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Amp up the value to your organization with our simple, proven, high-performance, accountability system

A high-performance accountability system can be your career life-saver and what your business unit needs right now.  The fact is, many leaders and managers are struggling with getting their products and services out the door, given the dramatic upheaval they face in their business every day.

Without leaving your office or draining the budget you can simply and systematically propel your leadership and management competence to the next level.  Discover a simple, proven system that provides you with a competitive advantage to delivering on your promises.

At this very moment you may be operating from an obsolete management system that makes you work longer and harder and actually prevents you from getting the breakthrough results that are demanded of you.  

You know the feeling . . .

  • You face the need to constantly revise strategy and goals

  • You’re compelled to create double the results in half the time

  • Budgets are slashed, resources vanish, and new projects with impossible deadlines and soaring expectations land on your desk

  • You face the difficulties of communicating across departments, disciplines, and  even across language and cultural barriers

  • You’re under the same pressure yet you’re challenged by the pressure of  24 x 7 demands, virtual production problems, conflicting mind sets about work, a failure to honor commitment and accountability

  • Ask any manager to list their frustrations creating extraordinary results through the effort of others and they will point to things like disinterest and misunderstanding of corporate objectives, failure to follow through on commitments and having to do too many things themselves

  • But what if there was a way to leverage the managerial competence you’ve gained by adding a proven, simple, “up to date” management system?

  • What if there was an easy to follow, step-by-step blueprint that gave you the key for creating results quickly and easily, by-passing the hundreds of hours it would take you to do this on your own.

  • What if you could you could develop a bullet-proof, high-performance work unit while you’re producing your products and services?

You would jump on it! Well the opportunity is here!

You will have a management system in place that:

  • Actively insists on everyone collaboratively determining and committed to strategy and goals

  • Allows you to effectively produce your products and services and

  • In the process, develop a high-performing, accountable organization or work unit

 About Your Identity

Enchance your professional identity by increasing your interaction competence. Isn't that the point? Bottom line your work identity is what gets you paid, bonused and promoted and how you go about your work each day is what leads to your identity.If you could do the work all by yourself, you would not need what I am offering.

Look, your financial future is largely dependent on your ability to fulfill your commitments. Each time you produce what you've promised to deliver your value skyrockets. You get noticed and others wonder how you did it. You become the go-to-person.

Here is what a colleague of mine from the Stanford Leadership program had to say about this valuable program:

"Bob, you have unlocked the code for effective communication. The system you shared at Stanford is clearly needed for anyone charged with innovation and high-performance productivity. It is honest, non-manipulative and extremely effective. it delivers the highest ROI I've ever seen. It is repeatable, scalable, teachable, straight forward and universally applicable."

Mark Morgan, CEO, StratEx Advisors, Inc.

Having a Bullet-Proof Productivity System is the Easiest Way to Take Your Career to the Next Level.

You want to increase your productivity, enhance your professional identity, but you’re not sure about the High-Performance, Accountability System as a way to do that.  Fair enough.  You’ve never heard of it so you should question it. After I developed the system and began to follow it myself  (yes, at times I actually forgot to use my own system), I kept every promise I made and got paid very well.


The  IN THE GAME system is my secret.  

The work I did using the system turned into invitations to deliver to very exciting, fast growth companies, train-the-world-wide-trainers of a Fortune 100 and present the system at Stanford University.

"The Integration Tool, which we used to check the critical dependencies my groups have with each other, is immediately "leverageable" to identify action plans for improving communication and delivery. This tool is of great value. My team members became more aware of how interdependent they are and the impact they have on each other's deliverables. This increased their sense of "team" and is greatly impacting their productivity."

Michael Paczan, CTO, VaST Technologies, Inc.


You’ve got a lot to do, you may feel overwhelmed and stuck and you’re looking for something to help you forward action.  Well, you’re in luck.  This course is just for you.

"Last year, I felt like i was drowning. The In The Game System is changing the way I see and do things. I still have the same amount of work but I feel good and I am getting more done."

Mark Greene, Manager of Software Development, VaST Systems Technology, Inc., Australia

What makes me so certain you will establish and cement your High-Performance culture?

Look, I know you are bright, ambitious and talented. However in today’s chaotic business corporate climate even the best and brightest are easily overwhelmed. So what is needed is an environment that streamlines the decisions making and production process.   A process that shows you step by step how to easily integrate and apply our proprietary knowledge to your toughest, most intractable problems.    You may find after only a short immersion in our powerful technology you begin to realize all you need to do is follow the suggested steps.  This program is your direct passport to the high efficiency culture you have dreamed about. When you follow our system you will:

1. Know exactly what has been blocking you efforts and reducing your energy.

2. Get all the guidance, structure and step-by-step "how-to's" to create a remarkable team or unit culture.

3. See your high-performance system begin to take shape right in front of your eyes over the next months.

4. Create the system that not only serves you now but throughout  your leadership and management career.

Session #1:
Creating your Leadership/Management Success Foundation…what you must know to position yourself for masterful productivity

Right from the gate our focus is getting you into action dealing with your biggest challenges.  You assess where you are right now and you’ll have a roadmap and know the first steps to building your accountability system.   Your intentions for your career will be clarified and you will understand what you need to accomplish your purpose.  And, you will see what we call the enemies to success and the antidote. Then we will explore the 6 Quotients of Leadership to pin-point your areas of concern and lay a foundation and a simple context for generating your high-performance culture.

Session #2:
Creating Intended Results Consistently… by increasing your "Interaction Quotient"

Now that you have you Leadership/Management Success Foundation in place as a guide for high-performance, we will explore what you need to navigate the terrain. You will discover the first of the four critical elements for ensuring you have a commitment system in place to deliver on your promises every time.  You’ll be practicing how to successfully navigate in complex situations by exploring the key interaction process you need to add to your management system to increase your odds of succeeding.  Securing strong commitment to your requests and goals is our focal point.  You’ll learn the three words to live by in your career. 

Session #3:
The Four Indispensable Elements for setting up you sure-fire "In The Game" high-performance system

It’s our building blocks week covering the elements you can’t do without, if you intend to become masterful in producing and innovating.  We’ll go through the elements, providing insight and tools for you to use immediately back at work.  Lastly, you will know the three types of conversation you must observe and manage to increase value, reduce waste and lowered energy.

Session #4: 
Tracking and Influencing: driving the accountability system by supporting and influencing those upon whom you are dependent

Once you’ve jump started your new system you’ll see how easy it is to track what people have promised, then use our templates to set up conversations for dealing with issues and breakdowns people typically experience as they produce.  You will find the simple system for checking commitments made to you begins to change the environment and up urgency.  Getting things back on track quickly will help you reduce the enormous waste associated from serious breakdowns in delivery.  Surprisingly, you’ll see how this process also acts to take care of your people, not to mention yourself.

Session #5: 
The easier way to work:  collaborating with co-located and virtual teams to work together better

In this session we begin to bring the system together, focusing on your teams’ productivity.   We’ll begin with some important research about what is working best regarding technology and people, reviewing the three key findings from current research on virtual teams.  Then you we’ll see how to leverage the perspective, positioning and tools we’ve discussed previously to actively improve far-flung teams’ cooperation and collaboration.  Lastly, we’ll discuss how to practice and improve your virtual meetings. 

Session #6:
 A leader’s most important job… what you must do to gain “pull” energy from your team and produce consistently over time

We’ll start by reviewing the entire system, and put it into action with your issues by assessing and trouble shooting.  We’ll explore a leader’s main job, which may surprise you.  And, you will leave understanding what you need to know about people’s identity, energy and satisfaction.  You will get a chance to discover empowerment myths, how they can hinder you and what you can do to beat this common misconception. 

"You have integrated the key components of communication, committment, coordination of action and collaboration into your high performance accountability program and consulting . . . you have synthesized these important concepts into a practical management framework we have learned and applied with great success."

Jim Peterson, VP, Engineering, Adobe Systems, Inc.

When you sign up to work with one of our coaches you receive:
  •  Calls that let you participate anywhere you have access to a phone.

  • Each call is recorded and available as an MP3 download.  So even the busiest schedule won’t prevent you from keeping your new system moving forward.

  •  Our Quick Start Guide, with assessments and key articles to instantly identify major challenges. 

  • Our downloadable Session Guides, with focused, targeted key topics and slides for each session to take your leadership and managerial competence to the next level.

  • Customizable templates that make increasing productivity simple.

  • Just plug in your information and go.

  • Weekly step-by-step action plans with specific conversations to boost ownership and participation.

  • Our focused  50+ page binder with key articles, assessments, checklists, step by step actions, communication script and more—to continue to boost your leadership competence, not only during the course but years into the future.

  • Bonus:  A tight knit network of leaders and managers just like yourself you can turn to for collaboration, support and breakthrough ideas the rest of your career.
"Robert Lauridsen is a master of the discipline of execution, He has the ability to communicate and transfer a deep knowlegde of what underlies effective action between people and the graceful presence to accomplish that with clarity, ease and dignity. His work is a multi-dimensional access to causing effective action in business by engaging the best people at the very foundation of their self-integrity. If you are interested in removing the road blocks to progress in your business, Lauridsen is your man."
 

Gabe Sakakeeny, Faculty and Curriculum Manager, Strategic Change Team, Agilent Technologies

The "In The Game System" will revolutionize your current leadership and management results . . . imagine:
  • Being more prepared and confident to handle the demands and changing goals you face in 2010-2011.
  • A significantly reduced sense of chaos and anxiety. You are crystal clear about your committments and deliverables and what you must have to succeed, and so is your boss. You know exactly what to do when budgets get changed overnight, resources diminishm and new initiatives and projects suddenly appear.
  • A more integrated, more participative and productive team, with conflict and argument being replaced by listening and discussion.
  • Reduced waste allowing you to do more with the same resources.
  • Successfully handling communication across departments, specialities, corporations and countries. People doing what they promised.
  • Effortlessly handling previously intractable problems with virtual production, lack of committment and accountabilty. Quickly intervene with issues of disinterest, misunderstanding, broken committments and overworked team members to create a harmonious, highly functioning team.
  • Supervisors and superiors are stunned and gratified by your increases in efficiency and production.
  • Your newly elevated value that allows and invites future increases in compenasation and responsibility.

"We understood our values, had a clear set of goals, a strategic direction and an organizational design. What we needed were the skills and the tools to execute. Using your high-performance, accountability system has helped executive teams evolve into an integrated, productive team".

Tom Hayse, CEO, ETM

"The most impressive aspect I have garnered from the In The Game System is not only how valuable the key elements of the training has been to my own day-to-day managerial approach, but how easily I have been able to transfer these precepts to my team so they can begin operating almost immediately with a higher level of efficiency.  I am seeing commitments followed through more timely from my team and the team itself has observed that resources they work with are hitting their committments more reliably. Overall satisfaction levels have increased as people better understand their roles and expectations."

Bill Analla, Program Manager, Oracle Corporation

"When left unaddressed, these challenges can create havoc in your current position and future career prospects. Don't leave this to chance. Take control of your future.

For additional information and chapters from our new book (in progress) In The Game . . .Building Smarter Organizations, contact dedi@lauridsengroup.com or call 408: 356-2141 or Robert at 408: 398-4006.

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