Testimonials
“Alison brings clarity where there is complexity; action where there is paralysis.
She possesses a unique ability to sift through myriad issues and uncertainties facing teams, and to help leaders define a concise pathway to higher performance. I have relied upon Alison’s advice many times in my career. She is fearless in her feedback. She has always helped me to see things in a new light, while directly coaching members of my teams to better outcomes ...
Alison is a master at guiding leaders and teams through confronting issues in a way that is insightful and encouraging ...
Our success came from her ability to bring clear insights about our behavior and our cultural norms where others tend to fall back on esoteric words that aren’t actionable. It is frankly a skill that few people possess.”
– Brent MacGregor CEO Medical Developments International Ltd.
“I have had the honor of working with Alison both in a professional coaching capacity and through her team development programming for the past 10 years ...
Alison leverages her talent management experience, insightful interviews and tested org design principles to drive thoughtful conversations amongst team members.
Our team emerged from its work with Alison as a more cohesive group ready to tackle business hurdles and help deliver the overall strategy, while always ensuring that the individual members remained focused on their own growth and career development.”
– John Minardo Chief Legal Officer, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
“Alison is an absolute professional who will support you both in developing a strategy for organization or leadership development, and in putting it into action.
She possesses shrewd analytical skills, zeros in on strategic issues at stake, and masters intercultural understanding ...
She is creative, responsible and a talented facilitator. She’ll be highly effective in helping you to assess your needs and to manage both the strategic and tactical dimensions of your projects ...
She’ll definitely make the difference.”
– Catherine Mabileau Senior Vice President HR, L’Oreal
“Human Revolution Consulting helped McGraw-Hill successfully address a number of strategic and tactical issues at a key point in the development of our publishing program for English language learners ...
Alison Perlo uncovered and helped us prioritize a small list of urgent challenges we needed to tackle to move the business forward.
Alison then facilitated a two-day global summit of key stakeholders that was both illuminating and fun-filled, and that led to meaningful change in our publishing and selling efforts.”
– Erik Gundersen Publisher, English Language Teaching, McGraw-Hill
“I have worked closely with Alison Perlo in my role as President of France Telecom North America and Country Manager of the France Telecom Group in North America. Alison’s work with us was two-fold:
She provided support to the management team of FTNA, which was comprised of both French and Americans, in order to ensure mutual understanding and to maximize both the motivation and the effectiveness of the team.
Alison coached me as CEO to accelerate my adaptation to the US business environment.
Alison has been a consummate professional in all of her projects with us and has been greatly appreciated by all involved.”
– Marc Dandelot Conseil d’État
Alison is both creative and meticulous: the process and exercises she puts together are not only powerful but also well-organized ...
She has a real talent for facilitating groups, especially those that are multicultural.
This ability combined with her understanding of management principles allows her to adapt programs as needed in real time to get everyone’s buy-in and maximize exchange ... I heartily recommend her services for managers who want to take their teams ‘to the next level’.”
– Alain Bernal Vice President Communications, Sanofi Pasteur
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