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Center for Business-to-Business Consulting
The Breckenridge Institute® is a research and consulting firm that focuses on organization development and organizational culture with offices in Boulder, Colorado. Since 1995, our staff of technical and business professionals has been providing the highest levels of service, competence, quality, and value to our clients using a portfolio of research-based methodologies and assessment tools. Currently with 12 people on staff, the Breckenridge Institute® has experience in the areas of high-tech, R&D, basic research, pharmaceuticals, health care, retail, commercial construction, and resort management, as well as government-funded research in the National Labs, and non-profit organizations. The Institute’s Center for Business-to-Business Consulting has extensive expertise in the seven areas listed below.
Aligning and integrating an organization’s structures, systems, and culture in the areas listed above helps client organizations to:
DOWNLOAD CAPABILITIES STATEMENT For a more detailed description of our areas of expertise and how the Breckenridge Institute® can help your organization, download our Corporate Capabilities Statement using the link above. Partial Client List The Breckenridge Institute® has experience in the areas of high-tech, R&D, basic research, pharmaceuticals, health care, retail, commercial construction, and resort management, as well as government-funded research in the National Labs, and non-profit organizations. The following is a partial client list. McAfee Client Comments “I’ve engaged the Breckenridge Institute on multiple occasions to work with my senior management teams. They have consistently delivered outstanding results. Through their deep understanding of how culture and the personalities of key personnel impact business performance, they have enabled dramatic improvements. They have helped my organizations remove conflict and enable real synergy in teamwork. I will continue to engage the Breckenridge Institute on a regular basis to help me improve teamwork and business performance. I highly recommend them to any business with people interaction issues or who want to take teamwork to the next level.” Mike Hawkins, CEO Alpine Link Corporation “RMOTC engaged the Breckenridge Institute to help our organization out of personality driven chaos and into a cohesive and strategically driven company. The insight we gained from BI into human personality and its manifestation in the work place has changed RMOTC dramatically. The intense focus on data driven strategic decisions has shifted the organization from power struggles between differing world views to the common goal of the thriving growth of a new business.” Doug Tunison, Director Technical Services Division, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) “I have been involved with Mark Bodnarczuk and the Breckinridge Institute in a multi-year effort to achieve major transformation at the U.S. government’s only operating oil field, the Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center. Although the price of oil had led to increasing demands by industry and government for access to a real-world environment for evaluating new energy technologies, we were finding that old schisms were making it all but impossible to rise to new business opportunities. We had tried a number of consultants and techniques to improve but nothing seemed to help for more than a few days. Mark convinced us that a much greater and more sustained effort was required to achieve the kind of makeover we wanted. This led to the most sophisticated and effective change process I have experienced in 35 years as a manager. It is hard, now, to imagine how we were able to function at all, much less achieve desired changes, without benefit of the insights, training, and tools he provided for using human behavior principles to achieve desired business outcomes. In further testimony to their power, I found his teachings to be equally beneficial outside the workplace. To those willing to include the hard work of changing their own belief systems as part of the changes they desire in the workplace or in their personal relationships, I cannot over-state the value of services offered by the Breckenridge Institute.” Jim B. States, Ph.D. “The Breckenridge Institute helped design and facilitate last year’s annual retreat for our 30 managers around the topics of business strategy, our economic driver, and the foundations of leadership. It was one of our best retreats! Their knowledge about organizations combined with their insight into leadership and effective communication were a great combination. The action plans that resulted and the focus on our economic driver have had a positive impact on our business success.” Mike Millisor, President, Grand Timber Lodge Resort "Mark Bodnarczuk at the Breckenridge Institute has a keen ability to assess the strengths of highly technical individuals and to leverage those talents in a multifaceted, professional organization. He is an outstanding facilitator of complex meetings and is terrific in identifying the critical underlying issues that are the real source of the organizational problems. His use of personality type as the basis for recognizing and solving critical workplace conflicts leads to the creation of an energized, productive work environment. Mark has a deep personal commitment to me as a customer and to adding value to our organization." Paul Seligman, MD, MPH, Director of the Office of Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistical Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “As a senior manager, I’ve always believed that self-development is an important part of professional development. Over the years, I’ve read many books, taken numerous seminars, and participated in various coaching exercises, but the Breckenridge Institute’s approach to executive coaching has helped me the most! Real growth can be obtained only through true self-discovery and Mark Bodnarczuk helped me reach new levels of self-awareness. No other process went this deep. It’s had a positive impact on my professional life by making me a more confident and effective leader and by giving me a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in my work.” Jim Tarpinion “Mark Bodnarczuk and the Breckenridge Institute possess unique talents that are virtually unattainable elsewhere. My firm was retained to provide a culture assessment and change management plan for the prime contractor managing one of the Department of Energy’s premier National Laboratories. I invited Mark and his firm to collaborate with us on the project. His contributions to the project were exceptional - - insightful, intuitive and very much on target with a keen sense of understanding client dynamics within the executive ranks. We have the good fortune of continuing to work with Mark and the Breckenridge Institute, as they are a pleasure to work with and have delivered consistently great results.” David Ralston, Co-Founder & CEO, The KeySource Group Inc. “As the Managing Broker, I felt I needed to bring the Breckenridge Institute in because our business was feeling some growing pains as we became more successful. They were able to work with all of us on the levels we needed, support me in making decisions, keep us on top of our business, and give us the tools we needed to stay in that position. We were able to find the root causes of our company’s issues, get them to the surface, and then create a consensus with our group to make forward thinking decisions to positively affect how our business operates. Because of the Institute’s work with us, our partnership has developed better communication skills and a more team-oriented approach to how we do business. I truly would recommend the Breckenridge Institute to any organization whether you are just starting out or whether you have been in business for a long time. They will truly take you to the next level in your field.” Lisa Bova “The Breckenridge Institute was engaged to help Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) restructure and reorganize the Institute during the early phases of a difficult merger of two “Mom & Pop“ research organizations with very different cultures. They identified and sorted out the critical underlying organizational issues and problems that facilitated this process. The firm demonstrated an ability to facilitate difficult and complex meetings with individuals and groups representing a variety of disciplines. Their expertise in the tools of organizational development and ability to apply them to a scientific environment allowed us to rapidly develop and implement a sophisticated and successful business model. As a result PHRI's annual research awards increased by a factor of five over an eight-year period. Throughout the process the Breckenridge Institute demonstrated a high level of responsiveness and commitment to PHRI and its management.” J. David Curb, MD, MPH “The Breckenridge Institute’s approach to organizational strategies is powerful and enlightening - a must for any business or organization that wants to better understand how they are presently operating or to operate at a higher level. The time management module that the Institute provided to our team has had an extremely positive effect on productivity and efficiency. They also helped our senior managers build a powerful team that truly understands what it means to be philosophically aligned, on the same page, or as Jim Collins puts it, to be on the same bus. Whether it was positively managing conflict, understanding personality types or executive coaching, the Institute brought a level of commitment and passion to their work with us and helped TCD to grow and prosper using the timeless principles of excellence.” Rick Brodie “Mark Bodnarczuk of the Breckenridge Institute facilitated organizational design and planning sessions that unlocked the real issues of our organization allowing us to provide meaningful solutions resulting in cost savings over $2M. In addition, the independent verification and validation efforts by the Breckenridge Institute provided valuable insight and recommendations. Mark’s integrity, character, and ideals deliver superior quality backed by a solid reputation.” Charlie Stone “Following a broad institutional reorganization, I engaged Mark Bodnarczuk of the Breckenridge Institute to assess the resulting organizational issues in my Division. Mark’s science background along with his understanding of individual human behavior in scientific organizations enabled him to get quickly to the heart of the organizational conflict. He understood the personalities involved and facilitated communication in a way that diffused charged issues and focused on opportunities for change. Mark presented his findings and recommendations to our Division in an engaging manner that delivered difficult messages effectively and promoted an improved culture of respect and teamwork. In addition, Mark is also a very talented leadership coach. His guidance and advice have enabled me to become a more effective leader as a Division Director and in my subsequent executive positions.” Faye C. Austin, Ph.D. “Mark Bodnarczuk of the Breckenridge Institute was able to excite and engage our faculty at last year’s departmental retreat like few other facilitators could. His science background and ability to perceive science faculty needs and goals as they relate to the organizational structure were truly remarkable. I received positive feedback and comments such as, ‘Most effective facilitator I’ve ever interacted with!’ and ‘He (Mark) really got me thinking about how to align my career goals with the Department’s goals.’ With Mark’s expert facilitation, we accomplished much more during our retreat than would have been possible without him. I can recommend him without reservation to other universities, research institutes and technical organizations which need a science-savvy facilitator for strategic planning and bringing about effective cultural changes.” John Zimbrick, PhD, Head For more information on how the Breckenridge Institute® can help your organization contact Elin Larson at 970-389-4666 or elin@breckenridgeinstitute.com. Personality in Context®
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