greater vision, effectiveness, and success through identifying and resolving contradictions, obsolete or unwitting beliefs and assumptions, and unexamined choices. The methods we use are designed to deliver near immediate results in resolving even intractable and longstanding problems faced by organizations ranging from mission-critical issues and crisis management to daily operations including productivity, internal and external communication, hiring and firing, performance review, morale, turnover, and team-building. Our approach is maieutic—based on Socratic examination of beliefs, assumptions, and "stories" that each person brings to the workplace, in conjunction with powerful heuristic tools, many of which we've developed. This framework sets the stage for profound and effective shifts in each participant’s sense of buy-in and accountability, opening the way for leaders and other members of the team to realize new levels of efficiency, satisfaction, commitment, and success in the workplace. The value to any organization in need of these services is inestimable. Even in the near term, the program pays for itself many times over.

SOPHIA℠ Scheduled

• one 60-minute phone session every week provides continuity and traction
• may include up to two staff members per call
• provides third-party assessment and recommendations in key areas of operation such as hiring, firing, performance reviews, organizational development, and conflict resolution
• regular scheduling allows for clarification and resolution of longer-term and systemic issues
• best for deep work with far-reaching organizational impact

Organizations redefining their identity or mission, including repositioning and rebranding, will benefit from the scheduled sessions and structured time set aside for philosophical self-work, deconstruction of misaligned or contradicted assumptions and beliefs, and greater clarity in all areas of leadership.

SOPHIA℠ On-Demand

The need for support doesn't always conform to a predictable schedule. SOPHIA℠ On-Demand is ideal when the need for support is urgent or time-sensitive, e.g., critical decision-making, crisis management, conflict resolution, personal issues affecting work, unexpected business development and opportunities, etc. You'll receive a prompt response to questions and concerns as they arise, and enjoy the clarity, insight, and objective feedback and direction when it's needed most.

• unlimited on-demand calls (up to 30 minutes each) provide direct and prompt access
• reserved for one organizational liaison
• provides as-needed support to key leadership in response to changing conditions
• on-demand sessions allow for situational clarity and direction in real-time
• best for "think tank," time-critical, and hotline support

On-demand access introduces a new level of strategic partnership, collaboration, and support to SOPHIA℠ clients. It's like having a dedicated philosophical consultant on staff—without the overhead and other costs associated with an in-house position.

SOPHIA℠ can help you and your staff:

• identify and resolve hidden contradictions and unexamined assumptions that are having an adverse impact in the workplace
• clarify the next step for your organization
• bring values, mission, and methods into agreement
• realize inspired leadership informed by your highest vision through "philosophical accountability"
• discover new depths of excellence, commitment, accountability, efficiency, and purpose
  
• break free of habitual, "default" thinking that hinders better choices
• experience a renewal of enthusiasm and greater appreciation for the work you do each day, individually and collectively
  

In addition, the SOPHIA℠ approach offers significant advantages over traditional organizational consulting:

• over 25 years of experience that includes the development of methods unique to PhilosophyCenter and proven in thousands of sessions
• convenience of teleconsulting eliminates travel and related costs
• guaranteed session availability through priority scheduling or on-demand access
• outsourced professional recommendations for organizational change provide for more graceful transitions and implementation of new practices than "on-high" directives

SOPHIA℠ Scheduled Calls
Provides SOPHIA℠ services to up to two staff members in a priority-scheduled phone session every week for the 60-day term of the contract. Each scheduled call runs 60 minutes.

Number of Participants
Up to two staff members may participate on each scheduled call. On-demand access is limited to one organizational liaison per enrollment.

Phoning In Scheduled Calls
The student should ring the PhilosophyCenter Direct Access Line each week promptly at the scheduled time and arrange to be in a place where ambient noise and interruptions can be kept at a minimum for the duration of the call. Note that the instructor will wait ten minutes for the student to arrive on the call, failing which class for that day will be cancelled and counted as missed.

Cancelled or Missed Scheduled Calls
If an enrolled participant needs to cancel a scheduled call in a given week (at least 24 hours notice required), the missed call shall not be construed as a failure by PhilosophyCenter to provide contracted services. Missed calls may be added to the end of the schedule up to twice per contract period. If the client misses a third call, the missed call cannot be made up.

Termination of Services
The client may terminate contracted services at any time during the contract period with seven days' written notice. Note that there is no prorated refund for sessions remaining in the contract period subsequent to the date of termination.

Limited Use
The PhilosophyCenter access phone number provided at the time of enrollment may be used only to initiate SOPHIA℠ calls during the contract period and may not be shared with any third party.

By registering you acknowledge that you have read and agree to abide by these Terms of Service.

We adhere to the strictest internal rules of confidentiality and privacy, and will not disclose client identity, information, or session details to any third party.