Leadership and Management Consulting in Orange County, CA

Success is by design, not by chance, and you must first define success for yourself and your business. — Michele Parrish

We believe that success is defined, designed, and then achieved through a conscious creation process. You must consciously create then cultivate your company or the person you wish to be.

Parrish Partners is a leadership and management consulting company. Since 2003, we have served as a catalyst for our clients to grow, change, and achieve unprecedented results. With trusted relationships as a foundation, our services have grown from executive coaching to executive search, leadership training, technology services, M&A advisory, and more. We are honored to serve a broad range of industries across all stages of development, from start-ups to elite private companies and Fortune 50. Based in Orange County, California, our partnerships extend nationally and internationally, enabling us to make a difference across the globe.

Leadership and Management Consulting for Businesses in Orange County, CA

As business consultants, we focus on the whole of the enterprise. We evaluate the total business, from core operations to culture, from leadership effectiveness to management practices, from core competencies to support systems. We use systems-thinking and optimization methods to identify key limiters and determine the most fruitful path for improvements. We recommend paths to optimize not only your profits but also your vision and mission and company culture.

Executive Coaching (Individual, Team, Board-Level) in Orange County, CA: Coaching is a process by which individuals and teams discover and execute solutions for their biggest challenges, including behaviors that can impede performance. Leadership, high performance teams, communications, relationship management, and strategic capability are some of the many skills and behaviors that coaching develops. In addition to skills development, coaching supports retention and engagement goals, and can increase the effectiveness of traditional training programs by over 88%. Additional services:

On-boarding in Orange County, CA: Proper on-boarding enables executives new to the organization to hit the ground running and make a positive organizational impression. On-boarding leads to higher job satisfaction, better job performance, greater organizational commitment, and reduction in stress. The Parrish Partners on-boarding process helps executives understand how to best communicate, integrate with, and influence others in their new environment. The process creates a win-win for the new executive and the organization.

Strategic Planning in Orange County, CA: Setting and carrying out strategy is a key function of the executive suite. A Parrish Partners facilitated strategic planning session or retreat provides the perfect environment for strategic thinking, collaboration, and commitment-building. Our facilitation enables the executive team to break-down barriers, create new solutions, and to develop vision, mission, strategy, and tactics to drive performance for the next quarter and the years to come.

Executive Search in Orange County, CA: Parrish Partners provides retained executive search consulting services. Our specialties include high technology, manufacturing (supply chain, engineering, distribution) and human resources. Our partnerships extend to over 80 cities in 40 countries across 6 continents. Our process results in high quality hires that stand the test of time so that your recruiting investment pays off with dividends. We offer unbiased assessment data as a part of the hiring process. In addition to specialized leadership skills screening, we source from a world-class, diverse candidate pool.

Operations Consulting in Orange County, CA: Operations are the core income generating aspects of the business and operational excellence requires a continual evaluation and action planning cycle to increase the value of business assets. Developing proper performance metrics, management practices, and review processes to optimize the business performance are the key deliverables of operations consulting. Our consulting is rooted in best practices from Fortune 100 companies and the latest research from world-class educational institutions. Our operational partnerships have global reach, providing you with access to world-class resources.

For Individuals in Orange County, CA

We focus on the whole person and the power of self — believing in oneself, knowing and yet still discovering oneself, self observation, and ultimately becoming the best version of yourself. If you are high-potential, high-energy, driven to be your best kind of a person, you have come to the right place. From leadership skills to relationship skills, health pursuits to job pursuits, the search for the perfect vocation, we support you on your journey to become your personal best.