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Barry Sweeny

President, Best Practice Resources  

Consultant, Presenter, Trainer, Facilitator, Coach, Planner, Evaluator & Writer
26 W 413 Grand Ave. Wheaton, IL 60187

630-668-2605, email <sweenyb@sbcglobal.net>


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MY PROFESSIONAL GOALS
IN ALL MY WORK, MY GOALS ARE ALWAYS:
1. To provide information and services which EXACTLY TARGET THE NEEDS you describe
2. To EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS for the quality and usefulness of my information and services
3. To behave as an ETHICAL, SINCERE, UP FRONT, CUSTOMER-FOCUSED, RESULTS-ORIENTED PROFESSIONAL.


I am an expert in:

  • Individual, group & organizational performance improvement
  • Mentoring for new employees, experienced peers, middle managers, and executives
  • Increased recruitment & retention of quality, high potential employees
  • Employee appraisal and performance assessment which also increase professional growth and results
  • Professional development design & change facilitation
  • How to conduct coaching observations & conferences to increase professional growth and performance


I can do a large number of "how to", practical presentations, workshops or key notes in any of these and other topics.

  • MENTORING
    • Developing a High Impact Mentoring Program
    • How Mentoring Transforms People and Organizations
    • The Strategic Mentoring Culture: AKA Learning Community
    • High Impact Mentoring Strategies To Promote Professional Growth & Improved Performance
    • Induction, Peer, or Supervisor Mentoring: The Potential & Limits
    • Advanced Mentoring Strategies Training
    • Mentor of Mentors Training: High Impact Strategies for Mentor Program Leaders
    • Supervisors as High Impact Mentors and Coaches: The Why & the How
  • COACHING
    • Developing a High Impact Coaching Program
    • The Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring
    • Conducting High Impact Coaching Observations and Conferences
    • The Difference in Process and Results Between Peer and Supervisory Coaching
    • Peer Coaching
      • The Most Powerful Peer Coaching Strategies for Increased Professional Growth & Performance
      • Advanced Peer Coaching Strategies Training
    • Supervisory Coaching
      • The Most Powerful Supervisory Coaching Strategies for Increased Professional Growth & Performance
      • Advanced Supervisory Coaching Strategies Training
  • BEST PRACTICES IN PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
    • Power Connections in Mentoring, Coaching, Performance Appraisal, and Leadership Development


My training can help you to save money, resources, and time by:
  • Providing best practice knowledge that will improve the quality and effectiveness of decisions and actions
  • Motivating your employees to increased commitment and enthusiasm for the core shared agendas
  • Challenging individuals on your staff to improve their productivity, work quality, leadership, and other desired results
  • Training managers & other employees in strategies and skills that will improve their performance as a team
  • Modeling specific skills and strategies that your staff need to learn so they see what excellence looks like and can do what's expected of them.
  • Mentoring and coaching your employees and managers to build task mastery and increase implementation of the strategies and skills from the training in their work
  • Involving participants in active learning that ensures their understanding and development
  • Providing proven products which are clear, powerful communicators and job aids.
  • Training your in-house trainers/HR leaders to lead & sustain the program I help you to create and implement.