Our Firm
Our commitment is the same today as it was at our founding—to help our clients be their best and do their best. Through partnership, we develop and implement tailor-made organizational and workplace solutions that lead to breakthrough outcomes.
History
JMJ Associates was founded in San Francisco in 1987 by Jay Greenspan, Mike Goddu and Joseph Friedman. Today, we bring more than two decades of strategic management consulting to our clients.
Our initial service offering focused on assisting project teams to produce breakthroughs in costs, schedules, and performance through powerful alignment around common values and goals. In the early 1990s, JMJ opened a London office to serve our expanding global clients. We continued to broaden our services with the introduction of our Incident and Injury-Free® (IIF®) safety offering, designed to help companies generate exceptional results in workplace safety.
Next, JMJ opened its Australia office to meet our growing demand for project alliances. In 2002, we responded to our clients' requests and created a leadership development service to help people successfully address their toughest challenges.
During the last three years, we've continued to expand our services, have grown to 120 consultants, and now have offices in Austin, Doha, Durban, London, Perth and Singapore.
JMJ's work is about creating sustainable breakthrough performance. Our focus has remained consistent since inception—to help clients align on a meaningful purpose and provide the training and tools necessary to envision and attain far-reaching goals.
Purpose
JMJ Associates makes the impossible possible by unleashing the potential of people in organizations to accomplish extraordinary performance.
Values
Stephen Portner
Chief Executive Officer
We are defined by and dedicated to Making the Impossible Possible®.
Transformation is fundamental to who we are and what we do. Through our work, people's relationship to what is possible is transformed. In so doing, the future shifts from one of impossibility or merely repeating history to one of real possibility. ‘Magic' occurs when this new realm of possibility emerges in service of fulfilling bold visions and splendid dreams. This is how we generate sustained impact in the world.
We care about and respect people.
Every human being has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. Around us, people feel appreciated and we recognize each person's unique contribution. Various and discordant points of view are heard and honored. Intrinsic to this value is that people enjoy health and well-being.
We generate authentic relationship as the foundation of accomplishment.
Relationship is fundamental and is built on integrity, open and honest communication and trust. We value relationship for its own sake and as the source of accomplishment. Partnership and collaboration are at the core of our community and our client relationships.
We operate in integrity.
Integrity is fundamental to who we are as individuals and a company. Each of us honors one's word as oneself. Our actions are consistent with our Purpose, Values and Mission which are explicit, understood and owned. Organizational integrity requires accountability, openness, generosity of spirit and willingness to both appreciate our gifts and confront ‘what's so'.
We are a committed source of growth and development.
As a community, we are passionate about developing and nurturing people. We are a committed partner and catalyst for people to realize their potential. People are a request for and experience being contributed to, enriched and empowered in their lives to make a difference.
We generate wealth in service of an extraordinary future.
Wealth generation is an indicator of the value our clients place on our work and an expression of appreciation that JMJ has for its employees' commitment and contribution. It enables JMJ to make a sustainable difference in the world and to provide long-term financial security for our employees. With wealth comes freedom of choice, innovation, creativity and responsibility. Wealth generation is fundamental to JMJ as a company.