Karl Bimshas Consulting

Testimonials are like gifts.  Here are a few of the great things people are saying about Karl Bimshas.

You believed in me.  You encouraged me.  You honored the artist in me.  You offered an experienced hand in the process of publication and walked with me through that.  You were gentle and kind.  You were genuinely enthusiastic.  You're an artist yourself...that in and of itself goes a long way.

Looking back with what I know now, you really took a specific interest in me and adapted your coaching (which, of course like any good coaching, you don't REALIZE it's coaching at the time) to me personally, but also maintained a fair and consistent approach to others on the team.

I would not have developed aptitudes in the right direction without your guidance. I'll give you an example: I was conveying to you how I had handled some sort of situation with one of the associates and was going into my thought processes around it. I remember you very clearly saying, "Yes, you did everything right, but perhaps you may want to consider sprinkling in a little empathy."

"What? I don't get it. I was supposed to feel sorry for her being late every day this week?"

"No, but by taking the time to convey that you understood there were other reasons that contributed to her being late will make the delivery of your message more palatable," you said, "and the outcome more effective in altering her performance in this area." I think at some point we may have informally added "empathy" to my developmental action plan.

It may not have materialized in the way you were envisioning, but my management style in that aspect has become more flexible. I still tell people very directly when they're messing up, my expectations day-forward and a plan for how we're going to achieve it together, but peppered in is at least an acknowledgment of personal contributors to said problems.

Looking back, I can now appreciate the amount of leeway you gave me to run the account how I best could. You took my ideas and helped me develop them more appropriately, where I had the aptitude, but wasn't quite hitting it because of my lack of business knowledge. All without making me feel dim-witted.

You also allowed me the stretching room to interact with other accounts. Do not think that I don't also realize you had someone to effectively cover and implement some of the stuff you hated doing, but you wouldn't have done that if you didn't have faith that I could grow into it. And you were there every step of the way for me to kick ideas off of and get guidance from.

You also relied on me, and allowed it to be visible when you were doing so, in times that you could not be at your peak. After the birth of one of your kids for example, I remember an email essentially saying, "Carrie, I have no clue what's on the table for me to do right now, give me the list/updates..." You trusted me and had no qualms about my seeing you were at a temporary disadvantage. Also a huge lesson that good leaders must learn with trusted teammates, whether they are direct-reports or not.

I have an exceptional team that is as empowered and responsible for our results as I am. They also carry me from time to time and do so with a sense of pride. You helped me develop this sensibility.

I wish you could see what type of leader and manager I am today - not necessarily because you would be proud, but because you would find it amusing, interesting even. But mostly because I would hope you'd see your specific contributions to my evolution.

Thank you.

Carrie Pullen

Operations Manager,

Xerox

Karl Bimshas brought my passion and truth into form with his brilliant vision of creating masterpieces.  His guidance encouraged my inner truth to shine with clarity.  I now have a finished product of what has been living inside my imagination for years!

Novalena J. Betancourt

The Novalena Show

Karl was a Client Account Manager in the organizations I managed (as a General Manager and a Vice President). He is a very intelligent individual with excellent communication skills. His focus on customers, employees and business process allowed him to consistently meet and exceed his business objectives. Additionally, he is a strategic thinker who looks at opportunities in many different ways and will challenge the status quo in an effort to continuously improve things. Karl had the ability to build consensus and influence others in an effort to meet the business needs. Although we no longer work together, we have maintained a friendship and mutual respect for each other. I would relish the opportunity to work with Karl again. He would be an asset to any organization.

Tim Rafael,

Vice President Client Operations,

Xerox Corporation