"Using her Breakthrough DialogueTM process Kay Vogt masterfully creates a safe environment where individuals and families may speak openly and honestly with one another to overcome the emotional roadblocks to their common goals for the future. I have participated in one of her workshops and experienced firsthand the powerful and transformative impact of her approach to effective communication."
Dean R. Fowler, Ph.D., President, Dean Fowler Associates, Inc.
"I was privileged to attend a partnership gathering which was facilitated recently by Dr. Kay Vogt. I believe each of the seven participants would say that Kay’s efforts were absolutely amazing. She made the meeting highly productive even though there were lots of difficult challenges. Dr. Vogt has a gift for being able to keep a group of high octane professionals moving in the direction it needs to. She was able to create an environment of trust and safety that allowed everyone to speak authentically I would strongly recommend Dr. Vogt to anyone who is seeking an expert facilitator to assist with a difficult conversation or project. I believe she would be equally adept with a family as with non-related business partners."
John A Warnick, Purposeful Planning Institute
"Thank you very much Kay for your excellent facilitation of our group of “old boys”. I have to say I experienced our meeting in Estes Park as the finest facilitation of my looooooooong career."
Henry Landes, Director, Delaware Valley Family Business Center
"Your ability to grasp family business situations and conflicts and identify them to family members helps us realize what we must do for the business and the family. You are effective at getting the stakeholders to find their own solutions by organizing tactics, furnishing examples, and leading exercises... and showing people how they are currently communicating and how to improve their communicaiton."
- Larry Schumacher, President and CEO, Northwestern Business College
"WOW! What an event. I cannot believe the progress we made as a family in the three days we met with you. It was simply amazing, to say the least..."
3rd Generation, Owner
"Your calm and centered presence helped us keep on target. What became clear in this meeting very quickly is that our original CEO succession plan led us down a wrong path and it won't work...I count on you for helping me to evaluate people at the firm. You know how to present difficult information and have it received without intimidating the person. You have great organizational skills and have developed an excellent group of professional people to assist in a transition...You are very good at identifying paradigms that need to shift and shifting our culture in a more positive direction."
- Kathy Cheevers, CEO, Cheevers Inc.
"We are talking again! A lot of issues I perceive are the same others perceive. We are just completely different people who view things completely different. Instead of discussing our differences, we were just going our separate ways. Now we're on a path to make things more harmonious."
- CEO, Family Business Owner
"Having an outside consultant makes the meeting more productive. Takes the emotion out of it and turns it into problem-solving instead of just complaining about each other."
- Next Generation Leader, Family Owned Business
"Dear Dr. Kay,
How good you must feel to have guided our family on the path of success! I do think your calm demeanor and steadfast resolve were the determining factors that led to our breakthrough. All of my family were very impressed with you and look forward to working with you again. Again I can’t thank you enough for your efforts. You are a remarkable person. I imagine you have helped many people during your career and that must bring you great personal satisfaction. We are grateful to be recipients of your skills and your kindness. I’m looking forward to our next meeting in February."
-3rd Generation, Owner
"It was very useful to learn about meetings and boundaries. How meetings should be scheduled and having the appropriate people in the appropriate meeting discussing appropriate topics."
- President, Family Business Owner
"You are able to identify the root cause of problems and help us identify cures is your strongest unique ability. Your use of exercises to correct conditions without revealing in advance the significance of the results, then afterwards, revealing to us what these exercises told you about us is very effective."
- Lyle Ehlers, President, Boller Construction Company
"I never realized how much time it takes to really get to the bottom of a complex situation. You have to put so much meat on the bone and you can't get to that without taking the time to talk it out and be listened to. Kay provides the structure to do that and encourages us all to take the time to listen. A tremendous amount of insight and respect comes out of doing that."
- Mike Stopka, President and CEO, Design Toscano
"I've enjoyed the last days on many levels. First, the level of comfort I feel with this group is different from any other group of people I know. I like the information we learned and it will help my organization and the people reduce strain, distress, and anger - all those destructive emotions that get in the way of being a productive team."
- Family Business Owner, Retreat Participant
"Usually I don't have preconceived ideas of what the retreat will be like. I didn't like the book you had us read. However, after being here I found it tremendously interesting. Part of the process is to listen; just verbalizing what you are thinking, is so helpful. We have no one else to talk to as Presidents. Listening is important - the "action" is listening. It was nice to have a local retreat in Chicago - one of the greatest cities in the world."
- Anonymous, Retreat Participant
"The assignment helped me immensely because it helped me see what I was doing. I thought I really had a handle on it, but when you are talking and people are giving you feedback it helps me realize what the real situation is. I come away empowered by knowing what my real issue is. You enlighten and empower me. You don't know the impact you've made on my life."
- Anonymous, Retreat Participant
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