“With the leaders of five different teams reporting to me, I asked Riverbend to help me build a true team comprised of these leaders.  My primary goal was to first establish an environment that fosters trust, respect and open, honest communication.  Riverbend recommended and subsequently implemented a year-long program utilizing their Apollo 13 offering.  From the beginning, Riverbend helped the team “clear the air” and gave us common ground on which to build the foundation of our team, i.e. trust and respect.  Thanks to Riverbend’s guidance during and between our quarterly meetings, which was highlighted by a trip to the Kennedy Space Center, our team has really come together by creating solutions to overcome some ongoing hurdles and building a solid framework for accountability amongst the team members.  Based on the highly memorable results my team has enjoyed thus far, I plan on partnering with Riverbend in the future to help me and my team become better leaders for the benefit of our individual teams and our company as a whole. ”

Jay, Associate Director, Strategic and Business Analysis, Solvay Pharmaceuticals

“The results were excellent.  We (the group who participated in the training) talked about it the next day – the feedback was that the delivery was highly professional, that the group certainly enjoyed it, and the content was right-on target.  We’ve already begun executing on the new learnings by using the interviewing structure.  In fact, I went to Cleveland the following week to work with a Regional Manager and we implemented the concepts during interviews.  It worked quite well for us, which will result in a better hire for the position – ultimately cutting our cost of turnover by instead replacing those past costs with increased sales revenues driven by a stronger, aligned sales professional hire.  My company and I are already looking forward to doing more work with Riverbend – around orientation/ on-boarding and/ or building on the same competencies we used in interviewing for a performance appraisal tool - rolling out training on that tool in the 4th quarter.”

Vice President of HR, Medical Device Company

“I was immediately better at identifying, prioritizing, and focusing on successfully completing my career development strategy and tactics. The breakout sessions assisted me in defining what the major components were of my then current position, which components were important in terms of my strengths and preferences, and finally which tools were imperative for each component of my job.

Examining the core components of my position allowed me to reinforce and improve measurement and benchmarking systems that my company had in place.  I was able to maximize current opportunities, better strategize for future planning, and achieve results internally and externally.

The measurable result or ROI of taking the class was that in 2005 I received a promotion.  The knowledge that I gained and applied to my career certainly helped me focus on striving for and obtaining my new advanced management position.  As I plan for the remainder of 2005 and into 2006, it is clear to me that this will be another year filled with an equal number of challenges and successes that I intend to embrace with focused dedication.  Like a triathlete, I will  remain determined in my commitment to initiate the same principles acquired from Riverbend’s course in order to strengthen, build, and focus on the most critical activities in the functional areas that will help me achieve my goals.”

District Manager, Pharmaceutical Company