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Geek Problems I Solve

Does This Sound Like You?

I do my best work with geeks: highly technical experts – usually people in leadership or influential positions who started out as

  • Software developers,
  • Architects,
  • Project Managers,
  • Lawyers,
  • Accountants, or
  • Finance experts
Does that sound like you?  Your brilliance in your area of expertise led to you being in a position of influence, authority or leadership?

Geek Problems I Solve

I help my clients:

  • Delegate Effectively – and have the work STAY delegated
  • Communicate Clearly– so that people understand what you want, and more importantly TAKE ACTION to make it happen
  • Manage Conflict Productively – so that the team can operate in a healthy way and I help you
  • Plan well – set and achieve incredible goals (based on the resources and workload that you have today)
Does that sound helpful?
Give me a call so we can talk about helping you
  • Get more done
  • Faster
  • With less rework and
  • A happier team!

Why Geeks?  What Exactly is a Geek?

I started playing with technology when I bought my first computer at age 12 with money I earned on my paper route.

I loved tech, and still love it.  In college, I became a software engineering geek.

What’s a geek?  A geek is a highly technical expert.  In my case I was a software development geek.  Then I became a network engineering geek.  Then I was a project management geek, and a product management geek.  Today I’m a communications, influence and leadership geek.

There are geeks in every field of study.  I’m married to a library geek.  My sister is a legal geek.  There are geeks everywhere.

Geeks are my people.  What do they have in common?

Geeks:

  • Are experts in their chosen field.
  • Tend to focus on the intricacies of their craft rather than the people side of things
  • pride themselves on mastery, elegance and effectiveness of technical solutions.

This is more than just technology – I know accountants, finance professionals, even Realtors who are geeks!

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I’m Tom Cooper.
I work with leaders and teams, helping them communicate clearly, delegate effectively, manage conflict in a healthy way and plan well. I speak, coach and publish a podcast focused on helping solve key problems faced by smart people who want to excel.

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