The frantic pace of the global economy demands a lot more from you as a
leader. You and your organization must meet exceptional performance
challenges that call for breakthrough strategies. As a
result, upgrading your thinking is not an option; it’s essential to ensure a
competitive advantage and to deliver profits. I have the mission and
the privilege to advise leaders like you who seek
Breakthrough and want to take their performance and that of their
organizations to higher levels. [Testimonials]
Executive Advisory Offerings [Click on
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Breakthrough is a thinking framework centered on
managing the
risk and limitations of accelerating growth exponentially. Designing
a Performance Blueprint allows you and your
organization adopt effective approaches to achieve exponential results. [More]
Performance Architecture is an effective approach to achieve and
maintain your Peak Performance by expanding
your physical, emotional and creative thinking skills through systematic
training. [More]
I advise Senior
Managers, Business Owners and Entrepreneurs.I enhance the “performance portfolio” of international
executives by applying what I’ve learned about achievement working with
professional athletes and artists to the world of business. My clients are high achievers who constantly seek
challenges to enhance their lives.They don't just want to achieve, they
want fulfillment, a sense of meaning and to leave a legacy. I
can support you to go beyond "personal best" by finding clarity
to make a crucial decision, by crafting new ideas to accelerate results or
by designing a personal Blueprint to reinvent yourself.
Evaluation of Your Needs. Which one is you?
Your Benefits when you engage in the Advisory Process
You
need a competitive edge
You
are a high achiever and your values are shifting
You
need a new challenge to feel fully engaged
You
can’t manage your energy and you fear "burnout"
You
are changing jobs, careers or want a more fulfilling role
You
are stuck or uncertain about your next strategic steps
Your
life has changed drastically and need a new purpose
You
want to start or improve your own business
You’ve paid for coaching but still can’t reach your goals
You
are bogged down by politics and conflict at work
You
need new ideas and alternatives to current approaches
You
want a sense of meaning and to leave a legacy
Enhance your thinking skills (how you
process information)
Align your values and beliefs (what drives
you)
Refine your decision-making and leadership
styles
Operate in your IdealPerformance State
Embrace challenges and become resilient
under pressure
Accelerate your transformation by removing
constraints
Use thinking strategies that can boost your
effectiveness
Develop strong networks with other high
performers
Design a path of continuous learning and
improvement
Create energy in others to motivate
them and guide change
Transfer your Peak Performance skills to
your organization
Generate exponential growth while leading by
example
Stages of the Private Advisory Process
Focus: we analyze “what is” and set up Aspirations
Energy: we
explore “what can be” - We design your personal Breakthrough Blueprint
Breakthrough: we
define “what shall be” - You establish commitments and apply
strategies to accelerate results.
Breakthrough Achievement involves affirming your
leadership,
expressing your uniqueness, creating exceptional growth and leaving a path for others
to follow.
You can choose from three levels of Advisory, depending on your
specific needs:
Transform and Consolidate to Lead
Move from Strategy to Achievement
Clarify. Align. Conceptualize
20 Hours + 2 months follow-up
10 Hours + 1 month follow-up
2 Hours + 2 weeks follow-up
20 hours of private sessions in person, by phone or
Skype
Optional: it can be organized as a Private Workshop within 2 or
3 days.
Development of a Personal Breakthrough Blueprint
Regular actions and exercises to move your thinking
forward between sessions.
Optional: Shadowing through a workday or performance
to observe behavior patterns and interactions
Phone and E-mail support throughout the program to check-in or
get help.
Regular tips and articles by e-mail
10 hours of private sessions in person, by phone or
Skype
Development of a Personal Breakthrough Blueprint
Use of a combination of Breakthrough Thinking
tools
Regular actions and exercises to move your thinking
forward between sessions.
Phone and E-mail support throughout the program to check-in or
get help.
Regular tips and articles by e-mail
2 hours of private sessions in person, by phone or
Skype
Use of topical Breakthrough Thinking tools
Specific exercises to fulfill resolutions and achieve
objectives
I'm invited to give keynote presentations and
to conduct interactive talks at organizations in North America, Europe and
Latin America.
I engage audiences with motivational,
thought-provoking, instructional and transformational topics related to
Peak Performance, Creative Thinking, Change Management, Team Effectiveness,
Leadership Development and Vision-Building.
The duration varies from 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the occasion,
audience, interactivity and use of A/V technology.
Top
Reasons for inviting me to speak:
You seek to integrate your team and promote a culture of high performance
to achieve extraordinary results
You are presenting a new strategy and want to energize
the individuals in your organization to implement it
You are reorganizing the corporate structure
and need to promote new thinking patterns to increase profits
You need to engage the organization in a
collaborative vision-building process
Titles of Keynote Presentations
"Inside the Winners Circle: Lessons from Peak
Performers in Sports" - Key factors of sports achievement
applied to business
"Breakthrough: How to go Beyond Personal Best"
- How to "design" the process of provoking exponential results
"Performance Architecture: How to create your Peak
Performance Blueprint" - Focus x Energy x Breakthrough =
300% gains
"Multiply: How to systematically create
New Value" - Breakthrough Thinking strategies that
generate profitable new ideas
"Empathy as a Strategic Advantage for your
organization" - Empathy: the secret of "brand love" and
sustainable profits
Watch clips from Keynote Presentations:
TEDx Charlotte 2010 Opening Remarks
On Visionary Leaders
Peak Performers make Waves
I focus on teaching senior executives and managers about Peak
Performance, Performance Architecture and Breakthrough Thinking skills.
My role is to define the
knowledge,
skills, attitudes and habits required to become a Peak Performer as
well as guiding executives in the design of their Blueprint to create new
value and profitable outcomes.
Top Reasons to schedule a Course or Workshop for
your organization:
You and your staff will understand
the fundamental components of Peak Performance and how to apply
them
You will learn to operate with high, positive energy
to perform on-demand and to recover when most needed
You will adapt to challenges with positivism and
resiliency
You will co-design solutions rather than engaging in
problem-solving, argument or criticism.
You will instill confidence in the team to develop a
shared vision and execute it successfully
You will share knowledge on how to sustain team responsiveness and
accelerate results
You will have a sense of "True North" about your value as a
professional and your career options
COURSE 1 - "Peak Performance and Leadership Workshop"
Audience: Senior Managers and Owners.
Description: Effective approaches on how to
optimize the relationship between performance and leadership.
Objective: To provide a vision of performance that
guides leaders to effectively manage their own performance and that of their
team.
Duration: From 4 hours to 2 days
COURSE 2 - "Beyond Personal Best: Peak Performance Blueprint Design"
Audience: Senior Managers, division managers
and their teams. Owners/Entrepreneurs and their teams.
Description: Systematic approach to designing
the team's Peak Performance Blueprint to align Focus, Energy and Strategy.
Objective: Creation of a Peak Performance
Blueprint to support strategic objectives (Solve challenges and manage
Energy, not Time).
Duration: From 1 to 2 days
COURSE 3 - "Breakthrough Power: Creative Thinking Skills for Managers"
Audience: Division managers, Unit managers and their teams.
Owners/Entrepreneurs and their teams..
Description: Fundamental strategies and tools
to enhance Creative Thinking skills that lead to breakthrough Innovation.
Objective: To provide the essential thinking
tools to generate new ideas, concepts and value on-demand.
Duration: From 4 hours to 2 days
COURSE 4 - "Multiply: The "Plan B" Blueprint for Executives in Transition"
Audience: Executives contemplating or
undergoing a career transition who seek clarity, options and a new
perspective on their value.
Description: In-depth analysis of career and
thinking skills for executives seeking to reinvent themselves or move up the
ladder.
Objective: To design
a Career Transition Blueprint that multiplies opportunities to create
enduring value.
Duration: From 1 to 3 days
Courses & Workshops Methodology: I employ a variety of training tools, such
as: PowerPoint slides, video clips, interactive conversations, performance inventories, questionnaires, tests, workshops, group
discussions, flow diagrams, custom video production, physical and mental exercises,
role-playing, study binders, guide charts and reading recommendations.
My job as a facilitator
is to help monitor, regulate and energize the evolving dynamics of a
strategic planning meeting. I specifically focus on managing the energy
of the group, as well as the way information is exchanged and how it's
collected for internal analysis. My value as a facilitator is
further supported by:
My ability to
design the complete
strategic planning and decision-making process
The application of my
Peak Performance coaching
experience to motivate individuals and groups
My skills in provoking
participation and creativity through interactive conversations and exercises
My proficiency in reading
the underlying dynamics of the group while remaining neutral
My capacity to manage the
emotional waves of the meeting effectively
I have extensive experience in the design and
management of on-site and off-site teambuilding events that support the
direction and objectives set by Senior Management. I provide a turnkey
product that includes web surveys, diagnostic tools, workshop agenda design,
coordination meetings with support staff, indoor and outdoor activities and
coordination with providers and venue managers (when required). The
sessions' duration varies from 4 hours to 3 days and may be on-or-off site.
Core Aspects of Building a Team Performance Experience
Client Focus: Clarification of the expectations,
values and priorities of those who receive the output of the team's work,
inside and outside of the organization. It also involves ensuring that the
expectations shape the requirements for the products and product solutions
provided.
Team Direction: Identification of the unique
contribution of the team, from its broadest purposes to its specific actions
and activities. It shows the fit of the team's and organization's purposes.
It's the mechanism that focuses actions purposefully toward team goals. It
helps set priorities that are essential to assigning resources and creates
commitment and alignment to the team's purpose.
Understanding and Trust: Through understanding, team
members come to see each other as unique individuals and gauge the strength
that comes from their diversity. They create a dynamic environment in which
the resulting synergy helps them see a situation, an opportunity or a problem
from different perspectives. They use their talents well and they coach
others to be successful. They understand the culture of the organization
and how to use the systems and informal political networks to achieve team
goals.
Commitments: One of the essential aspects of
building a High Performance Team is the shared understanding of how to
attain and maintain their Peak Performance, both individually and as a
team. Once the team members start sharing the language of Peak Performance
and they support each other in their individual training, the entire team
effort flourishes.
Through
Creative Development, I help you determine what resources your may need to develop
new concepts and solutions while meeting the demands of the projects and
opportunities you face. Creative development
requires looking for alternatives to established procedures (thinking "out
of the box") to create new ways of defining performance criteria.
Effective
creative development yields an outcome that it is both new and useful; that
it is both unique and meets specific performance requirements. I apply the
process to strategic planning, project planning,
new product development, process redesign, marketing, graphic and new media
design, e-commerce, operational problem solving and logistics planning.
My experience in creative development covers a diverse spectrum,
including marketing and communications, new media, e-commerce, Web-based
training, sports marketing and promotions, interactive sales tools,
experience-based learning and highly complex events.
I organize retreats for high-level decision makers in select locations where
the environment favors concentration and effectiveness. The typical
meeting lasts 2 days. I manage all aspects of the process in
conjunction with the organization's staff and the venue. Often times, I take
responsibility for the reporting, feedback analysis and final documentation
of the output of the event.