Welcome to my website. If you are someone who is seriously interested in the topic of leadership and/or culture change for your own professional development, or for your organization, let me offer you some insight into my 50+ years of experience with my clients to help you determine if my Normative Leadership model is a good fit for you.

Some points to ponder:

1. Define your objective:
• What are you seeking to accomplish within your group, team, or organization?
• A short-term program to address a specific need such as: team building, conflict resolution, supervisory skills development, etc.?
• A long-term culture change program?

Your objective will determine the duration and content of the program, and all programs will be presented from a normative perspective.

2. What is your level of commitment to your objective?
Know that this is NOT a traditional training program. The Normative Leadership model focuses solely on the organizational culture, and helps you, and your employees, to uncover “the way we do things around here.” The structured format allows for an open, constructive, facilitated discussion of your culture to uncover the barriers (negative norms) that are hurting it. This process allows for transparency and builds trust among employees when discussing difficult content.
Therefore, as the leader:

• Are you willing to examine your behavior, and the impact it has on the culture? (“As the leader goes, so goes the group.”)
• Are you willing to change/modify your behavior to model “change” for your employees?
• Are you willing to empower your employees to participate in the decision-making process when solving problems within the organization?
• Are you committed financially to a training program?
• Will you allocate the necessary time, resources and follow through on a daily basis to train and develop your employees?

If you are not 100% committed to your objective, and model that commitment to your employees, you will waste your money on the program, and your culture will maintain the status quo — or worse. In order to help you to gain insight into the model, and ascertain the type of commitment you are willing to make regarding implementing the Normative Leadership program within your organization, I recommend considering a Pilot Program.

3. The Pilot Program:
Should you be in the market for a long-term culture change program, the Normative Leadership model’s core program offers four sequential modules that will to ensure a strong foundation is set as your culture transitions over time. However, many programs offered by consultants look good on paper, and making an up-front financial commitment for a long-term program without knowing the ability of the consultants to deliver on the sales hype, doesn’t make sense. This is why I recommend a pilot program. Here, you have a chance to sample the program at a minimal cost, experience my ability as a trainer/consultant, observe your employee’s response during the training, and solicit feedback afterwards to decide whether or not to move forward with the program.

The pilot program consists of:
* Module One, Introduction to Normative Cultures (2 Days)
* A one-day follow up session (Content to be determined) No trainer fee charge
* Number of participants: Up to 30 from a cross-section of your organization.
* Note: Specific costs/logistics for the program will be outlined in a Pilot Program proposal.

I have trained thousands of people in my Normative Leadership model over the course of my career. While the majority of participants spoke favorably about the experience, only a small minority went on to become — Normative Leaders.