Breakthrough Workshops

Breakthrough Workshops provide an opportunity to create new ways of looking at reality; not merely information gathering, but a process of discovery. You will emerge seeing yourselves and your organization from the vantage points of your peers, leaders and teachers, providing the understanding needed to make desired changes. You and your team members will also generate a clear and conscious commitment to a purpose that you find personally compelling. This personal commitment is linked to the purpose of the organization increasing the power of the team.

People emerge from our breakthrough workshops highly energized with a renewed commitment to expanding personal boundaries. This project combines personal development, strategic targeting, leadership development, and team building. Phoenix Performance Partners promises that each participant will:

• Develop clarity of personal and shared visions and values, linked with the organizations’ values, mission and goals.
• Develop new perspectives and skills that expand their capacity to lead, manage, and coach others.
• Create an effective, cohesive relationship with the other participants, allowing for an open and direct “coaching” dialogue on even the most difficult issues.
• Broaden their understanding and perspective on key organizational issues that contribute to and impede the organization’s success.
• Develop an understanding of how other associates perceive their leadership style and effectiveness.
• Create a cohesive set of Key Performance Indicators that form the basis of personal accountability and a culture of integrity.
• Achieve personal breakthroughs in their ability to produce sustainable results.

Unlimited 1 on 1 Coaching

provides personalized and periodic, regular access to a professional executive coach to work through the challenges of employing new thinking in the real world. People in our programs find that they must operate in new, sometimes uncomfortable ways. By operating "outside of the box", we help clients engage in new capabilities to achieve the future they are committed to. The Phoenix Performance Partners coach (a former School Superintendent/business owner/CEO/corporate executive) is trained in applying our technology in the real world and is the clients' personal guide through this process.

Team Coaching

sessions bring the entire team together to ensure the necessary change is occurring.

Our Insight™ Coaching System

is a tool we designed specifically for our clients to use to foster the development of coaching relationships throughout the organization, fomenting personal and organizational growth. This tool ensures that the value we create together lives into the future.

Who is this for?

Any Superintendent looking to take their schools to the next level. We only engage with schools where the Superintendent is 100% committed. We do this for the simple reason that the only way for an organization to achieve the results they are looking for is to have the Superintendent fully engaged. The Superintendent must be committed to growing personally and to making change happen.

How does your Phoenix Promise work?

We promise that you will get exactly what you want. Typically, our work takes about 5 months. At the end of the 5 months, we will have a conversation with you to see if you received what you signed up for. And if you say no, then we will continue working (at no additional cost) with you and your team until you do. It’s just that simple. You are guaranteed results, and we are guaranteed 100% client satisfaction.

What about Initiative Fatigue?

We provide an approach to creating high performing cultures, not an initiative. It’s indisputable that educators face mounting pressures unlike in any other industry, and initiatives are no match for this reality. And initiative fatigue is real in schools around the world. In his book Transforming Professional Development Into Student Results (ASCD, 2014), Douglas B. Reeves labels this phenomenon the Law of Initiative Fatigue: it states that when the number of initiatives increases while time, resources, and emotional energy are constant, then each new initiative — no matter how well conceived or well-intentioned — will receive fewer minutes, dollars, and ounces of emotional energy than its predecessors. And Charlotte Danielson speaks to the challenge in her Education Week article Helping Educators Overcome 'Initiative Fatigue'

How much does it cost?

Our pricing is done on a per-participant basis so once we know how many people will participate then we can provide pricing. Our pricing is constant for each school this year.

How many school clients do you serve each year?

We (Brad and Tom) do all the work ourselves so we limit the number of schools we work with every year. We currently have openings for 3 more schools this year.

Why do we need a coach?

There are many reasons why an effective executive coach can be a game-changer for you and your team. The simple reason is that a coach is the most effective way for someone to become the best in the world at what they do. We are professional executive coaches, and we too have coaches. Every great athlete has a coach. You should too. And if you’d like a world-renowned doctor’s opinion on the subject, here’s a compelling TED Talk speaking to the advantages of a coach: Atul Gawande: "Want to get great at something?"
Check out the TEDx Talk Here

What do school principals say about working with us?

This quote was sent by the principal to his entire team of 100 and all the parents: “While I never enjoy being out, it was probably the most meaningful development I have had in a very long time- maybe in my whole career.” ​ ​ “I was skeptical of this process and frankly of others. I now know I can grow to be more open and trusting of the team.” ​ ​ “We really need to think differently and coaching really does matter. I can apply this to my life. Anything is now possible... let’s go after it!” ​ ​ “I now know how to lead.” ​ ​ “This will make our schools better.” ​ ​ “Great time. I just feel so great about our team. I will be a better leader. The sky is the limit! We will get there.” ​ ​ “We will find a way to make education better.” ​ “This has and will continue to push me. This will make me better and the organization better.” “Knowing when to use leadership and when to use management and when to use coaching has been a tremendous breakthrough. It’s terribly exciting to know where we are headed. It gives me goose bumps. So exciting!” ​ “I’m clear now on how I need to focus on the future to be a great leader.” ​ “I honestly believe this experience will change me. When I came yesterday I wasn’t sure. I now know how to listen. We have an immense opportunity before us now!” “We were overwhelmed and stressed. I’m excited and know I’m not alone. I’ve found even more meaning in our work. We will be extraordinary.” ​ “Everything is clear for me now, especially on how to be the best leader. Asking for and giving help will now be welcomed and we won’t be afraid to ask.” ​ “I’m excited about creating this coaching culture!” ​ “I’m committed to embracing change.” “This was different and I’ve been through a lot of ‘programs’ in my career.” ​ “I am inspired! I didn’t realize I had really lost sight of the future.” ​ “We will make remarkable things happen for our community and for our kids!”