Inside Pediatrics University of Michigan Health System, Spring 2009. Clinicians and researchers, patients and families participated in a DSD Research and Quality Improvement Symposium, designed and facilitated by Sharon Benjamin and David Sandberg, to establish recommendations for a national DSD research and quality improvement agenda.

Management and Leadership Consulting

Alchemy specializes in assisting organizations transform current reality into new opportunities. Working creatively with organizational leadership and with teams, Alchemy principal Sharon Benjamin helps organizations focus on improving performance and systems improvement, on time and on budget.

As a small consulting practice, clients are given the individual attention necessary for assessing and recommending changes and improvements in complex operations. Cookie cutter diagnostics and solutions are avoided. Each client situation is thoughtfully assessed and carefully researched. Great attention is paid to both process and people issues.

Alchemy's true mark of distinction is its ability to understand and broker changes at multiple levels, cognitive, emotional and behavioral in organizations. Each level must be addressed when change is proposed, as resistance on any level can sabotage even the best, most carefully constructed plans.

Years of working in lean organizations has provided Alchemy principal, Sharon Benjamin, with a powerful comprehension of the fundamentals of analyzing systems and identifying solutions. In addition, Benjamin is skilled at identifying and projecting the intended and unintended impacts of proposed changes. Equally important is her ability to help communicate the need for change and build enthusiasm for change during times of anxiety and ambiguity.

Alchemy's work is grounded in the belief that, in the majority of organizations, people, not dollars, are the most important capital. Finding ways to make performance improvements in artful fashion can empower and enrich the lives of those working in and benefiting from these institutions.