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Illuminate Blind Spots. Unlock Potential. Lead Forward.

Are Your Top Performers Unknowingly Holding Themselves Back?

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Imagine your workforce—but with greater clarity, stronger collaboration, and sharper execution. I help organizations bring that vision to life with learning solutions designed to fit how you work and where you want to go.

My approach is not about off-the-shelf content or one-size-fits-all workshops. I partner with you to design learning that are practical, relevant, and rooted in your organization’s real-world challenges.

These programs are built to do more than deliver knowledge—they drive change that sticks.

Every program I deliver is:

  • Aligned to your business needs and leadership culture
  • Integrated into how work actually gets done
  • Focused on practical application, not just theory
  • Designed to sustain growth—not just spark it
  • Measured by impact, not attendance

Examples of Learning Experiences I Offer:

  • Everything DiSC®: Strengthens communication, collaboration, and people-reading skills
  • The Five Behaviors®: Helps teams build trust, embrace accountability, and achieve results
  • Full Focus Productivity Training: Equips teams to set goals and execute with clarity
  • Leadership Development: Customized programs to grow leaders at every level

If you are ready to invest in learning that moves the needle, let us design something that works for your people and your business.

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Assessments

> Virtual 360 Leadership Feedback

> CheckPoint 360°™ Leadership Feedback

> PXT Select® Leadership Report

> PXT Select® / Profile XT® Assessment

> Everything DiSC® on Catalyst™

> The Five Behaviors® Team Assessment


Virtual 360 Leadership Feedback

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Clear Insight. Practical Growth. Real Impact.

As leaders rise, honest feedback becomes harder to access—but it’s more essential than ever. My Virtual 360 Leadership Feedback process gives a leader a clear, balanced view of how they’re perceived by peers, direct reports, and supervisors.

How It Works:

  • Confidential input gathered from those who know the leader best
  • A synthesized feedback report revealing strengths, blind spots, and opportunities
  • A one-on-one debrief to build a focused, practical development plan

Why It Works:

The process opens the door to candid reflection and meaningful improvement—without defensiveness.

Outcomes You Can Expect:

  • Improved self-awareness
  • Clearer alignment between perception and intention
  • Realistic, actionable development goals
  • Increased engagement from colleagues

This isn’t just feedback—it’s a leadership turning point.


CheckPoint 360°™ Leadership Feedback

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Data‑Driven Insight. Strategic Development. Confident Leadership.

The CheckPoint 360°™ from PXT Select® provides a research-based, structured way to assess leaders across 8 competencies and 18 skills.

How It Works:

  • Input from direct reports, peers, and supervisors
  • A clear, visual report with feedback narratives and benchmarks
  • A guided debrief connecting the data to job performance and growth

Why It Works:

It’s more than opinion—it’s a validated leadership framework that removes guesswork and pinpoints high-return development areas.

Outcomes You Can Expect:

  • Measurable leadership strengths and growth areas
  • Alignment with your organization’s competency model
  • A strategic, personalized development plan
  • Greater trust, clarity, and leadership effectiveness

PXT Select® Leadership Report

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Hire and Develop with Confidence

Every leader has a unique approach. The PXT Select® Leadership Report reveals how a candidate or current leader will guide a team, make decisions, and shape culture.

What It Measures:

  • Six essential leadership skills:
  • Creating a Vision
  • Ensuring Results
  • Being Approachable
  • Developing Strategies
  • Inspiring People
  • Mentoring Others

This tool answers, not “Can they lead?” but “How will they lead?”

What You Get:

  • Actionable data
  • Clear strengths and development opportunities
  • Strategic insight into onboarding and coaching


PXT Select® / Profile XT® Assessment

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Smart Talent Decisions Start Here

Hiring and promoting the right people requires more than intuition. The PXT Select® (also known as Profile XT®) delivers objective insight across three areas: cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and interests.

How It Works:

  • Candidates complete a brief online assessment
  • Results are compared to tailored performance models
  • Clear visual reports support hiring, promotion, and development conversations

Why It Works:

It matches people not just to roles—but to the way they think, behave, and stay engaged.

Outcomes You Can Expect:

  • Greater hiring accuracy
  • Role-person alignment
  • Improved retention, team dynamics, and onboarding
  • Reduced bias in decision-making

Everything DiSC® on Catalyst™

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Transform Insight into Everyday Action

Catalyst™ is a dynamic learning platform that brings Everything DiSC® to life in daily work. It helps individuals understand themselves and others—then adapt in real time to strengthen collaboration.

What It Includes:

  • Base: Self-awareness & common language for better teamwork
  • WorkSmart Add-On: Apply DiSC to feedback, motivation, and navigating change
  • Sustain: Embed DiSC into tools like Microsoft Teams for real-time collaboration

The result? Deeper engagement, stronger teams, and better communication—every day.


The Five Behaviors® Team Assessment

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Build Trust. Embrace Accountability. Deliver Results.

Grounded in Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team, this assessment strengthens how teams function across five core behaviors: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results.

How It Works:

  • Each team member completes an anonymous survey
  • I facilitate an interactive session to explore results and build new habits
  • We align strengths and create action plans for growth

Why It Works:

This is not team bonding—it’s behavior change rooted in psychology, powered by candid insight.

What You Can Expect:

  • More productive, trusting relationships
  • Improved decision-making and communication
  • Measurable team progress on real business goals

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS

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Embracing Efficiency: The Journey from Traditional to Lean Manufacturing

Challenges: Transforming the mindset of manufacturing leaders and equipping them with the necessary leadership skills to effectively engage and drive the existing workforce.

Solutions Implemented:
* Conducted a comprehensive Organizational Change Analysis.
* Performed an in-depth Assessment of the Manufacturing Leadership Team.
* Designed and facilitated a dynamic, interactive two-day leadership development workshop.
* Created a Lean Manufacturing Leader Success Profile to guide development.
* Initiated Team Action Planning and Individual Leader Action Planning for targeted growth.
* Provided one-on-one coaching to expedite the change process.

Outcomes: We successfully identified both team and individual leadership strengths, as well as areas needing development. We developed a robust action plan to capitalize on these strengths and address weaknesses. Additionally, we achieved all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) at the functional, team, and individual leader levels, demonstrating measurable success in our objectives.

​Skills: Lean Manufacturing · Leadership Development · Team Leadership


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Cultivating Leaders: Executive Growth in Farm Equipment Sales and Service

Project Overview: During a period of dynamic growth through acquisitions, our client encountered the challenge of integrating a Senior Leadership Team with three newly appointed executives. To ensure a smooth transition and alignment with the company’s ambitious goals, we launched a tailored executive coaching program.

Strategic Approach:

  • Conducted an on-site leadership session to foster team cohesion.
  • Performed a thorough assessment of each executive to pinpoint their strengths and areas for development.
  • Established clear coaching objectives to guide the personal and professional growth of the leaders.
  • Implemented ongoing executive coaching to support continuous improvement.

Outcome: The program culminated in a detailed executive coaching report, outlining actionable steps for each leader to sustain excellence and drive the company’s success.

​Skills:  Executive Coaching · Leadership Development · Team Building · Cross-functional Team Leadership


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Global Leadership Odyssey: Empowering Executives for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Project Brief: In response to our client’s rapid expansion, the executive team recognized the need for a robust leadership development initiative. In response to our client’s rapid expansion, the executive team identified the need for a comprehensive leadership development initiative to sustain and enhance this growth. My role involved designing an on-the-job leadership development program that could be seamlessly integrated and managed using the company’s internal resources.

Strategic Development Process:

  • Gathered actionable feedback from multiple raters to inform leadership coaching.
  • Conducted in-depth debriefs and coaching sessions with leaders and their supervisors.
  • Identified key strengths and areas for growth, directly tied to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  • Crafted practical, on-the-job development plans for each leader.

Execution and Results:

  • Finalized the initiative with strategic discussions on maintaining the momentum of the development actions.
  • Implemented a train-the-trainer component to ensure sustainability and internal capability building.
  • The program has successfully met its objectives and is now being implemented across the client’s global operations.

Skills: Executive Coaching · Leadership Development · Project Management


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North American Leadership Forge: Elevating the Potential of Top-Tier Executives

Project Synopsis: In response to the client’s ambition to strengthen their leadership pipeline, a twelve-month leadership development initiative was launched. My role involved providing personalized one-on-one leadership coaching, guiding each executive through an in-depth analysis of insights from the company’s multi-rater leadership competencies assessment.  

Coaching Impact:

  • Provided leaders with a clear understanding of their alignment with their supervisors’ expectations.
  • Identified leadership strengths and pinpointed areas ripe for development.
  • Ensured leaders were primed for success before attending the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s intensive, week-long leadership program.

Outcome: The coaching sessions served as a catalyst for personal and professional growth, equipping leaders with a solid foundation of self-awareness and strategic direction, setting the stage for the advanced training that followed.

​Skills: Executive Coaching · Executive Leadership · Strategic Leadership


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Capability Creator, Global Professional Services Firm

Led a strategic initiative to identify the key executive competencies required to guide a rapidly expanding $20 billion organization. This involved creating a comprehensive executive assessment and development framework to rigorously evaluate potential successors for the organization’s top 25 global executive positions.

My responsibilities included providing extensive coaching and advanced training to both seasoned executives and emerging high-potential leaders. The initiative was highly successful, achieving all established goals related to executive competency enhancement, promotion rates, and the timely, budget-conscious completion of the project.

Skills: Leadership Development · Executive Coaching

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Cultural Architect, Global Professional Services Firm

Faced with the challenge of navigating leadership dynamics within a politically complex environment, our global client sought to enhance the capabilities of government leaders overseeing a multi-billion dollar contract. To address this, we initiated a leadership program tailored to empower these leaders with the skills necessary to effectively collaborate with service providers.

In collaboration with two renowned global leadership experts, we designed and executed a targeted training initiative. The outcome was significant: the government leaders exhibited marked improvements in their leadership abilities and their capacity to wield influence within a sensitive political framework.

This transformation led to more streamlined and productive interactions between our client’s team and the government officials, ultimately enhancing the overall efficacy of their joint efforts.

Skills: Business Transformation · Executive Development · Leadership Development”


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Talent Builder, Global Professional Services Firm

I was honored to be chosen by a Fortune 200 professional services firm to develop a comprehensive management and leadership training curriculum for a global clientele. My role encompassed creating the overarching learning architecture and leading a dedicated team. Together, we crafted a suite of commercial training materials, including leaders’ guides, participants’ guides, and a range of supporting marketing materials. This initiative was designed to cater to the diverse needs of our global customers, ensuring they receive top-tier training solutions.

 

Skills: Training & Development · Curriculum Development · Curriculum Assessment · Curriculum Mapping · Competency Framework Design

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