Comments for The Refinery Leadership Partners

Comment on Austin 1.0 by Mark Frein, Partner by Gabriel

Gabriel — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:05:37 +0000

Welcome.
As a consultant having traveled globally and also to Canada for my MBA studies I agree that the experiences you encounter from afar are best serving me now within Texas. Your mindset is different when you have seen the happenings within the US from afar and upon returning you bring with you a sense of how (at least for me) things could be worse. Texas is rich with businesses looking to leverage the great resources we have, and not to mention the great University within Austin.
Welcome, and don’t forget to try some BBQ while you are here.

Comment on Organizational Culture by Stephanie Enns by Krysty

Krysty — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:47:58 +0000

Stephanie,
Thank you for this insightful telling of your story in Argentina. You are such a keen observer of group dynamics in the moment and I appreciate the learning you drew from working with this group.
I think you are right that culture rarely becomes the center of attention, but it’s so crucial to bring the conversation to the forefront. When you are explicit about how you work together, as a company, and your values, they are much more powerful and meaningful. This also helps to bridge common ground, as you’ve pointed out, and to be able to recognize when a certain cultural norm is counter-productive.
Sounds like a great session and that the group got a lot out of it.

Comment on Leadership Lessons from the Dentist Chair by Valerie Nishi by James Davidson

James Davidson — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:00:44 +0000

Inspires me to be a better leader as well.

Comment on Partnership Announcement from Barbara Ross Denroche, President & CEO by Bart Egnal

Bart Egnal — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:43:13 +0000

David and Mark,

Congratulations on becoming Partners; this sets Refinery up for continued and sustainable success.

Best wishes,

Bart

Comment on Partnership Announcement from Barbara Ross Denroche, President & CEO by Dale Gagne

Dale Gagne — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:43:09 +0000

Congradulations Guys!! All the best in the future

Comment on Partnership Announcement from Barbara Ross Denroche, President & CEO by Mark Frein

Mark Frein — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:18:24 +0000

Thanks Steve. Our relationship with Goldcorp has equally contributed to OUR leadership journey.

Comment on Partnership Announcement from Barbara Ross Denroche, President & CEO by Steve Reid

Steve Reid — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:01:24 +0000

Mark and David, My sincere congratulations and those from all the folks at Goldcorp who the Refinery have help along their Leadership journey.
This is well deserved and we wish you every success personally and professionally,
Steve

Comment on Risk-Taking by Stephanie Enns, Consultant by Mike

Mike — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:24:37 +0000

Rock on Steph!

Comment on Five Organizational Development Initiatives that Cost Almost No Money by Mark Frein by Mark Frein

Mark Frein — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:18:15 +0000

Dave,

Thanks for reply. I absolutely agree. I doubt if there ever were an “good ol days” to be nostalgic about in regards to liberally prepared managers and leaders … but I often feel as if much of the work we do as educators in this realm is about giving exactly this kind of learning experience — helping people in business think more broadly and more deeply. Often making our task more difficult are precisely the kind of pop leadership texts you discuss in your recent BNET blog.

Cheers,

Mark

Comment on Five Organizational Development Initiatives that Cost Almost No Money by Mark Frein by Dave Logan

Dave Logan — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:49:17 +0000

Great points. One of the best things to do to build a high performing team is to look at some example of genius outside your field, and then to ask “how can we learn from this?”