Fast Start™: This program is the focus of our consulting practice and provides the foundation for all of our ancillary services. The Fast Start™ Program is described in detail on the Home Page and access to additional related materials is also available there. The ability to learn is a crucial competency for leaders in contemporary organizations where incessant change is the norm. We are dedicated to nourishing the ability to learn in leaders at every level. We see transition events and performance challenges as unrivalled opportunities for learning and for increasing the ability to learn.

Leadership Team Fitness Inventory (LTFI): The LTFI is an opportunity for a leader to take the pulse of his/her team and identify stretch opportunities that will enhance team performance in measurable ways. The Inventory consists of two confidential, web-based interviews:

• An Organization Dynamics Inventory that identifies policies and practices that are working and not working and elicits recommendations from the team for specific improvements. The review also reveals whether there is clarity and consensus regarding the vision driving the organization.
• A Team Dynamics Inventory that identifies how well the team is functioning around five key characteristics of high-performing teams:
• Trust
• Commitment
• Conflict Management
• Accountability
• Attention to Detail

Fresh Start™: The Fresh Start™ application is designed to gather feedback for individual managers facing difficulty in their current assignment and not performing at the necessary level. The struggling leader requires the ability to adopt new perspectives and to eliminate the blind spots affecting current performance. As with the FAST START™ application for the new leader, we use a structured methodology to gather feedback for the struggling leader. The information comes from their leaders, peers, customers and direct reports. With the support of a personal coach the struggling leader uses the feedback to construct a personal development plan with metrics which ensure a return to effective performance. The Summary Report generated by Fresh Start™ responses is a powerful complement to typical online 360 degree feedback programs. This is due to its exclusive focus on specific behaviors related to performance improvement and the ability of interviewees to provide detailed responses to each of the 15 questions.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Workshops: The MBTI is a useful tool that often adds useful information to the Fast Start™ , LTFI and the Fresh Start™ programs. When managers have a clear grasp of their operating style and its strengths and weaknesses, they are better able to determine developmental strategies to address specific issues. The MBTI is also a useful team-building tool and is used to provide valuable background information for the Fast Start™ team meeting that is designed to produce the startup plan for a manager facing a new assignment. It is also a valuable tool in the LTFI program.

Executive Coaching: All of our services are accompanied by coaching support from our experienced team of coaches. We are frequently asked to provide general coaching support unrelated to any of the programs described above.