Four Seasons International Consulting, Inc – INTEGRATING IDEAS INTO ACTION

Featured Services

Workshops/Facilitated Change Programs/Leadership for the Future

Participatory Learning Sessions:

While Four Seasons individually tailors work for each client, the following are examples of sessions that can be stand alones or integrated depending upon the client’s desired goals.

About Us

THE FOUR SEASONS VALUES UMBRELLA

Each organization is conceived with a unique pattern and purpose so our work must understand and align with that individual culture and its identified needs; * With a proven track record of custom-tailoring events and experiences, our work is fully guaranteed so, if not fully satisfied, the client should not be expected to pay for the service; * Evaluation should be built into every project we participate in as a first, not a last step; * When we, as consultants, leave a client, they should have developed the skills and capacity to continue the work and move it forward; * Four Seasons recognizes that it is not an expert in every field and we are committed to be of service in only those areas where we have excelled and have a positive track record including: Organizational planning, Leadership Development, Health care and Educational innovation.

YOUR TEAM

Four Seasons International Consulting has approximately 125 independent consultants and experts from six continents around the world that it draws from to successfully tailor its work. Depending upon identified need, our Principals put together, supervise and choose a team or individuals appropriate to the project.

Jenifer Van Deusen

Jenifer holds a B.S in Early Education from Lesley University and Goddard College, an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from the University of Southern Maine, and the additional graduate work at Sonoma State University. She has served as a classroom teacher, a state department of education consultant, a creator of grant-funded statewide programs and services for teachers, the curriculum director for a school district and as an educational specialist in a family medicine residency. Jen currently serves as curriculum director for the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. When she’s not working, you can find Jen gardening, playing her dulcimer, experimenting with drawing or exploring inner or outer frontiers.

Eric Kuntz

Eric Kuntz is the team’s resident technology expert and specializes in project implementations, educational informatics, team development and big data planning/analytics.

Matt Pillsbury

Matthew brings more than 14 years of experience in operations, finance, nonprofit management and international development. An innovative problem solver, Matthew uses an analytical approach to create flexible and sustainable solutions to organizational challenges.

David Wayne

David Wayne, has a Ph.D. in psychology with post-doctoral specialties in both organizational and clinical practice and an advanced certificate in psychiatry. He has written books on leadership and education, worked as a college dean at two universities, run an international consulting company, been a professional soccer referee and ran a cooking school as a hobby.

Testimonials

I believe that my key learning from the SiMSOC simulation related to my surprise in how helpful everyone was willing to encourage me to trust more in the people that surround me. I tend to feel the need to keep plans, initiatives, even wishful dreams, to myself. Sharing these things with others I meet will actually help me obtain my goals and dreams as a leader and a person. It also occurs to me that by being more open with my intentions and future plans within my own organization I may benefit from other’s input and assistance.

Henry Van

V Realty, LLC

This experience really focused on inter-personal communication issues and perspectives for me. The ability for one group or person to bend the truth to meet their needs can cause havoc in any situation and other’s perception of reality can become skewed from these lies and miscommunications. More so than ever, I feel like I need to always understand the entire situation and each involved parties point of view in order to move forward. I returned to my work environment more forceful of a leader. I try to approach my staff’s situations from their shoes and ensure that I am performing appropriately with their needs, my needs, and my organization’s needs in mind.

Jose Rodriguez, B.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(CT)(QM), CRA

El Paso Specialty Hospital

Personalities play a primary role in leadership and the simulation and overall retreat were proof of that. I think that to some extent leaders feel the need to be approachable and likeable. I was in the “have not” group and given our circumstances, I immediately believed that all other groups were somewhat lacking honesty and some formal leaders went out of their way to become likeable (not unlike real society). In other cases, other “leaders” didn’t even venture beyond their boundaries and were comfortable in their current environment making other “societal” members view them as “unapproachable”. Several leaders in real work life seem to feel that perhaps they are not doing enough and that they have to be liked by everyone. It was the same in the simulation, as several of the formal leaders tried to take care of the have-nots by bringing us handouts. In other cases, no matter how hard the formal leaders tried they couldn’t get their “message” or “true intentions” across, they still failed to become likeable due to a lack of effort or communication. A great learning for all within all work settings.

Danira Yvette Gonzalez

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

INTEGRATING ideas into action