Mackin Chosen As An ASQ Influential Voice: A social media initiative from ASQ entitled Influential Voices will feature Deborah Mackin, founder and Principal Performance Strategy Consultant at New Directions Consulting, as an ongoing quality thought leader for the series. Influential Voices, a global network of bloggers, is a way to increase awareness of quality around [...]
Deborah Mackin, founder and principal Performance Strategy Consultant at New Directions Consulting, was a featured author in the premier issue of BUILD Magazine from the creators of Inc. Magazine. The article entitled, “Six More Reasons for Team Dysfunction,” works off Patrick Lencioni’s famous The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by highlighting six other areas of [...]
As a yearly tradition we like to showcase the most read NDCBlogger posts in the last year. We think this gives an opportunity to provide knowledge, insights and tips on some of the most discussed and read topics we’ve had the privilege to write. It has been our pleasure to share our real-life experiences and [...]
New Directions Consulting recently partnered with the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Boot Camp for a fourth class season this fall. The Entrepreneur Boot Camp is a 12 week course for budding entrepreneurs looking to gain critical skills necessary for starting a business in the capital region. The Entrepreneur Boot Camp is presented in conjunction [...]
The New Directions Team would like to welcome Penny Willette to our organization. Penny’s official title will be Office Assistant. She will handle the day-to-day operations of the firm, as well as the production of the firm’s employee training and development workshops. Penny formerly worked for Mezze Restaurant Group out of Williamstown, MA as their [...]
As many of you know, our state of Vermont was severely hit from last week’s Hurricane Irene. North Bennington, Vermont, where New Directions is headquartered, was spared much of the Hurricane’s devastation; however the rest of the state is still dealing with the real-life crisis of the hurricane’s aftermath.
Team-Building Author Hosts Webinar for ExecSense Deborah Mackin, author of the team-building tool kit series, including The Team-Building Tool Kit, Second Edition in 2007 (AMACOM), recently partnered with Execsense to host a webinar for consultants looking to gain a competitive edge. Mackin presented on The 7 Professional Skills Most Critical to the Success of a [...]
Our Training & Services Catalog features over 50 customizable trainings, workshops, webinars and round-tables to meet the individual needs of any organization large or small. This has been yet another challenging year for all of us who own an organization, work in business or non-profits and supervise staff. Specific to New Directions, we’ve had to [...]
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