Richard Magid
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Leadership Development/Strategic Consulting Expert
Richard Magid Quick Facts
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- Leadership Development, Coaching, Facilitation, Strategic Consulting
- Career Focus
- Business owner, speaker, facilitator, business coach
Serial entrepreneur Richard Magid is a certified facilitator, business coach and president of Boonton, NJ-based SoundBoard Consulting Group, LLC. SoundBoard works with the leaders and managers of small to mid-size companies to support them in their desire to achieve superior financial results, more effective leadership, greater team and staff productivity, healthier work environments, continued professional growth, and a culture that supports, motivates and retains key individuals.
Richard brings a passion for guiding groups and helping people gain clarity around important decisions to his leadership role at SoundBoard. He always knew he had an ability to foster strong honest dialogue among people with diverse interests and experiences. When he discovered SoundBoard in 2000 he knew he found his life’s calling. Combining extensive coaching and facilitation skills with a life-time of business experience gives Richard a unique ability to support fellow business owners and executives in their quest to build stronger more profitable companies. Over the last 28 years, Richard’s ventures have spanned a wide range of industries. From building a wholesale/retail chocolate business in the mid 1980s to managing a commodities trading firm in the 1990s, Richard always held the leadership position. His early banking career and advanced business degrees bring a strong financial perspective to his clients. All of this experience, along with years of building his own businesses gives Richard the ability to empathize with the challenging journey faced by SoundBoard’s clients.Articles by this expert
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Great Leadership Can Drive Profits Even in a Bad Economy
As a serial entrepreneur my passion lies in helping business owners create and sustain profitable and successful businesses. In today’s uncertain economic environment it is essential that business leaders have the tools to navigate through the tough waters and help drive our economy to a more stable place. More than ever before, each and every aspect of a business needs to be charging on all levels; sales, marketing, accounting/finance, operations, customer service, human resources, etc.
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5 Reasons Why Superior Leadership is Critical in these Difficult Economic Times
In the business that I own, I am fortunate everyday to have the opportunity to meet with other business owners, executives and leaders from a broad cross-section of industries. Up until about 60 days ago, there continued to be a sense of optimism and confidence that they would survive and even ...
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5 Steps to an Effective Strategic Plan
Ever try to complete a jigsaw puzzle without a picture of the finished product? Then you’ve got a good idea how tough it is to create a strategic plan when you don’t know where your business is headed. To many business owners, strategic planning is an intimidating process. At first glance, it ...
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Battle the Economic Chaos with a Healthy Organizational Climate
In the business that I own, I am fortunate everyday to have the opportunity to work with business owners, executives and leaders from a broad cross-section of industries. Up until about October 2008, there continued to be a sense of optimism and confidence that businesses would survive and even ...
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Gaining on Gravity: Conquering the Changing Slope of Business Growth
“It’s like pushing a boulder up a steep hill!” At one time or another, every business owner has uttered this statement. “Sometimes it feels like all this weight is ready to roll back over me!” What a powerful metaphor for the challenges of entrepreneurship. Whether you’re starting a new ...
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Lowering Organizational Boundaries to Improve Communication and Collaboration
SummarynA regional professional services firm was struggling with some of the less positive aspects of rapid business growth. The desire to maintain a “small family firm culture vs. a territorial corporate culture, generational obstacles,, and high turnover were combining to chip away at the ...
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“Unlock the Leader” withi You: What Every New Leader Needs to Know
Dear Graduating Students, The time has finally come for you to move ahead and transition from your college, vocational, and/or technical education environments into the world of business. You may have already chosen a specific industry to “make your mark” and are facing the reality that the ...
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Want to Excel? Create A Culture Of Leadership
The legendary football coach Vince Lombardi called the notion of a ‘born leader’ a myth. To Lombardi, success was a matter of passion, commitment, and sacrifice — not genetics. So does this mean that anyone can become a leader? While it is theoretically possible that many people have the ...
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Limiting Beliefs
“Where do you believe you are limiting yourself?” This is a question we continuously ask our clients. The reflection of the question will lead to the discovery and exploration of your “Limiting Beliefs” and can serve you whether to: overcome the fear of making a decision, recapture the ...
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Communication: Intent versus Impact
Have you ever experienced a misunderstanding over what you thought was something clearly communicated without any emotional component? Did you ever have an unexpected impact on a person to whom you were communicating and had no understanding as to why? People refer to Communication as a ...
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Dealing With Conflict: How Struggles Can Make You - And Your Relationships - Stronger
Conflict is inevitable. It is proof that we are all unique individuals with distinctive values, opinions and perceptions. Conflict can be both a positive driver and a counterproductive force in the workplace. Unresolved conflicts can sabotage the effective functioning of any organization, and ...
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Great Leadership Can Drive Profits Even in a Bad Economy
As a serial entrepreneur my passion lies in helping business owners create and sustain profitable and successful businesses. In today’s uncertain economic environment it is essential that business leaders have the tools to navigate through the tough waters and help drive our economy to a more stable place.
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Contacting Richard Magid
SoundBoard Consulting Group LLC
6 Mars Court, Suite F6/8
Boonton Township, NJ 07005
973-334-6222 x 102