The Challenge

Based on the principals of action-learning to guide change, Morales Associates helps clients identify opportunities to leverage strengths, clarify critical success factors, and achieve optimal results. We use assessment and feedback tools to benchmark competencies, and experiential and discovery techniques to assist individuals and teams, improve communication, resolve conflict, build consensus, achieve their goals and develop leaders. Our work encompasses three distinct, yet integrated, practice areas:

Executive Development, Organizational Effectiveness and Transcultural Leadership

Morales Associates enabled us to professionally and respectfully understand our Latino members, our Spanish speaking staff and community leaers. Their work has enabled us to develop and commence implementation on a clearly defined plan.
John Parsons, Executive Vice President, Mission Federal Credit Union

Executive Development

Whether you are a seasoned executive, middle manager, or an emerging leader, today's smart organizations require a commitment to development that begins with self-awareness. Morales Associates uses leading edge technologies and processes to support companies in identifying and developing high performance contributors. With continuous learning as a catalyst, we connect with clients who are committed to their own success. Morales Associates delivers the full range of services in executive development, with results that include:

1) Executive coaching for company officers of international manufacturing firms.

2) Customized leadership development programs for managers in high technology companies.

3) Creating mentor/protégé processes and strategies to develop emerging leaders in the workplace.

4) Facilitating competency-based leadership programs for a multinational entertainment company.

Organizational Effectiveness

Now more than ever, higher productivity and profits still depend on a team's ability to work together to deliver successful outcomes. Morales Associates has extensive experience in breaking down barriers between groups and building collaboration, cooperation and "bench strength" in alignment with strategic goals. Our results include:

1) Guiding technical specialists and advertising sales representatives toward trust and cooperation in telecommunication companies.

2) Facilitating cross-functional team development among multicultural R&D professionals in international technology companies.

3) Clarifying communications between field offices and corporate headquarters in national media company, with increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness.

4) Aligning diverse professionals from the creative, finance and production functions of a global motion picture studio toward common strategic objectives.

Transcultural Leadership

In a global economy marked by change and complexity, companies rely on diverse work forces where executive development and organizational effectiveness transcend cultural and national boundaries. Decision makers in these environments often face unique challenges shaped by values, beliefs, customs and attitudes. Morales Associates helps clients utilize best practices to address the emerging demands of a transcultural environment. Our results include:

1) Leading the senior management team of a Europe-based retail company toward a diversity strategy for addressing multicultural realities in a North American marketplace.

2) Guiding the leadership team of a Latin-American based agribusiness in clarifying their strategic focus; identifying actions and measures for effective implementation.

3) Delivering customized leadership development programs for Latinos from companies in the global aerospace and electronics industries.

4) Facilitating executive development programs for corporate and community leaders in Mexico and Puerto Rico.