BECO LICHTMAN
Consultant, Speaker and Facilitator
HELPING GREAT TEAMS GET UNSTUCK
Even great teams can find themselves revisiting the same issues, struggling to make decisions, or working hard without making meaningful progress. I help leaders and teams understand what is getting in the way, work through difficult issues, and find a practical way forward.
Organizations I've Worked With
WHAT’S REALLY GETTING IN THE WAY
An important decision keeps getting revisited. Priorities are pulling in different directions. A cross-functional initiative has lost momentum. A strategy is clear at the top but harder to translate into action. Or the same issue keeps resurfacing without being resolved.
These situations are rarely about a lack of capable people or effort. Sometimes the people involved need a way to step back, understand what is really happening, work through different perspectives, and get clear about what needs to happen next. That is where I come in.
Ways to Work Together
Flexible ways to help teams work through what is getting in the way.
STRATEGIC FACILITATION
Working Through What’s Getting in the Way
When an important decision, priority, or challenge requires people to work through it together, I design and facilitate the process that helps them get there. This can include leadership and management sessions, retreats, planning, cross-functional work, and other important organizational conversations.
CONSULTING
Getting to the Heart of the Issue
Some issues require more than a single session. I work with organizations to understand what is happening, identify what is getting in the way, and determine a practical way forward. Engagements may include interviews, analysis and synthesis, facilitated working sessions, decision support, and follow-through.
SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS
Why Great Teams Get Stuck
Even capable, committed teams can fall into patterns that make progress difficult. Through talks and interactive workshops, I help groups recognize what may be getting in the way and consider practical ways to interrupt those patterns.
What Clients Say
Clients bring me in to provide clarity, structure, and thoughtful facilitation when an important conversation or decision needs to move forward.
Florida International University
BECO IS ENGAGING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE – JUST WHAT YOU WANT IN A FACILITATOR.
Senior Director, Burger King
Now President, Buffalo Wings
BECO IS ONE OF THE MOST SKILLED FACILITATORS I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH.
Senior VP, J.P. Morgan
BECO HELPED US CUT THROUGH THE NOISE AND KEPT IT EASY… A SESSION THAT FELT RELAXED, COLLABORATIVE, AND LEFT US WITH IDEAS WE COULD USE RIGHT AWAY.
~Vicente Ariztía
Partner at PICTON
About Beco
’m a consultant, speaker, and facilitator with more than twenty years of experience across leadership, operations, learning, and organizational change.
That range has taught me how to enter complex situations, listen for what matters, recognize what may be difficult to see from inside an organization, and help people work through important issues together.
My role is to bring an experienced outside perspective, ask the questions that need to be asked, and help people get to clearer decisions, priorities, and next steps.
I’m an American with U.S. and French nationality, based in Paris and working with organizations across Europe and North America.
What Is Getting in the Way?
If an important issue keeps resurfacing, a decision needs to be made, or your organization needs help working through a complex challenge, let’s talk.
