In our work helping thousands of organizations worldwide, we have discovered four fundamental areas that all great companies focus on to achieve success. We have distilled that information down to the following formula:

(Talent + Culture + Extreme Customer Focus) x Discipline Execution = Business Excellence

To be sure, these are not the only four elements that demand your focus. You must have a quality product, strong financial controls, and effective processes and procedures. Yet, nothing else matters if you are not superb at acquiring top talent, creating an engaging culture, fostering strong customer relationships, and executing with discipline.

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Outcome

A solid understanding of the fundamental building blocks of organizational success and a specific set of tools that will ensure that you effectively execute them.

*We have created a proprietary "Organizational Effectiveness Audit" that can be deployed to support a full-day program on this topic.

Business, as usual, no longer exists. As US General Eric Shinseki once said, "If you dislike change, you're going to dislike irrelevance even more." Constant disruption, at an ever-increasing pace, creates a great deal of anxiety and stress. To survive and even thrive in this pressure-filled environment, individuals and organizations must increase their AQ (Adaptability Quotient.)
From a business standpoint, AQ is the ability of your organization to be agile and adjust course in response to unexpected shifts in the marketplace. On a personal level, AQ measures your ability to react quickly and effectively to change.

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Outcome

The ability to better manage change and the skills and tools to be more adaptable and resilient.

The culture of your organization determines its long-term success. A positive workplace culture attracts top talent, drives engagement, fosters teamwork, and increases retention. Culture is what makes strategy happen. Culture also plays a significant role in how your customers view you. Better business results start with a more robust organizational culture.

However, a great culture does not happen by chance. It must be carefully designed and continuously nurtured. Although every organization will have unique aspects of culture, a handful of fundamental ideas are essential to creating a vibrant culture. We have helped hundreds of clients improve and strengthen their culture by mastering these core competencies.

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Outcome

A broader understanding of organizational culture and the skills to shape and improve it.

Some fundamentals of leadership will never change. Honesty, integrity, courage, fairness, vision, and a handful of other elements are essential to being a successful leader. However, as the speed of change accelerates, it demands that leadership evolves to keep pace.

To successfully navigate tomorrow's business challenges, it is critical that you increase the leadership and management capabilities of your existing leaders and ensure the readiness of your top talent to move to their next role.

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Outcome

A much deeper understanding of what it means to be a leader and the tools to improve those skills consistently.

Your strategic plan is essentially a decision-making tool. How will you allocate your scarce resources? What markets will you serve? What customers will you target? What products and projects are priorities? Every critical decision you make is tested for alignment with the plan. This is why organizations take the strategic planning process so seriously, and they should.

There is a computer programming term: GI=GO. Garbage In; GO= Garbage Out. It is much the same with strategic planning. If the thinking that goes into the planning process is flawed, your plan will be too. Therefore, the leaders in your organization must be superior strategic thinkers.

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Outcome

A more robust understanding of how to create an effective strategy and the tools to execute it successfully.

According to the World Economic Forum, we live in what is referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent. Compared with previous industrial revolutions, the Fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace. It is disrupting every industry in every country and will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another.

However, where there is change, there is also opportunity. To thrive in this environment, your leaders must be aware of disruptive innovations and how they will impact your business and customers. They must think creatively and be proactive. Myopic organizations will be caught flatfooted and left behind.

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Outcome

A new perspective on the scope and speed of change and how it will impact your business

When individuals understand how to get the best out of themselves, they can draw out the best in their team members and peers. Regrettably, most people fail to invest time to be self-reflective and create meaningful goals and then hold themselves accountable for progress towards those goals. Using our time-tested and proven framework, we will guide you through a process that will allow you to unleash your full potential and achieve higher levels of success in your career and life.

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Outcome

A clearer picture of what you want to achieve in your life combined with the motivation and tools to accomplish it.

Teamwork can make or break your company. High-performance teams execute more quickly, make better decisions, and deliver superior results. The team is aligned with and committed to shared values and vision and works towards a common objective. Team members are engaged, collaborative and accountable. Dysfunctional teams are plagued with infighting, finger-pointing, missed deadlines, and poor results. How do the teams in your company currently perform?

Building a high-performance team is challenging, but the process of getting there is not complex. There are a handful of fundamental elements that drive team performance. Once the team understands and applies these principles, there will be a dramatic impact on the team's effectiveness and success.

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Outcome

Give the group the tools and skills to build and maintain a high level of teamwork and performance.

A high-performing board can guide your organization to new levels of achievement. A dysfunctional board can wreak havoc. This is why it’s crucial that board members understand their responsibilities and how to fulfill them effectively.

Whether they have years of board experience or it’s their first board director position, all board members benefit from governance training. It helps them understand their role, creates alignment on the Board, and improves their relationship with the CEO and staff.

Learning Objectives

Outcome

A more engaged, qualified, and effective Board of Directors