Diversity of clients and services shows the breadth of insight HSS can bring to strengthen your strategy. Every company and situation is unique, but we bring maturity, independence, objectivity, and ethics to every engagement. Mark Haas led each of these engagements shown below
Advisory Services
We advised executives and boards in strategy, operations, performance management, ethics, and governance to create clear strategy and disciplined execution. Some of the more interesting engagements include manufacturing, social services, biomedical research, professionals services, and advocacy. Services include advisory, facilitation, training, and speaking.
Children's Home Society
Conducted diagnostics, strategy formation, business models, and performance management for a child services provider for abused and neglected children to integrate services across education, health, and juvenile justice.
NatureServe
Diagnosed performance issues, developed new strategy and created alternative business models for a $10 million biodiversity scientific organization seeking to double its revenues with new markets and services.
National Institutes of Health
Advised on leadership, organizational culture, process reengineering, administrative development and strategy for several NIH research institutes and administrative offices, including extramural research and budget.
CARRA
Advised strategy and operations and planned the integration of two clinical research networks of pediatric rheumatologists, including training leadership and scientific committees in performance management.
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Advised the merger of two research and educational organizations representing the leading ocean institutions devoted to shaping the future of ocean education and science and technology.
Schneider Downs
Developed a strategy and implementation plan to design, establish, and integrate a technology practice within an established professional services firm.
Malcolm Baldrige Quality Program
Served as lead examiner for six years for the prestigious quality award program in Maryland, leading teams assessing quality for organizations in banking, manufacturing, healthcare, education and services.
Volunteers of America
Advised a money-losing $22M social services company on new strategy, reengineered processes, trained managers, and implemented talent management, growing it to a profitable $30M organization.
Facilitation
We design and facilitate high-visibility issues for professional groups ranging in size from a few executives to hundreds.
CEO Strategy
Facilitated sessions with CEOs of major training companies to determine trends and new practices best suited to train on emerging topics and address changes in training technology.
COLGEN (Colonels & Generals)
Facilitated sessions at West Point on the WWIV strategy of 'Cognitive Dominance' with commanders, trainers, psychologists, and technologists addressing advanced and intuitive decision making.
BARDA (Biomedical Advanced R&D Authority)
Facilitated development of principles, goals, and strategies to enhance the capability to develop a range of medical countermeasures to natural and intentional threats to public health.
US Navy STEM Forum
Facilitated the US Navy's First STEM forum for educators, companies, naval personnel and students to prepare for the Navy's technical capability needs.
Prime Alliance
Facilitated stand-up of the Board of Directors for a new financial services company, including defining mission, vision and values, setting roles and responsibilities, and providing governance training.
American Medical Association
Facilitated development of strategy for the AMA's National Disaster Life Support, which prepares health care professionals and emergency response personnel for mass casualty events.
USCG National Maritime Center
Facilitated development of response to simulated nuclear terrorism in Long Beach Port, engaging longshoreman, supply chain executives, law enforcement, Coast Guard personnel, and logistics.
Office of Naval Research Global Science & Tech. R&D
Facilitated academic, research technologists and fleet and force technology innovators from around the world to define the Office of Naval Research's Science and Technology R&D Roadmap priorities.
Training
We design curricula and provide training for high visibility clients on critical issues.
Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Trained executives of the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and Minerals in leadership and management, including self management, team leadership, business ethics and leading in a VUCA environment
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Developed curriculum and trained professionals from more than two dozen countries in how to start and run a consulting business with project management, business diagnostics and marketing and sales.
NIH Research Facility Administration
Trained biomedical research facility administrators how to oversee construction or renovation of facilities, move laboratories and evaluate operational effectiveness.
GSU Ethics and Professional Behavior
Developed curriculum for graduate students in business ethics behaviors and norms, impact of trust on business performance and how to oversee an ethics education and enforcement program
Speaking
We've delivered technical, organizational, and keynote speeches for dozens to hundreds of professionals and executives.
Association For StrategicPlanning
An Ecosystem Approach to Strategy Development
Exit Planning Institute
Define, Deliver and Capture Value With a Business Model Canvas
American Psychological Association
Ethical Principles of Business Consulting Psychologists
Ivy Exec
Management Consulting As a Second Career
Texas Economic Development Council
Accelerating Economic Development With Innovative Analytics
Ethics and Compliance Association
Impact of External Advisors On Ethical Culture and Practices
Institute of Management Consultants USA
Using Ethics As a Powerful Value Added Consulting Service
American Association of Big Data Professionals
Opportunities and Obligations of Big Data In a VUCA World
Betting your company on a strategy requires trust in your team and advisors. If my perspective, experience, personality, and ethics resonate with you , then let's talk about how to work together.
Experience Has Its Merits
Perspective matters in shaping strategy. It takes experience, curiosity, and the courage to challenge assumptions. If my mix of insight, values, and independence fits what you need in an advisor, let’s talk about how to work together.