“To be a leader means to involve yourself in helping others discover the meaning of their work and the relationship between who they are and what they may become.” – Austin Vickers

Austin has worked with many Fortune 500 companies in an organizational training capacity, including such companies as Intel, 3M, Wells Fargo, Merial and Peer1. Austin believes that useful and strategic corporate learning occurs when organizations conduct activities specifically designed to cultivate individual and organizational learning while simultaneously addressing current and relevant business issues. Austin’s training programs are all designed to embody this philosophy and while distinguishing and teaching the skills of managing, mentoring and coaching, develop personal and corporate accountability and responsibility. Consequently, skill developments are aimed squarely at corporate strategy implementation and measurable results tied to the bottom line. He also includes how to drive improvement and performance by linking training strategies to compensation and reward systems.

Let Austin help you design and deliver a training program that addresses your business challenges, while developing extraordinary executive leadership within your organization. Call 480-491-5591 or email us at: info@austinvickers.com now to set up a time to speak with Austin and have him help you design and implement your next executive leadership program.

TRAIN THE TRAINER CORPORATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
Most companies are proficient in the art of business management, but few have any internal expertise in skill sets of training and mentoring. In May 2004, Harvard Business Review pioneered a magazine devoted to executive leadership entitled “Inside The Mind of a Leader.” In it, they concluded that emotional intelligence and self-awareness were the most important determinants of successful leaders. Emotional intelligence and self-awareness, as developed through the use of effective training skills and questions are the hallmark of this outstanding program that has helped companies such as Intel, Veolia Transport and 3M develop their high potential executives as leaders. To learn more about this Train The Trainer Program, please call 480-491-5591 or email us at: info@austinvickers.com .

Footnote: Research suggests that when training is well aligned with business needs, it becomes a strategic advantage for the company. Data from the American Society for Training & Development indicate that US companies that spend more on strategic training per employee outperform the market. Specifically, firms that invest at least $1595 per employee on strategic training, experience 24% higher gross profit margins, a 218% higher income per employee, and a 26% higher price-to-book ratio. Source: Laurie J. Bassi et al., Profiting from Learning: Does the Firm’s Investment in Education and Training Payoff? Executive Summary (Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Training and Development, 2000).