7 Steps Ahead - consulting and coaching for businesses and individuals

If you are thinking continuous improvement, then you are thinking 7 Steps Ahead…

Upcoming Talks

August 25-29, 2008: Gifted Kids and Sports. Online seminar sponsored by the Davidson Institute.

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Selected Publications

"The Success Mind," in the Worcester Business Journal

"Great Follies in American Business -- The 'Great-Uncle' Technique," at ByThePeople.org

"The Seven Habits of Pointy-Haired Bosses," at ByThePeople.org

Participants in Fantasy Scenario Solve Real Problems

"Building a talent team, not a horde of heroes," in Mass High Tech.

"Visionary Visions: How To Avoid Becoming Dilbert's Pointy-Haired Boss," in the Worcester Business Journal.

"The Use of Structured Goal Setting in Simulation Design"
Applying goal setting techniques to create more effective, more enjoyable, games and simulations. In the Journal of Interactive Drama.

Exploiting the Constraints of the Medium -- Applying Lessons From Tabletop vs. Live Roleplaying to Computer Games. Webcast available at WPI Interactive Media and Game Development.

Welcome to 7 Steps Ahead. We provide a variety of consulting and coaching services including customized serious games.

A flashlight casts a wide beam…most of the energy is wasted.
A laser is precise and focused…all of the energy hits the target.
Which one would you rather be?
— Building a Talent Team not a Horde of Heroes

Problems can be dealt with as they arise, with all the fun and excitement that entails, or you can be ready for them. A resilient organization is ready not just for tomorrow's challenges, but for next week's as well.

Are you thinking 7 steps ahead?

"Steve is a "sure-fire" experience. He is brilliant and tremendously insightful to the institutional and self-organizational business psyche. These attributes, coupled with a "no-fail" level of effectiveness, make him an asset of tremendous importance to any entity (group or individual) seeking to untangle and solve seemingly intractable psychological or emotional business problems, and move forward. "

David Steinbach, Director of Recruiting Services, CFS Consulting Services, LLC (www.cfscs.com)