NotaBene provides training programs, workshops and coaching for teams and individuals who need to better structure, simplify and influence through all their communications - be it oral communications, proposal writing, presentations or even emails.
NotaBene conducts blended in-class and virtual programs, including 1-3 day workshops which present frameworks and approaches for succinct and effective communications and problem disaggregation. The programs draw upon core elements of logical rationale as well as some best practices in structured thinking used within management consulting, advertising and the hi-tech industry, e.g., Pyramid Principle, Situation Complication Resolution and Stimulus/Response.
NotaBene LLC is a San Francisco based boutique firm founded in 2007. It is dedicated to making companies and business leaders become more effective through problem solving and structured communication. Clients include Fortune 100 in industries ranging from pharmaceutical, financial, shipping to telecom and NGO's.
NotaBene is a boutique firm whose aim is to be internationally recognized in Capability Development of leaders. We strive to create value for our clients and ensure that they perform at their best
NotaBene's mission is to help leaders and companies achieve their business goals through the organizational development of individuals and have them perform at their full potential
NotaBene (nô'tə bĕn'ç) - The word nota bene comes from the Latin verb notāre - to note. It is used to draw the attention of the reader to a certain aspect or detail of the subject on hand. The focus of NotaBene is to develop leaders and help them to clarify what they want to communicate.
Murugasan brings a diverse background in international business and has 14 years of communication and presentation workshop experience. He started his career at IBM where he was responsible for internal communications and has worked in the Bay Area for 8 years.
Before NotaBene, he worked in New York City at PA Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, where he delivered communications workshops to top management and executives at fortune 500 companies around the world.
He holds an MBA from Monterey Institute of International studies and a M.Sc. in Economics from Copenhagen Business School. Murugasan is also fluent in Danish and conversant in Spanish.
Doug Bewsher has led multiple large scale organizations including as CEO of Leadspace Inc, CMO of Salesforce.com and CMO of Skype. Prior to operational roles, he served as an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, and led the West Coast office of Digitas, a leading Advertising agency. Doug sits on several public and private boards, as well as acting as an advisor to multiple growth stage companies.
His experience has taught him the critical nature of effective communications both within and external to the organization, and joined NotaBene in 2021 to follow this passion, and has led multiple communications training programs.
Doug sits on several public and private boards, as well as acting as an advisor to multiple growth stage companies. He holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, and a MA in Physics from Oxford University, and lives in San Francisco.
Henriette has 10+ years of experience in leadership and HR both internationally and in Denmark. Her focus has been effective communication, coaching and building effective HR processes within the employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding to development and offboarding.
Today she is supporting and co-working with small and middle sized companies to improve and challenge the status quo with the aim to enhance the business. Also she is having coaching sessions with employees to improve their performance.
Before NotaBene, Henriette has been working with leadership in middle sized and big companies, where she was HR responsible. Henriette is fluent in Dutch, English, Spanish and Scandinavian languages.
Many people struggle with putting their ideas and thoughts on paper and delivering a message. Delivering clear and persuasive communication is becoming more and more important, with the increase of email and work load.
In an ever-changing business environment, the ability to think clearly and rationally is important whatever we choose to do. We are daily forced to make decisions with little information or vast amount of complex data.
Many people struggle with putting their ideas and thoughts on paper and delivering a message. Delivering clear and persuasive communication is becoming more and more important, with the increase of email and work load.
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