December 1999: The senior managers in a large business unit of Wells Fargo use DRIC to produce and facilitate a business planning meeting

Dr. John Fennig worked closely with project management staff and senior managers to help define and prioritize year 2000 projects for capacity and business planning purposes.

November 5, 1999: University of Iowa doctoral students learn about psychology-based organization and management consulting

Dr. John Fennig provided a mini consultation lab offering doctoral students the first hand experience of being a consulting client. Part of DRI's mission is to provide training and consulting to both present and prospective consultants, especially those trained as psychologists.

November 3, 1999: Superior Plating gets new Operations Manager with our help

We provided recruiting advice and pre-selection work personality assessments to assist our client to fill a key managerial position.

Whether you are a manager getting coaching from us, an applicant under review for a position, a work team we are assessing or a career client getting coaching from us, you can take the assessments from your own work or home computer.

September 15, 1999: Business partners in a computer sales company hire DRI Consulting to help them assess and understand the current state of their business and to clarify roles, responsibilities and rewards.

We are using our Real World Leadership Toolbox and Tool 2: Situation Analysis, Tool 4: Strategic Planning and Tool 3: Decision Making with this client.

July 26, 1999: The Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) selects DRI Consulting to provide psychological assessment services for 13 participants in their Jesuit Associates program.

July 9, 1999: DRI Consulting offers one of the few opportunities to psychologists in training to be organization/management consultants - providing a formal pre-doctoral internship in psychology.

Sheryl Otto will participate in this 2000 hour (one year full time) training. This is both part of her requirement for graduate school and to declare a competency in organizational work for professional practice as a psychologist.

July 3, 1999: Harris Companies retains DRI Consulting for a management assessment center to assist in the promotion decisions for internal candidates for the position of assistant Vice Presidential role.

July 1, 1999: City Business takes contributions from Dr. John Fennig for an article

City Business magazine utilizes Dr. John Fennig, a valued resource and regular contributor, in writing an article on how to make effective business presentations. The article will be available from our site as soon as it is available and should be available in print July 9, 1999.

June 1999: A large and nationally recognized plating company selects DRI Consulting to help implement an organization-wide improvement process

Senior management identified our seven factor organization change model as a key reason for selecting us. The organization selected us over their own accounting firm's consulting function due to our particular expertise with both the people and business aspects of change management.

May 14, 1999: Forty Minnesota psychologists receive briefing on management and organizational consulting from DRIC staff at the Minnesota Psychological Association annual meeting

April 30, 1999: Participants in a public enrollment workshop get Management Consulting Skills Training from DRIC

In a two day workshop, DRIC served as "consultant to the consultants." We provided participants with an overview of the field of management and organizational consulting, specific skill building, and strategies for selling professional services.

April 15, 1999: The Ordway Music Theatre retains DRI Consulting for executive coaching

April 12, 1999: City Business takes contributions from Dr. John Fennig for an article

Dr. Fennig is extensively quoted in the article: "Coaches draw out people skills: Executives benefit from interpersonal training efforts." To view this article, please visit our Press/Media Reviews section, and click on "Coaches Draw Out People Skills."

March 26, 1999: Jasc Software hires DRI Consulting to provide management skills training

Due to its rapid growth, Jasc Software now has a significantly large group of middle managers. We will provide management skills profiling and a year-long Managers Leadership Lab (MLL). We will integrate their real-world job opportunities and challenges into each of the training labs.

March 8, 1999: DRI Consulting contributes to the 27th annual Women and Business Conference and Business Expo

February 4, 1999: Dr. John Fennig re-appointed to the Edina Health Advisory Board

February 2, 1999: President of MPA notes Dr. John Fennig's work

Dr. John Fennig is thanked for doing an exceptional job working with the MPA Executive Council by the president of the MPA, Dr. Steven Gilbert.

Read Dr. Gilbert's Note

February 1, 1999: DRI Consulting and Excel Enterprises offer Executive Leadership Lab (ExLL)

January 1, 1999: New management team in place for a client of ours

With our help, family-owned business has new general manager and two department managers in place. See November 14, 1998 for other details. We continue to assist the owners in the transition to more formal management of the business and profit and loss responsibility in the hands of hired staff.