The Surrender team combines the experience of what works with the knowledge that one size does not fit all. Common themes apply to our clients and their leaders. Insight and solutions come from understanding these connections and the unique way they apply to each company.

Why would I want to feel any better?

If you are going to be in charge, you may as well enjoy it.

You are unique but your challenges are not.

Until we get robots we're going to have to deal with people.

Do you want the hard way or the easy way?

Why put a ceiling on how you feel about your company and your work? Many of us have beliefs that "work is hard— because that’s why they call it work." But the Surrender team knows how to arrange work to be rewarding, fun and meaningful. The by-product of this arrangement is making money. Clients are challenged to envision feeling better about their businesses—even if they already feel good.

The Surrender approach demonstrates that just because the status quo is acceptable it does not preclude a superior arrangement that you haven’t experienced before. Work is based on proven techniques and state-of-the-art assessment methodology. We see the commonality and differences in each client engagement. Building on our experience, specifically tailored solutions suited to each client company’s circumstances are developed. We are business people who understand how to operate a business.

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The leader of an organization has a unique ability to build a team around his or her characteristics and personal objectives, but most do not take that opportunity. We encourage executives to tell us what they would like their lives to be like. Then we build a plan to get them there. The Surrender approach starts with leadership but also includes plans that work for people at all levels of the company. We design strategic and human resource plans and provide coaching on their implementation to produce results.

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The Surrender team has the advantage of understanding how to improve an assortment of organizations, seeing both the common threads and the differences in our clients. We understand that challenges are part of the natural cycle of business birth and growth, not a result of someone doing something wrong. At some point in each engagement, the client asks Surrender President Matthew Mabel,

"Have you ever seen anything like this?"

Meaning : "My problems are unique" and "Don’t I have the most screwed up, confused, ridiculous set of communication and responsibility issues and industry challenges you have ever seen?"

Mabel’s answer is always "No." There are always unique aspects to your business and its history, but many organizations have challenges. The smart ones do something about them, whether it’s with us or by finding another solution.

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When was the last time you heard someone say:

"I’m going to start a business. I'm a fantastic manager— all I need is a product or service."

We haven’t heard that one very often, either. The fact is that leaders of companies often begin in a discipline other than management or supervision. The ability to understand and motivate people is critical to success and those skills can be learned. The Surrender team coaches leaders to become great managers and to understand each of the people who report to them as unique with specific needs. Keeping in mind their personal style, we have a history of transforming people who aren’t natural supervisors into true team leaders.

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Matthew Mabel founded Surrender to allow clients to skip the hard lessons he learned in business and go the easy route — by directly importing solutions discovered into their companies.

The Surrender team unlocks hidden potential by adding the missing pieces in an organization. Each employee is given his or her best chance to succeed as a key to internal harmony and business growth. The goal is for employees to believe they have the best jobs they’ve ever had.

Our custom solutions are derived from the following information about your company:

- Who is the leader?
- What does the leader envision for his or her life and company?
- Who have they chosen to surround themselves with?

We guarantee there are some people in every organization who are just plain in the wrong place. They have been placed in a position where they’re not using their talents, interests and abilities to the fullest. When a need arose, they were there to fill that need at that time.

We guarantee that the reason your business is not growing, is not easier to handle and is not more joyful is that your leadership is being asked to handle issues they don’t have extensive experience with, and they are doing so by trial and error.

These are issues that we address again and again with each new client.

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