T. Alan Claypool

About T. Alan Claypool

TAC4 Solutions works primarily with insurance companies to transform their legacy policy…

Experience

1. President Owner

   Tac4 Solutions

   May 2010 — Present

   TAC4 Solutions helps our clients find joy and purpose in doing work. We do this by instilling organizational health, improving processes, and managing complex projects.We help clients clear the noise of fractured strategy and confusing politics. Our clients depend on us to solve these 3 problems:1. Firefighting and infighting that cause staff to be reactionary in their decision making2. Manual processes that require so much time they prevent financial analysis3. Complex IT projects that run into the ditch and don’t generate the required resultsSo how do we help? We resolve these client issues with 3 activities:1. We lead executive leadership teams to create clarity regarding culture, strategy, communication and operations2. We run process redesign engagements that develop and implement a roadmap for maximum efficiency3. We manage complex projects with focused attention on human behavior and constantly changing business requirementsIn all of our projects, we mentor our clients into the Nine Ground Rules for Cohesive Team Behavior (TM):1. No complaining at all until willing to take action2. Blame the process, not the person3. Respect everyone on the team, assuming good motives4. Directly confront, with no triangulation5. Voice opinions strongly and respectfully6. Only rely on and restate what you know to be absolutely true7. Fully commit to team decisions and strategies8. Create accountability among the team9. Be an advocate for the team and these ground rules throughout the organizationThese ground rules serve as the foundation for finding joy and purpose in doing their work. If you would like to transform your organization’s noise into the Sound of Clarity, we would love to talk with you about simple and bold steps that create organizational health throughout your

Skills

• Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Team Building
• Budget
• Insurance
• Product Management
• Training
• New Business Development
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Communication Skills
• Organizational Development
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Healthcare
• IT Strategy
• Coaching
• Requirements Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Planning
• Business Planning
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Political Communication
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Strategic Communications
• Behavior Management
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Business Intelligence
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Clarity