We’ve built, managed, mentored and benchmarked policy operations in health care for over 20 years and frequently lecture on policy management. Our clients have been governments, global pharmaceutical companies, trade associations and professional societies.

We understand policy and people and how to hone capabilities in this arena. We’ve hired, trained and supervised more than 300 policy executives in government, corporations and associations and have prepared others in sales, marketing, strategic planning, finance and C-suites to succeed in the policy world. 
 

• We assess organizations' needs
• We develop structures, reporting relationships, position descriptions, and accountability frameworks 
• We crystallize policy agendas 
• We create internal marketing plans to assure policy integration with related departments and
  company executives 
• We help provide links to consultant and trade association networks 

• We identify policy issues and prioritize influence opportunities
• We audit policy issues to assure they meet organization objectives
• We analyze current policy issues
• We help manage policy conflicts with adversaries and crisis communications
• We develop policy advocacy strategy
• We provide second opinions of company plans and/or consultant recommendations

• We train new policy staff
• We train marketing, sales, research and C-suite executives in policy dynamics and issues appropriate
   to their roles
• We mentor and are sounding boards for policy leaders