What We Do
Board Development
We assist boards of both privately held companies and non-profit organizations to create a board development plan that ensures success in the eight areas of high board performance. This includes but is not limited to:
- Board assessment
- Committee structure
- Policy development
- Board matrix
- Board member training
- Strategic positioning
- Development of your board’s strategic initiatives (elevator speech)
Leadership Development
We assist individuals and groups in achieving performance excellence through the following:
- Performance assessments and analysis using the Leadership 360°
- Behavior analysis using the Comparative Personality Profile
- Performance development plans
Staff Development
We work with staff groups to determine if they have a performance compliance or performance excellence culture. If the culture is one of performance compliance, we assist the group in developing a plan to achieve performance excellence. We do this through:
- Staff unit assessment using the Staff POLE™
- Creation of Quality Teams
- Group performance development training
- Strategic communication training
Workshops/Training
A Board That Works
This is a workshop that introduces non-profit board members to the five disciplines and four critical difference makers required for good board governance. Participants leave with a renewed energy for engaging in the work of the orgaization they represent.
Leveling, The Art of Communicating About Performance
This is a one-day training session designed to teach managers how to effectively confront difficult performance issues and hold people fully accountable for their performance and performance development.
CALM™ (Career and Life Management)
This is a one-day workshop to assist individuals in the following:
- How to control your career and life.
- How to manage your career in a rapidly changing world.
- How to do a career and life reality check.
- How to assess your motivations, values, skills, weaknesses.
- How to manage up.
- How to create a successful professional development plan.
“We’re being told by participants that CALM™ is the strongest and most meaningful program ever offered by APD.” (Journal of the Association of Professional Directors)
To receive further information on any of the tools in the POLE™ Suite of Tools, or our services, click on the link that follows: Contact Us
